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Ian Bell set for Test recall as Eng name squad in Ashes Test series
Posted by: devilkarthik on: July 26, 2009
Ian Bell is set to replace injured Kevin Pietersen after England on Sunday named the dour Warwickshire batsman in its 13-member squad for the third Ashes Test against Australia starting Thursday at Edgbaston. The England and Wales Cricket Board is also optimistic that retiring hero Andrew Flintoff, nursing a troublesome knee, would be fit for [...]
Kumar Sangakkara topples Gambhir from top of ICC Test rankings
Posted by: devilkarthik on: July 25, 2009
Gautam Gambhir’s stay at the top of the ICC Test batsmen ranking lasted just 10 days as Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara grabbed the coveted position from the Indian opener on Saturday. Gambhir had replaced Pakistani run-machine Mohammad Yousuf as the number one Test batsmen on July 15 but Sangakkara’s match-saving 130 run innings in [...]
Chaminda Vaas final match? Third Test against Pak
Posted by: devilkarthik on: July 18, 2009
Rampant Sri Lanka go into the final Test against Pakistan here from Monday aiming for a 3-0 sweep despite the uncertain future of veteran seamer Chaminda Vaas. Vaas, 35, was named in a 16-man squad for the third Test at the Sinhalese sports club after being overlooked for the first two matches which Sri Lanka [...]
Lalit Modi said Champions League will be a big success
Posted by: devilkarthik on: July 10, 2009
Indian Premier League chairman Lalit Modi is working tirelessly on his next brainchild Champions League that is scheduled to start in October, and is hopeful that it will be successful. Champions League, which was scheduled for December last year, was postponed in the wake of Mumbai terror attacks. It was rescheduled and will now be [...]
Mohammad Yousuf returns to number-one spot in Test rankings
Posted by: devilkarthik on: July 8, 2009
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Pakistan senior batsman Mohammad Yousuf, who returned to international cricket with a cracking century against Sri Lanka in the first Test, zoomed to the number one spot in the latest ICC Test Rankings. After snapping his ties with the rebel Indian Cricket League, Yousuf marked his return to the national team in style, hitting a [...]
Shane Bond returns to New Zealand squad for Sri Lanka tour
Posted by: devilkarthik on: July 7, 2009
Star fast bowler Shane Bond has returned to the New Zealand one-day squad for their tour to Sri Lanka starting next month. Bond fell out with New Zealand last year after signing for the Indian Cricket League (ICL) but has been welcomed back after cutting his ties with the rebel competition, along with fellow quick [...]
Harbhajan Singh said I’m an ordinary bowler with big heart
Posted by: devilkarthik on: June 30, 2009
Harbhajan, who first captured the cricket world’s imagination with his sterling performance against Steve Waugh’s Australia in 2002, feels there was nothing extra-ordinary about him but an open mind to go about his job as per the team’s requirements. “I would say I am an ordinary bowler but one with a really big heart and [...]
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