Raju refutes Kambli's claims, says fielding was a collective decision

Hyderbad: A day after former Indian cricketer Vinod Kambli claimed that 1996 World Cup semifinal between India and Sri Lanka may have been fixed, former Indian spinner Venkatapathy Raju termed it as surprising. Raju said before the match they had a team meeting where they all decided to field first. He added that Navjot Singh Sidhu was the only person who said they should...

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An expected outcome: Ganguly on Eden Test

Kolkata: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly said he was not at all surprised with India winning the second Test against West Indies easily by an innings and 15 runs, at the Eden, on Thursday.It was an expected win.They played really well and, at the end, it was a good win,Sourav said on the sidelines of Bengal's ongoing Ranji Trophy match against MP.Sourav also...

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I hope to be a specialist one day, says Dhoni

Kolkata : Mahendra Singh Dhoni is satisfied with India's "improvements" since the England tour. At a press conference, the Team India captain also said that there was still a long way to go.The following are excerpts:Whether he is eyeing a whitewash We will  try our best. It's difficult to predict in cricket. We will have to see what kind of wicket we get in Mumbai....

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John Harnden announced as ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 CEO

The Chairman of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Local Organising Committee, James Strong, has announced that John Harnden has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Local Organising Committee for the event.The 2015 Cricket World Cup will be hosted by Australia and New Zealand.Mr Harnden is currently chief executive of the South Australian Cricket Association....

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Imran revives South Africa's hopes

Imran Tahir broke a menacing partnership between Ricky Ponting and Usman Khawaja with what turned out to be the second last ball of the day at the Bidvest Wanderers Stadium on Sunday to leave the second Sunfoil Test balanced on a knife edge.The Pakistan-born spinner dismissed the Pakistan-born batsman with a perfectly pitched googly that found the outside edge of...

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Pakistan win toss, bat against Sri Lanka

SHARJAH : Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq won the toss and elected to bat first against Sri Lanka in the fourth Oneday International being played here at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Sunday.There are two changes in the Pakistan team. Shoaib Malik and Aizaz Cheema replaced Abdul Razzaq and Sohail Tanvir while Sri Lanka are unchanged.Pakistan lead the series 2-1,...

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