Sangakkara asks for IPL window in FTP

Deccan Chargers skipper Kumar Sangakkara on Tuesday said country vs club circumstances could be avoid if a window is created for the IPL in the ICC's FTP calender. Sri Lankan players, playing in the IPL, were prepared by their Cricket Board to return to the country to get ready for the England tour. Lankan fast bowler Lasith Malinga, playing for Mumbai Indians, had announce his Test retirement when the SLC asked him to leave the IPL mid-way and...

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ICC desire to India players for WI tour

The ICC said it would be unacceptable if all of India's star cricketers skip the West Indies tour to rest after a confused schedule. Media information has said that players like Sachin Tendulkar, skipper M S Dhoni, Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan and Gautam Gambhir may be rested. Senior players have already written to the BCCI to allow them to skip the West Indies tour, connecting three Tests and five ODIs and a one-off Twenty20 game. The...

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Sehwag: Poor bowling allow us down

Delhi skipper Virender Sehwag said the pitch for Tuesday's match next to the Bangalore was not to their liking. Chasing 161 to win, Bangalore romped home with three balls to standby. "The ball was not coming on to the bat. It's not easy to hit boundaries, awaiting the ball is there to be hit. They cut a lot of grass, which we didn't want, but we have to carry on with whatever wicket we get," Sehwag said after the match. The Delhi skipper responsible...

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Malinga distress at fake injury claims

Sri Lanka pacer Lasith Malinga is dissatisfied by reports suggestive of he faked injury claims in order to keep away from playing for his country.Malinga, whose sling-arm bowling action and upsetting yorkers proved to be a frightening for batsmen the world over, announced his departure from Test cricket because of a "long-standing degenerative" knee injury. His decision to pull out of the Sri Lanka’s Test tour of England annoyed Sri Lanka Cricket...

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