Cricket News from Bangladesh.

England playing with fire by resting Strauss for Bangladesh tour: Warne

Pankaj Mishra — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:54:08 +0530

England are "flirting with danger" by resting Andrew Strauss for the tour to Bangladesh, according to former Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne.

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Warne slams Strauss over Bangladesh break

Pankaj Mishra — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:16:02 +0530

Australia great Shane Warne has accused Andrew Strauss of showing a lack of respect for Test cricket following the England captain's decision to opt out of the tour of Bangladesh.

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'Captain' Cook's priority should be to score runs: Gooch

Pankaj Mishra — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:46:51 +0530

Former England cricketer Graham Gooch has said that left-handed batsman Alastair Cook must put scoring runs before captaincy as he leads the team to Bangladesh.

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Oram help New Zealand win Napier ODI against Bangladesh

Pankaj Mishra — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:19:46 +0530

A superb all-round display from Jacob Oram helped New Zealand crush Bangladesh by 146-runs in the opening one-day international at Napier on Friday.

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Bangladesh has 'good chance' to upset New Zealand: Iqbal

deepak — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:23:20 +0530

Hamilton, Feb 2: Bangladesh opening batsman Tamim Iqbal believes that the ever-improving minnows can challenge the New Zealand team in the tour, which begins with a Twenty20 match here on Wednesday.

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Siddons expects Bangladesh to perform well in New Zealand

deepak — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:04:07 +0530

Wellington, Feb 2: Bangladesh coach Jamie Siddons expects his team to perform well during their New Zealand tour and be far more assertive this time around.In 2007-08, Bangladesh had moments to savour, but not enough and were outplayed 3-0 in the ODI series and comfortably in both tests.

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Kiwis want Bangladesh whitewash to prepare for Oz challenge

deepak — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:02:47 +0530

Wellington, Feb 2: New Zealand is looking to whitewash Bangladesh in all forms of cricket during their tour and also to use the series to prepare for Australia, who will be here next month.Bangladesh is in New Zealand to play one Twenty20 match, three one-day internationals and one test.

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Vettori only favours on field control

deepak — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:55:59 +0530

Wellington, Feb.2: New Zealand cricket captain Daniel Vettori says his domain is on the cricket field and he won''t be running the team on a day-to-day basis.Rejecting talk of player power within the Black Caps, the NZPA quoted Vettori as saying: "On the field is my domain and the manager and coaches look after everything else."

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ICC official passes away

Rakesh Saini — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:46:58 +0530

Lt.Col. Nur Khawaja, the International Cricket Council's (ICC) anti-corruption security manager for Pakistan and Bangladesh, has passed away.

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India beat Bangladesh, lift Idea Cup

Rakesh Saini — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:15:31 +0530

India won the Idea Cup by beat Bangladesh by 10 wickets to win the second cricket Test on the fourth day at the Sher-e-Bangla national stadium here Wednesday. India won the two Test series 2-0.

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Zaheer fires India to series-clinching win

Pankaj Mishra — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:05:31 +0530

Zaheer Khan sparked a sensational Bangladeshi collapse with four wickets off eight balls as India swept the series with a crushing 10-wicket win in the second and final Test on Wednesday.

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India in charge of Mirpur Test despite Tamim Iqbal's ton

Rakesh Saini — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:59:10 +0530

At the close of the third day''s play of the second cricket Test between India and Bangladesh, the former was still in control of the match despite a brillaint 151 from Bangladesh opening batsman Tamim Iqbal and a steady 55 by middle-order bat Junaid Siddique.

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Yuvraj ruled out of Mirpur Test with ligament injury

Rakesh Saini — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:58:09 +0530

Indian middle-order batsman Yuvraj Singh will not take further part in the ongoing second Test against Bangladesh in Mirpur after it was revealed that he suffered a ligament tear in his left wrist.

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Iqbal steadies Bangladesh in cricket Test

Rakesh Saini — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:56:23 +0530

Tamim Iqbal hit an impressive half-century as Bangladesh batted steadily in the second and final Test against India on Tuesday.

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Bangladesh 118/1 at tea

Pankaj Mishra — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:26:05 +0530

Bangladesh were 118 for one at tea in their second innings against India on the third day of the second cricket Test at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium here Tuesday.

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India gain huge lead after Dhoni's 89

Pankaj Mishra — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:29:33 +0530

Mahendra Singh Dhoni smashed a half-century to help India extend their lead to a huge 311 runs in the second and final Test against Bangladesh on Tuesday.

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India 544/8 at lunch against Bangladesh

Pankaj Mishra — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:41:59 +0530

India were 544 for eight, a lead of 311 runs, at lunch against Bangladesh on the third day of the second cricket Test here Tuesday.

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New Zealand include new faces for Bangladesh series

Pankaj Mishra — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:48:31 +0530

New Zealand cricket selectors have included two new players for their ODI and Twenty20 squads for next month''s series against Bangladesh.

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Tendulkar and Dravid tons put India in command

Pankaj Mishra — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:46:04 +0530

Sachin Tendulkar cracked his 45th Test century and Rahul Dravid his 29th hundred as India tightened the screws on Bangladesh in the second and final Test on Monday.

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Tendulkar to attend Ashraful''s wedding

zaheen — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:26:26 +0530

Dhaka, Jan. 25 : Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar will top the list of invitees when former Bangladeshi skipper Mohammad Ashraful gets married next year, his father has revealed.

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Pacemen put India on top despite Mahmudullah's 96

zaheen — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:19:00 +0530

Mohammad Mahmudullah cracked an unbeaten 96 under pressure but failed to stop India from gaining an upper hand in the second and final Test against Bangladesh here on Sunday.

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Indian pacemen rock Bangladesh in second Test

deepak — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 16:07:26 +0530

Fast bowlers Ishant Sharma and Zaheer Khan ran through Bangladesh's top order as India gained an early advantage on the opening day of the second and final Test here on Sunday.

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Zaheer, Ishant leave Bangladesh reeling at lunch

deepak — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 13:31:24 +0530

Dhaka, Jan 24 Ishant Sharma and Zaheer Khan wrecked the Bangladesh top order with the new ball, leaving the hosts tottering at 84 for five at lunch on the opening day of the second cricket Test at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium here Sunday.

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Bangladesh bat against India in second Test

deepak — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 12:15:38 +0530

Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and elected to bat in the second and final cricket Test against India here on Sunday.India made four changes from the side that won the first Test in Chittagong by 113 runs on Thursday.

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India eye 2-0 series win over Bangladesh

deepak — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:11:13 +0530

India were bolstered by the return of captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and key off-spinner Harbhajan Singh ahead of the second and final Test against Bangladesh starting on Sunday.

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Injured Jesse Ryder out of contention for Bangladesh, Australia series

deepak — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 19:09:41 +0530

Auckland, Jan 23 : Injured New Zealand batsman Jesse Ryder is taking longer to recuperate than first thought, easing him out of contention for the forthcoming tours by Bangladesh and Australia.

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Injured Sreesanth returns home, Laxman stays on for second Test

deepak — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 17:33:27 +0530

Dhaka, Jan.23 : Indian right-arm fast bowler S.Sreesanth will return home because of a thigh strain he suffered while bowling on the final day of the Chittagong Test.Sreesanth will catch a flight to India on Saturday afternoon, and thus miss the second Test match against Bangladesh.

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Sharma, Shakib make big gains in latest ICC rankings

zaheen — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:42:09 +0530

Dubai, Jan.22 : India pacer Ishant Sharma has gained nine places in the latest Reliance Mobile ICC Player Rankings for Test bowlers and now sits in 16th position, just behind the other big mover of the day, Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh.

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India defeat Bangladesh in Chittagong Test by 113 runs

deepak — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:03:55 +0530

Chittagong (Bangladesh), Jan.21 : India on Thursday won the first Test against Bangladesh here by 113 runs. Chasing an improbable 414 runs for victory, Bangladesh were bowled out for 301. Leg-spinner Amit Mishra and fast bowler Ishant Sharma were the main wicket takers, grabbing seven of the ten to fall.

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Sharma jolts Bangladesh with double strike

deepak — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:36:45 +0530

Ishant Sharma rocked Bangladesh with two quick wickets to strengthen India's chances of winning the opening Test on the fifth and final day on Thursday.

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