Decision to fall Harbhajan right

Former India captain Kapil Dev has backed the selectors' judgment to drop Harbhajan Singh from the squad for the first two ODIs against England next month. "From the point of view of country's interest, nothing is amazing. If they have dropped him, it must be for the betterment of the team," the famous all-rounder said at the Dilip Sardesai Memorial lecture. "You do get hurt if a spinner of the calibre of Harbhajan is dropped. But if his exclusion...

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Jones, Reeve in organization for PCB job

Former Australian batsman Dean Jones and ex-England all-rounder Dermot Reeve are said to be in the list of five candidates, short-list by the PCB for the coaching job. Former Pakistan captain Intikhab Alam refuse to reveal the names of the short-listed candidates but sources exposed that Jones and Reeve were on the list. "I can't give you the names of the people on the select we have made of five candidates. But we conventional a total of 37 application...

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Kallis and Gambhir stay Knight Riders alive

Kolkata Knight Riders 171 for 1 (Kallis 64*, Gambhir 55*) strike Royal Challengers Bangalore 169 for 9 (Vettori 44, Bhatkal 25) by nine wickets Kolkata Knight Riders hit Royal Challengers Bangalore by nine wickets in Bangalore, thanks to a winning second-wicket stand by Jacques Kallis and Gautam Gambhir. South African Kallis ablaze 64 from 47 balls, ably assist by Gambhir who scored an winning 55 from just 31 delivery, as they chase down Bangalore's...

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Injured de Villiers to Miss Aus series

South Africa's ODI and T20 captain AB de Villiers will miss the forthcoming series with Australia after being ruled out for up to six weeks with a broken hand. De Villiers broke his finger while training with the Royal Challengers Bangalore this week and will undertake surgery on Friday. "The hand expert found that AB (de Villiers) fractured the hand bone (metacarpal) of his middle finger," said Proteas team manager Dr Mohammed Moosajee. "He...

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Harbhajan place to captain India Green

Harbhajan Singh has been named captain of the India Green team for the NKP Salve Challenger Trophy to be detained in Nagpur from October 10 to 13. The new BCCI secretary, Sanjay Jagdale, announce the 14-member squads of India Blue, India Green and India Red teams for the 50-over-a-side tournament after a meeting of the national selection board in Chennai on Thursday. Opener Gautam Gambhir, who miss the ODI series in England because of a head injury,...

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Harbhajan drop for England ODI's

Harbhajan Singh has been missing out of the first two ODI's next to England as the selectors chose an under strength India team. Gautam Gambhir, who miss the ODI series in the tour of England because of concussion, return to the squad which will be without the services of a host of seniors, as well as Sachin Tendulkar, Zaheer Khan, Virender Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh because of injuries. Vidharba pace man Umesh Yadav and Jharkhand speedster Varun...

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Dhoni cheerful after CSK victory

MS Dhoni was all praise for his bowlers after CSK's three-pronged pace attack controlled Cape Cobras to a modest score of 145 on Wednesday. "Had we lost, it would have become very hard. The score of 145 was a very good effort by our bowlers, who capitalized really well when they lost a couple of wickets at the wrong time. Our bowlers did a good job," said Dhoni after his team's exciting four-wicket victory over the Cobras. "It was a big game...

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Katich: Batting wants to improve

NSW Blues captain Simon Katich was relived after his move to bowl Steve O'Keefe in the Super Over paid off in their NCL T20 match, but felt the batting wanted to improve further. "We're dissatisfied to have left it too late today," he said after his team's win over Trinidad and Tobago via the Super Over, before adding that NSW also approved too many runs in the middle overs. "But that's the nature of Twenty 20 cricket. The stress is on the bowlers,...

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Tolerant ICC green signals Marlon Samuels

West Indies all-rounder Marlon Samuels has had his bowling action blank by the ICC and is free to bowl another time at international level. The ICC deems the off-spinner's act to be outside the 15 degrees of acceptance in February 2008 after reports from umpire Aleem Dar and Simon Taufel. The 30-year-old has since undergone remedial work on his achievement and has been cleared after evaluation...

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Dwayne Bravo lead Chennai Kings to win

Dwayne Bravo enables Chennai Super Kings to get their Champions League Twenty20 title defense back on path with a four-wicket victory over Cape Cobras at Chennai. Owais Shah Lead the way with 45 as the Cobras, who won the toss and chose to bat, totall 145 for seven - but Bravo's 46 from 25 balls enable the Super Kings to pass the total with two balls to extra. The Cobras' score was built on a firm partnership of 57 for the fourth wicket between...

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Ganga preserve Rampaul conclusion

T&T captain Darren Ganga shielded his decision to use Ravi Rampaul in the Super Over in their NCL T20 conflict next to NSW Blues in Chennai. Rampaul, who gave left 16 runs in the 20th over that allowable NSW to level the scores, conceded another 18 in the Super Over, which the T&T failed to overhaul. "Ravi is the most knowledgeable bowler, he's been our best bowler so far in this event, the most in-form. Every time he's bowled at the passing...

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Ireland stroke up Australia conflict

Ireland has secured another one-day international date with Australia at Stormont next summer. Australia, at present the world's top-ranked ODI side, edge the hosts by 39 runs in an enthralling competition in Dublin last year and Cricket Ireland chief decision-making Warren Deutrom was excited to have make sure a repeat of the high-profile fixture on June 23, 2012. "We are pleased to welcome Australia to Belfast in 2012 after their exciting RSA...

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India crushes Australia in U-19 series

India's colts on Tuesday twisted a record for the fastest chase of a total more than 100 in Under-19 cricket throughout their 10-wicket defeat of Australia in the first ODI. Chasing 164 for victory, openers Manan Vohra and Captain Unmukt Chand were brutal in their reply as they chased down the target in just 12 overs, scoring 167 runs. Vohra struck 15 boundaries and two sixes in his 35-ball 79 while Chand came up with 40-ball 72 that was lace...

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Gautam Gambhir: We played well in scrap

KKR skipper Gautam Gambhir said his side played well in patches but praise resistance batsman Callum Ferguson and Daniel Christian for their match-winning efforts. Ferguson scored an winning 40-ball 70-run knock and together with Christian (42) added quick fire 84 runs for the fourth wicket to propel South Australia to a spirited 188 for five after opting to bat. The target finally twisted out to be too steep for KKR as they lost wickets at normal...

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'T&T eyeing better show beside NSW'

Trinidad and Tobago would look to list their first win in the NCL T20 with a better show in their second game Wednesday, Denesh Ramdin said. Ramdin assered the West Indians were far from being dissatisfied after their narrow one-wicket loss alongside Mumbai Indians, T&T came close to dramatic Mumbai in Bangalore Monday and Ramdin said his team would draw self-assurance that they stretched their fancied opponent to their limits before losing...

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Mumbai win a thriller beside T & T

The Mumbai Indians protected a last-ball one-wicket victory over Trinidad and Tobago in their Nokia Champions League Twenty20 clash in Bangalore. Chasing a meager 99 to win and go to the top of Pool A, Yuzvendra Chahal took two from Sherwin Ganga's last ball of the match to drive his side over the line. Batting first after winning the toss, T&T started well and were nicely placed on 41 for one when Lendl Simmons was inaccurately run out on...

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Broad hope for India come back

Stuart Broad hopes to make his England come back in the Twenty20 clash with India at the end of October. The Nottinghamshire all-rounder is England's T20 captain but miss the new double-header beside the West Indies at the Oval because of the take on injury he suffer in the fourth one-day international next to India at Lord's on September 11. A predict two-month nonattendance would see him miss the October 29 Eden Gardens showdown, but he is hopeful...

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Harbhajan: We didn't justify to win

Mumbai Indians skipper Harbhajan Singh said they didn't merit winning, claiming Trinidad and Tobago were the better side on show Monday. "I must pat on the back Darren and his team. They were the better side. We didn't justify winning. We didn't bat sensibly," Harbhajan said after the Indians edge out the West Indian side. The India off-spinner said Mumbai Indians played too many needless shots and unless they better their batting, they will be...

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Paine, Hastings to go through surgeries

Tim Paine and John Hastings will undertake surgeries and have been lined out of Australia's short-format teams for next month's tour of South Africa. The duo both need surgery on injury which will rule them out of the two Twenty20 and three one-day internationals, which get beneath way with the opening T20 clash in Cape Town on October 13. Wicketkeeper-batsman Paine has been stressed with a long-term finger injury and Australia team physiotherapist...

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India squad next to England on Sept 29

The Indian squad for next month's first two one-dayers next to the visiting England side will be picked in Chennai on Thursday, according to the BCCI sources. "The team for the first two ODIs next to England will be chosen in Chennai on September 29," BCCI source said on Monday. The selectors will also decide the three teams - India Red, Indian Blue and India Green - to take part in the N K P Salve Challenger Series in Nagpur from October 10-13,...

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Court rejects Modi's appeal next to panel

The Supreme Court of India has dismissed Lalit Modi's plea for reconstitution of the BCCI-appointed corrective panel inquisitive allegations of financial irregularity against him. A bench comprise justices J M Panchal and H L Gokhale said that the three-member committee was "validly" constitute by the BCCI and it cannot be reconstituted just on the ground of apprehension of biasness expressed by Modi. "We cannot presume that member won’t give...

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