Maynard looks ahead to ICC Europe Men's Academy in Dubai

Updated at: 1514 PST,  Saturday, February 12, 2011 Former England assistant coach Matthew Maynard this weekend travels to Dubai ahead of the start of ICC Europe Men's Academy. The ICC Europe Men's Academy is the pinnacle of the Development Programme calendar and is held annually every February. The academy brings together expert coaches across Europe to work with emerging...

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Gambhir takes inspiration from India's ICC CWC 1983 victory

Updated at: 1514 PST,  Saturday, February 12, 2011 On this week's ICC Cricket World Radio Show, India's Gautam Gambhir says he will be looking to India's ICC Cricket World Cup 1983 victory when it comes to inspiration and motivation ahead of this year's ICC Cricket World Cup which begins in just nine days time with the first match between India and Bangladesh in...

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Don't take us lightly, warns Afridi

Updated at: 1514 PST,  Saturday, February 12, 2011 DHAKA: Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi on Saturday warned World Cup rivals not to underestimate his team, saying the players had turned a new leaf after the match-fixing scandal.Afridi admitted Pakistan had been blown away by the scandal, which saw former captain Salman Butt and two leading pacemen, Mohammad Asif and...

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Bangladesh whip Canada in World Cup warm-up

Updated at: 1810 PST,  Saturday, February 12, 2011 CHITTAGONG: Skipper Shakib Al Hasan led from the front as World Cup hosts Bangladesh trounced lowly Canada by nine wickets in a one-sided practice match on Saturday. Shakib grabbed three wickets for five runs with his left-arm spin as Canada were shot out for 112 in 37.3 overs after being sent in to bat at the Zahur...

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Sarwan shines as West Indies beat Kenya

Updated at: 1800 PST,  Saturday, February 12, 2011 COLOMBO: Ramnaresh Sarwan struck a masterful 123 to set up a comfortable 61-run victory for West Indies in a World Cup warm-up match against Kenya on Saturday. Sarwan, 30, hit 11 fours and five sixes in his 125-ball knock and put on 94 runs with Dwayne Bravo (54) for the fifth wicket to propel his side to 253-8...

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Sri Lanka smash Netherlands in warm-up match

Updated at: 1759 PST,  Saturday, February 12, 2011 COLOMBO: Hosts Sri Lanka proved far too strong for minnows Netherlands, posting a crushing 156-run victory in a morale-boosting World Cup warm-up match on Saturday. Sri Lanka, runners-up at the 2007 World Cup in the Caribbean, scored 351-5 off their allotted 50 overs even without prolific run-getters Kumar Sangakkara...

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Murali hopes to end on World Cup high

Updated at: 1424 PST,  Saturday, February 12, 2011 COLOMBO: Record-breaking Sri Lankan bowler Muttiah Muralitharan goes into his fourth and final World Cup praying that he ends his glorious international career on a high. "My role for this World Cup is to take as many wickets as possible," says the 38-year-old off-spinner. "I just want to focus on my performance...

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