ICC Cricket Committee to meet at Lord's on Wednesday and Thursday

The ICC Cricket :  Committee will hold its annual meeting at Lord's Cricket Ground in London on 30 and 31 May. A wide range of issues will be discussed during the two day meeting including Twenty20 strategy, the annual review of the Decision Review System (DRS) and the format of ODI cricket. The committee is chaired by former West Indies captain Clive Lloyd and...

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Pakistan ready to play India anywhere: PCB chief

CHENNAI: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Zaka Ashraf in an interview to ‘Times of India’ said that Pakistan was willing to play India anywhere including on their home turf. According to the Indian paper, Ashraf who was in Chennai to attend the IPL final is expected to meet BCCI officials in an effort to renew cricketing ties between the two countries. Relations...

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Samuels defies England in second Test

NOTTINGHAM: Marlon Samuels resisted England's attack once more in the second Test to give the West Indies the merest glimmer of hope at Trent Bridge here on Monday. The West Indies were 141 for eight at lunch on the fourth day -- a lead of just 83 runs. But considering they'd resumed on 61 for six this represented something of a recovery, although England were still...

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England vs W. Indies: Strauss unbeaten on 125

TRENT BRIDGE: England edged forward to 340-6 at lunch on day three of the second test, still trailing West Indies by 30 runs with four first innings wickets remaining. England captain Andrew Strauss is unbeaten on 125, with 20 fours from 268 balls, and Tim Bresnan is 4 not out at Trent Bridge. Starting the day on 259-2, England lost four wickets during Sunday's morning...

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I apologise for my misbehaviour at MCA: SRK

CHENNAI: An ecstatic Kolkata Knight Riders owner Shah Rukh Khan today apologised for his misbehaviour with the Mumbai Cricket Association officials at the Wankhede Stadium after a match against Mumbai Indians. Surrounded by his wife and daughter and other kids, the Bollywood superstar said, "I want to apologise to the kids for my misbehaviour at MCA. I apologise to...

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Pakistan cricket squad leaves for Sri Lanka

LAHORE: Pakistan cricket team left for Sri Lanka via Dubai on late Sunday night The squad included Muhamamd Hafeez, Shahid Afridi, Umer Akmal, Ahmed Shahzad, Hammad Azam, Haris Sohail, Khalid Lateef, Muhammad Sami, Nasir Jamshed, Raza Hassan, Saeed Ajmal, Shakeel, Shoaib Malik, Tanveer Sohail, Yasir and Umer Gul. Pakistan will play five one-day, three Test and two...

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Kolkata become IPL champions for first time

CHENNAI: Kolkata Knight Riders defeated defending champions Chennai Super Kings by five wickets with two balls to spare to win become the Indian Premier League champions for the first time.here at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chepauk.on Sunday. Chasing a big target of 191 runs, the Knight Riders achieved their victory in 19.4 overs after a hard contest in the final...

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England eye series win as Windies slump again

NOTTINGHAM: West Indies' latest top-order collapse left England on the brink of a series-clinching victory in the second Test at Trent Bridge here on Sunday. The tourists had slumped to 61 for six in their second innings at stumps on the third day. That gave them a lead of just three runs after England had made a first innings 428 featuring captain Andrew Strauss's...

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England take 58-run lead against Windies

NOTTINGHAM: England captain Andrew Strauss made 141 before Tim Bresnan and Stuart Broad joined forces to give the hosts a first innings lead against the West Indies in the second Test here at Trent Bridge. At tea on Sunday's third day, England were 428 all out in reply to West Indies' 370 -- a lead of 58 runs. It was far less of an advantage than England would have wanted...

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Windies recover as England stall in second Test

NOTTINGHAM: West Indies fought back well to take four wickets on the third morning of the second Test at Trent Bridge here on Sunday as they checked England's progress . At lunch, England were 340 for six in reply to West Indies' 370 -- still 30 runs behind after resuming on 259 for two in ideal, sunny, batting conditions. England captain Andrew Strauss was 125 not...

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Sourav Ganguly tips KKR to win IPL 5

KOLKATA: Rating Gautam Gambhir ahead of Mahendra Singh Dhoni as far as captaincy is concerned, former India skipper Sourav Ganguly on Saturday put his money on Kolkata Knight Riders to win the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League. The Indian selectors might have lost faith in Gambhir who was removed from vice-captaincy ahead of the Asia Cup, but Ganguly named...

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IPL final today: Kolkata v Chennai

CHENNAI: Two-time defending champion Chennai Super Kings will start as the overwhelming favourite in the Indian Premier League final against Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday following two dominating performances in the playoffs that saw them seal a place in the final for the fourth time in five years. Chennai packed off star-studded Mumbai Indians in the “Eliminator”...

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Strauss answers Sammy ton with unbeaten century

NOTTINGHAM- England captain Andrew Strauss struck his second hundred in as many matches to answer one earlier Saturday from West Indies skipper Darren Sammy in the second Test here at Trent Bridge. At the close of the second day, England were 259 for two in reply to the tourists' first innings 370, which featured Sammy's 106 -- the all-rounder's maiden Test century. England...

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England 123-1 in reply to Windies’ 370 in second Test

NOTTINGHAM: England captain Andrew Strauss led England's reply after West Indies skipper Darren Sammy scored his maiden Test hundred on the second day of the second Test at Trent Bridge here on Saturday. At tea, England were 123 for one -- a deficit of 247 runs after West Indies had made 370 in their first innings. Strauss was 45 not out and Jonathan Trott 35...

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PCB announces central contracts for players

KARACHI: Experienced duo Kamran Akmal and Abdul Razzaq missed out on central contracts on Saturday when the Pakistan Cricket Board announced a list of 21 players who will receive pay increases. Players will get a 25 per cent increase in their monthly contract retainers and another 10 percent hike in their match fees. "After three years we have increased...

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Sammy also hits ton as Windies make 370 against England

NOTTINGHAM: West Indies captain Darren Sammy scored his maiden Test century as the tourists kept England in the field for most of the second morning of the second Test at Trent Bridge here on Saturday. The West Indies were eventually dismissed for 370, with Sammy making 106 and Marlon Samuels 117. Their partnership of 204 was on a West Indies record for the seventh wicket...

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