Opportunity for South Africa to move ahead of India in second position

Third-ranked South Africa will be aiming to narrow the gap with number-one ranked Australia in the Reliance ICC ODI Championship when it goes head to head with fourth-ranked Sri Lanka in a five-ODI series in Paarl on Wednesday. South Africa currently trails second-ranked India by just two ratings points but AB de Villiers' side will leapfrog Mahendra Singh Dhoni's side if it wins the series by 4-1 or better. While a 4-1 series win will put South Africa ahead of India in second place by three ratings points, Sri Lanka will drop behind Pakistan...

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India names probable squad for West Indies tour

  India's women's selection panel named a 20-member probable squad for the tour to West Indies. The selectors will name the final squad later. India are to play four Twenty20 Internationals and three one-day internationals. Two of the Twenty20 Internationals during the tour will be day-night encounters. 1Mithali Raj 2Amita Sharma 3Sulakshana Naik 4 Jhulan Goswami 5...

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ICC back Australian Government move on cheating

  Haroon Lorgat, the ICC Chief Executive, yesterday expressed the ICC's support for the proposals being made by the Australian Government to establish a national framework of laws to combat cheating in sport. In Perth to attend the Third Test Match between Australia and India, Mr Lorgat re-iterated cricket's zero tolerance attitude to cheating and added:'ICC is...

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Mohsin warns England of number one pressure

  Mohsin Khan said that England will be hard pressed to maintain their top standing.Pakistan coach Mohsin Khan Friday warned England will feel the heat to maintain their world number one ranking against his fast-rising team in the three-Test series starting next week.England rose to the top of ICC (International Cricket Council) Test rankings after beating India 4-0...

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Tremlet waits for England Test chance

  Chris Tremlett said he did not expect to be selected to play in the first Test against Pakistan.Lanky paceman Chris Tremlett said on Friday he did not expect to be selected to play in the first Test against Pakistan starting in Dubai next week due to the nature of the pitch.The 30-year-old fast, who played the last of his ten Tests against India in July last year,...

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England wrap up victory against Pakistan Cricket Board XI

  As they did in Australia last winter, England’s cricketers go into the first Test having won all their warm-up games. Momentum, winning ways, call it what you will, but Andrew Strauss’s side have harnessed the spark it brings into winning Test matches before and will trust it serves them well again here when the series against Pakistan gets under...

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Dav Whatmore reaches Lahore to meet PCB officials

  LAHORE: One of the strong contenders to coach Pakistan cricket team Dav Whatmore has reached Lahore Saturday, Dav Whatmore reached Lahore today by a private airline to hold his final round of talks with Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials who appear set to appoint the Australian as the national team's coach. After landing at Lahore’s Allama Iqbal Airport, Whatmore...

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India struggle at 144-6 against Aussies

  PERTH: India's top order batting woes continued as they lost six wickets on the opening day of the third Test against Australia in Perth Friday, with Sachin Tendulkar again out cheaply. Tendulkar's quest for an elusive 100th international hundred was back on hold after he was dismissed for just 15 as the beleaguered tourists, trailing 2-0 in the four-Test...

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