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India strike 3-time world champions

Published: April 2, 2011

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Ahmedabad: India beat Australia by 5 wickets and 14 balls to spare in an exciting semifinal match on March 24 here in Motera. They had a few hiccups but made it through against a new young Australian team under the leadership of Ricky Ponting. And with this ended Australia’s 12-year World Cup domination. In terms [...]


Rampaul ravages, Yuvraj saves!

Published: March 26, 2011

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It was a career-best performance by Ravi Rampaul of West Indies but that did not stop India from registering a 80-run win in its final game of the group stages.


Yuvraj does it once again!

Published: March 12, 2011

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It was a cool afternoon at the Ferozeshah Kotla stadium with temperatures at around 21 degrees Celsius. Netherlands took on hosts India in the fourth game of their ICC World Cup journey.


Sachin, Dhoni, Sehwag in race for ICC awards

Published: August 19, 2010

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India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, senior batsman Sachin Tendulkar and opener Virender Sehwag are among the seven cricketers who have been nominated for the Cricketer of the Year, the Test and ODI awards for the LG ICC Awards 2010, which will be held in Bengaluru on October 6.


India drops to No. 3 in ODI rankings

Published: August 11, 2010

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Their embarassing defeat against New Zealand by 200 runs in the opening match of the tri-series on Tuesday has pushed India to third position in the latest ODI ICC rankings.


Hot Spot unlikely to be used in 2011 World Cup

Published: August 4, 2010

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While the International Cricket Council (ICC) is keen on using the Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS) at next year’s World Cup, the tournament is unlikely to see Hot Spot, the technology most favoured by the players for its accuracy.


India retains number one position in Test cricket

Published: July 31, 2010

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Despite losing the series opener, India managed to retain the numero uno status in the ICC Test Championship table by virtue of a hard-earned draw against Sri Lanka in the second Test in Colombo on Friday.


Imran Khan fears fast bowlers “could go the way of dinosaurs”

Published: July 20, 2010

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Legendary Pakistan all-rounder Imran Khan fears that fast bowlers “could go the way of the dinosaurs” if the international calendar retains its current congested schedule.


Pawar had supported Howard’s nomination: David Morgan

Published: July 3, 2010

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Former ICC Chief David Morgan has come out in support of the new ICC President Sharad Pawar, who is facing severe criticism from all quarters for influencing the ICC members to not support former Australian PM John Howard’s nomination for ICC Vice President, saying that Pawar had no objection to Howard’s candidature and that Pawar, along with Morgan himself, supported the nomination of Howard but the former Australian Premier started losing support in the last week which led to his rejection.


It won’t be long before ICC headquarters shift to Mumbai: Malcom Speed

Published: July 3, 2010

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Former ICC CEO, Malcolm Speed, has lashed out at the new ICC President Sharad Pawar, saying that if John Howard was rejected for lack of experience, then even Sharad Pawar does not qualify to be the ICC President, as he knows “little about cricket administration” while adding that the entire fiasco has a lot more to it than meets the eye.


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