Recently retired Australian umpire Daryl Harper has accused India of "bullying", just days before the start of their Test series against England.Harper pulled out of his farewell Test this month after criticism from India players and a "lack of support" from the International Cricket Council."I thought someone had to make a stand, so I did," Harper told BBC Sport.India...

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Spot-fixing: Pak cricketers to appear in London court

Pakistan, cricketers, involved in spot fixing case, will appear in a London court tomorrow.A British court has summoned the Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt, Muhammad Asif and Muhammad Aamir to appear on Tuesday.Former captain Salman Butt will not appear in the court as his England visa expired on July 11. He will be now be represented by his Indian lawyer Yaseen Patel.However,...

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Fans select their Greatest Test Team of all time

Cricket lovers from across the world have cast more than a quarter of million votes this month to choose their Greatest Test team of all time. Fans voted on the ICC's official website, www.icc-cricket.com, using a short list provided by the game's governing body, to pick their leading eleven, as part of the activities to commemorate the 2000th Test Match, which will begin...

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Wasim Surprised Over Gayle Omission

LAHORE - Pakistan’s former captain Wasim Akram has expressed surprise over the omission of Chris Gayle from the West Indies team against India. “Gayle not being part of the West Indies team, I feel is baffling to the cricketing world. Judging by his recent form, he is an automatic selection. In any version of the game, he is such a dangerous and useful player,” Akram...

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Afridi is still Pakistan’s T20 captain!

KARACHI: Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) new official website is a reflection of the poor state of the cricket body, which is evident from the fact that it shows retired allrounder Shahid Afridi as Pakistan’s Twenty20 captain.Recently, PCB chief Ijaz Butt declared that Afridi is not captaincy material and would never lead the national side at least not during his tenure....

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PCB, ICC may decide PTT visit in London this week

KARACHI: Pakistan, the most successful team in the fastest format of the game, are confident of raising a squad strong enough to regain the ICC World Twenty20 title in Sri Lanka next year, writes Khalid Hussain. The Pakistanis, who lost to India in the inaugural edition of the World Twenty20 Championship in South Africa in 2007, went on to capture the crown in England...

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Bresnan returns to England Test squad

The England selectors today named a 12-man squad for the first npower Test match against India at Lord's, commencing Thursday July 21 Test captain Andrew Strauss will lead an England squad that includes Yorkshire paceman Tim Bresnan, who returns to the England Test squad for the first time since the 5th Ashes Test in Sydney in January.The inclusion of Bresnan and the omission...

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England name squad for 1st Test against India

LONDON: England on Sunday named fast bowler Tim Bresnan in their squad to face India in the first Test, which begins at Lord's on Thursday, but there was no place for Steven Finn.Bresnan takes Finn's place in the only change to the squad that beat Sri Lanka 1-0 in the recent Test series.Yorkshire paceman Bresnan is returning to the England squad for the first time since...

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India collapse to 138-8 against Somerset

TAUNTON: India suffered a miserable time against Somerset as South Africa's Charl Willoughby took five wickets to reduce the tourists to 138-8 in their first innings on Saturday.This is India's only warm-up game ahead of next week's first Test against England at Lord's, but there has been little to encourage coach Duncan Fletcher and his players so far as they struggle...

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