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Ganguly wants to play 4-5 seasons of IPL

Published: June 7, 2011

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Kolkata: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly says he wants to play in the Indian Premier League for a few more years before looking at other cricketing assignments.
“I would like to play for some more years in IPL. May be after four or five years I will think about other option,” Ganguly, who was initially unsold [...]


England battle after losing early wickets

Published: June 4, 2011

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London : Four days after being demolished for 82, Sri Lanka showed commendable spirit on the opening morning at Lords, with three early wickets, having put England into bat. The home side reached lunch at 75 for 3.
In Cardiff, it had taken Sri Lanka 96.3 overs to get three wickets, but here they had them [...]


Kiwis Through, South Africa Out!

Published: April 2, 2011

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Dhaka: New Zealand took on the Proteas on Friday, March 25 2011, at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium here in Mirpur. South Africa, who had topped the group table, went into this game as favourites. New Zealand on the other hand, has had its ups and down in the road to the world cup so far. The [...]


South Africa spoils Indian party again!

Published: March 16, 2011

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The stage was set in Nagpur for one of the most competitive ties in the world cup so far. Host India (ICC ODI ranking 2) took on South Africa (ICC ODI ranking 3) as part of the group B fixture. Till now the two teams have played against each other in the world cup twice and both the times the result had been in favour of the Proteas.


England vs. South Africa: A neck and neck affair

Published: March 10, 2011

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One of the two group matches lined up this Sunday, this one was between a fully charged South African side and a team fighting to stay in the tournament, England. It was a day match played at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai.


Big B named brand ambassador of Champions League T20

Published: August 10, 2010

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Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has been chosen as the brand ambassador of the upcoming Airtel Champions League Twenty20 to be held in South Africa by ESPN STAR Sports channel.


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.


Modi’s downfall is a lesson for sports administrators: Ali Bacher

Published: June 29, 2010

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Former South African cricket chief, Dr Ali Bacher, has blamed Lalit Modi’s “autocratic” style of functioning for his downfall and pointed out that the suspended IPL Commissioner is a lesson for administrators in similar position.


Believe in yourself, Gayle tells his team

Published: June 18, 2010

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West Indies skipper Chris Gayle, while admitting that the hosts will go in to the second Test as underdogs, has refused to accept defeat in the series and asked his players to believe in themselves.


Zimbabwe to return to Test cricket next year

Published: June 14, 2010

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After putting up a spirited performance in the recently concluded tri-series featuring India and Sri Lanka, in which they made it to the finals beating India twice in the series, Zimbabwe have more reason to cheer about as they will be making their much-awaited comeback in the longest format of the game against Bangladesh next May.


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