Ireland and Bangladesh secure ODI status

ICC Cricket : Hosts of the ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier 2011, Bangladesh, today secured One-day International status for first time for its women's side after Salma Khatun's side beat USA in a low-scoring fixture.Meanwhile, Ireland defeated fellow European qualifier and ODI side Netherlands, to retain its ODI status - the result means that Netherlands has lost its...

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Saeed Ajmal tops ICC ODI bowlers list

DUBAI : Pakistan’s spin bowler Saeed Ajmal has topped the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) ODI bowlers ranking at the end of Pakistan-Sri Lanka series that ended with Pakistan’s 4-1 victory. Saeed Ajmal took 11 wickets in the 5-match series. Pakistan has strengthened its no. 5 ranking in the ODI list. Ajmal grabbed that position from New Zealand’s Daniel Vettori...

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(ICC) President and India’s Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawa

NEW DELHI : International Cricket Council (ICC) President and India’s Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar was slapped by a man in New Delhi.According to Indian media: “The man identified as Harvinder Singh slapped Pawar shouting slogans against price rise and corruption cases. He has been arrested by the police and taken to Parliament Street Police Station”.On being...

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Windies all out for 590 in third India Test

MUMBAI : The West Indies were bowled out for 590 in their first innings on the third morning of the third and final Test against India at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday.The tourists added 15 runs off 3.1 overs to their overnight total of 575-9 before off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin bowled Devendra Bishoo to finish with 5-15...

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Shakib Al Hasan on the ICC WWCQ 2011 and the upcoming series against Pakistan

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Bravo ton takes Windies to mammoth total

MUMBAI : Darren Bravo continued his dream run with a third century in four Tests to help the West Indies post a mammoth 575-9 on the second day of the third and final Test against India on Wednesday.Bravo, cousin of former West Indies batting great Brian Lara, dominated the Indian attack with a superb 166 as the tourists scored 308 runs on a batsmen's day after resuming...

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Pakistan take ODI series 4-1 against Sri Lanka

ABU DHABI: Pakistan completed the five-match series with a 4-1 victory against Sri Lanka to strengthen their fifth position at the ICC Rankings.Chasing 219 runs, they completed the three-wicket win with 16 balls to spare in the final One-day International when young Umar Akmal hit the winning boundary here at the Sheikh Zayad Stadium on Wednesday.Umar Akmal remained not...

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