Watson denies forcing Warner issue

LONDON: Shane Watson has denied any role in forcing Australia cricket chiefs to take action against David Warner for the opener's attack on England's Joe Root.Earlier this month, Warner was fined Aus$11,500 ($11,000) and suspended until the start of...

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Upbeat India face WI in tri-series opener

KINGSTON (JAMAICA): On a roll after their Champions Trophy triumph, the Indian cricket team would aim to continue the unbeaten run when they take on the West Indies, who would be eyeing revenge, in their opening clash of the tri-nation ODI series on...

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Upbeat India face Windies in tri-series

KINGSTON (JAMAICA): On a roll after their Champions Trophy triumph, the Indian cricket team would aim to continue the unbeaten run when they take on the West Indies, who would be eyeing revenge, in their opening clash of the tri-nation ODI series on...

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Windies, India will deliver cracker: Bravo

KINGSTON ( Jamaica): West Indies captain Dwayne Bravo is undaunted by the threat posed by a new-look Indian team and said Sunday's game between the two sides would be a "cracker of a contest"."I know it is going to be a cracker of a game. We know India...

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'Sammy deserved longer try at captaincy'

TORONTO: Former West Indies cricket captain Clive Lloyd says Darren Sammy should not have been relieved of his duties as skipper of the regional side for one-day internationals.Sammy, who has been retained as captain of the T20 and test teams, was removed...

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Key bookie in IPL fixing scam arrested

NEW DELHI: Suspected key bookie Jitendra Singh alias Jeetu was on Friday arrested by the Delhi Police in the IPL spot-fixing scandal from Ahmedabad, 40 days after the scam surfaced.The sleuths of elite Special Cell of Delhi Police arrested Singh from...

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Strauss backs England to punish Aussies

LONDON: Former England captain Andrew Strauss believes his country have never been stronger favourites to win the Ashes after Australia's descent into chaos in recent weeks.Strauss, who masterminded back to back Ashes triumphs in 2009 and 2011 before...

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1st ODI: Windies invite Sri Lanka to bat

NEW DELHI: West Indies won the toss and elected to bowl against Sri Lanka in the first ODI of the tri-series at Sabina Park in Kingston on Friday.West Indies were eliminated in the group stage of the Champions trophy when they lost to South Africa via...

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Strauss hopes Pietersen saga is over

LONDON: Andrew Strauss hopes England's Ashes campaign will not suffer any ongoing disruption from the extraordinary chain of events that saw star batsman Kevin Pietersen briefly dropped from the side last season.Pietersen was axed from the England side...

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WI, Lanka lock horns in tri-series opener

KINGSTON (Jamaica): Eager to leave their Champions Trophy eliminations behind, hosts West Indies and Sri Lanka will square off on Friday in the opening match of the tri-nation one-day series, which also features an in-form India.West Indies were eliminated...

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Cook can break Tendulkar's records: KP

LONDON: Alastair Cook is over 8,000 runs behind Sachin Tendulkar in Test cricket but Kevin Pietersen believes his England captain is on target to challenge the veteran Indian's numbers and break every record that has been set."For me he's the right man...

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No cricketer for Khel Ratna this year

NEW DELHI: The BCCI this year hasn't forwarded any name for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, the highest honour for active sportspersons in the country, since the cricket board didn't find any fitting cricketer for the award.The BCCI has...

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'Srinivasan yet to decide on ICC meet'

CHENNAI: Embattled BCCI president N Srinivasan, who stepped aside after the IPL spot-fixing scandal, has not yet made up his mind on attending the ICC annual conference in London and will decide on it closer to the date of sub-committee meetings.The...

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Dravid lauds Team India for CT triumph

NEW DELHI: Former India skipper Rahul Dravid on Tuesday lauded Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men for their "brilliant" title triumph in the Champions Trophy, saying "right balance" and "fantastic" fielding helped them claim the prestigious title in England.India...

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Australia set to embrace coach Lehmann

BRISBANE: Shane Warne was never a big fan of the expanding role of coaches in international cricket, until Darren Lehmann was rushed into the Australia job in a sudden watershed event.Amid the biggest upheaval in modern Australian cricket, Mickey Arthur...

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Rauf, Billy dropped from ICC Elite Panel

LONDON: Pakistan's Asad Rauf, who is being investigated in the IPL spot-fixing scandal, and long-serving New Zealander Billy Bowden were on Tuesday dropped from the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires after an annual review of their performance.Rauf, who is being...

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Oz sack Arthur, Lehmann to take over

LONDON: Mickey Arthur has been sacked as Australia coach just over two weeks before the start of the Ashes series against England, Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland said on Monday.Former Australia batsman Darren Lehmann, the Queensland...

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'Captain cool' Dhoni & his midas touch

BIRMINGHAM: Dhoni, captain cool" -- the placard held by an Indian fan appropriately sums up the magic of India's cricket captain."I don't turn up in the ground to achieve anything special as a captain," Dhoni said last night after his team had defended...

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Shami replaces injured Irfan Pathan

NEW DELHI: Bengal speedster Mohammed Shami has been named as Irfan Pathan's replacement in the Indian squad for the upcoming tri-series in the West Indies.Pathan, who was a part of the Champions Trophy winning squad has been ruled out due to hamstring...

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Jadeja achieves career-best 3rd position

BIRMINGHAM: Ravindra Jadeja attained a career-best third spot in the ODI bowlers and all-rounders' list a day after India lifted the ICC Champions Trophy that strengthen their position as the number one ranked team on the ODI Championship table in the...

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No sign of play in India-England final

BIRMINGHAM: The Champions Trophy final has been delayed due to rain after England skipper Alastair Cook won the toss and elected to bowl against India at Edgbaston in Birmingham.ScorecardAs both teams lined up on the outfield for the national anthems,...

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Covers removed, final likely to start soon

BIRMINGHAM: The final clash between India and England has been cut short to 24 overs per side. The covers at the Edgbaston ground have been removed and the match is likely to start soon.ScorecardThe Champions Trophy final was delayed due to rain after...

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Matches when rain changed fortunes

1992 England-South Africa WC semifinal: Chasing 252, set by England, South Africa were 231/6 with 22 required off 13 balls. However, ten minutes interruption by rain saw a revised target of 22 runs off one ball that pushed England to final of the World...

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Why isn't there a reserve day for final?

The prospect of a Champions Trophy final doesn't look bright at all. Till 5:30 pm IST, it was raining in Birmingham and it's looking increasingly difficult for the match to start.According to those present at the ground, the situation is bleak and the...

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'India team better than WC-winning side'

LONDON: Former England captain Michael Vaughan feels that current Indian ODI team that will be playing in the Champions Trophy is "better" than the one which won the World Cup two years back in 2011."India have been the team of the tournament so far....

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Red-hot India take on Eng in CT final

BIRMINGHAM: Putting behind the turbulent phase of the past few weeks, a red-hot India are standing on the cusp of winning their second straight world title as they take on hosts England in the summit showdown of the ICC Champions Trophy on Sunday.The...

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We're keen to set record straight: Cook

BIRMINGHAM: England captain Alastair Cook reckons that India will start as favourites in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy on Sunday but said his team will be raring to set the record straight by winning their first world ODI title in all these years."India...

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ICC to dedicate final to HIV campaign

BIRMINGHAM: The final of the ICC Champions Trophy will be dedicated to the highly successful HIV awareness campaign, THINK WISE, which is a partnership between the ICC, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the United Nations Children's...

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PIL against probe panel set up by Srini

MUMBAI: The Cricket Association of Bihar has dragged the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), its chief N Srinivasan who stepped aside in the wake of the spot-fixing controversy during the recently concluded IPL 6, India Cements and Jaipur IPL...

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Clarke praises 'amazing' Ricky Ponting

SYDNEY: Australian captain Michael Clarke has paid tribute to the "amazing" Ricky Ponting after his former skipper announced his retirement from all forms of the game.Ponting, one of the outstanding batsmen of his generation, announced on Thursday he...

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Ishant hails team in win over Sri Lanka

CARDIFF: His three wickets might have been the most crucial bowling performance in India's Champions Trophy semifinal win over Sri Lanka but pacer Ishant Sharma does not consider himself "leader" of the attack as he feels the triumph was a result of...

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'Ganguly is my favourite Indian captain'

MUMBAI: Among all the Indian captains that he has played against, Sourav Ganguly is the "favourite" of West Indian batting legend and former skipper Brian Lara as he feels his leadership against arch-rivals Australia was "astonishing"."Sourav is my favourite....

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Skipper Dhoni rolls arms without success

NEW DELHI: Indian skipper MS Dhoni shed gloves and rolled arm to give variation to the Indian attack in the second semifinal against Sri Lanka on Thursday.With Sri Lanka struggling at 41/3, Dhoni thought to escalate Sri Lanka's misery with his medium...

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CT: MS Dhoni rolls arm without success

NEW DELHI: Indian skipper MS Dhoni shed gloves and rolled arm to give variation to the Indian attack in the second semifinal against Sri Lanka on Thursday.With Sri Lanka struggling at 41/3, Dhoni thought to escalate Sri Lanka's misery with his medium...

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Ashwin scalps Mathews after fighting fifty

NEW DELHI: Off-spinner R Ashwin got Angelo Mathews caught by Bhuvneshwar Kumar just after he reached reached his fifty after facing 85 balls to give Sri Lanka fifth blow at the score of 158.Scorecard | Match in PicsMathews score 51 and hit one boundary...

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CT: India restrict Sri Lanka to 181/8

NEW DELHI: Ishant Sharma took three wickets as India restricted Sri Lanka to 181 for eight in the second Champions Trophy semifinal in Cardiff on Thursday.Scorecard | Match in PicsIn a repeat of the 2011 World Cup final India won by six wickets in Mumbai,...

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SL will target Indian bowling: Jayasuriya

CARDIFF: Former captain Sanath Jayasuriya said Sri Lanka will target the Indian bowlers during the Champions Trophy semifinal slated for Thursday at the Sophia Gardens."Their (India) bowling isn't the best, so we need to have a very good plan. The goal...

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'We just can't focus on Mahela or Sanga'

CARDIFF: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni rated Sri Lanka as "a dangerous team" ahead of their ICC Champions Trophy semifinal on Thursday, saying they were not just focussing on "a Mahela Jayawardene or a Kumar Sangakkara".Thursday's semifinal will...

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