Cricket News from India.

South Africa four wickets away from victory in Nagpur Test

Pankaj Mishra — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:20:31 +0530

South Africa were just four wickets away from a crushing victory against India in the first cricket Test here Tuesday.

Tendulkar, Dhoni battling for survival in Nagpur Test

Pankaj Mishra — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:48:42 +0530

Sachin Tendulkar struck a defiant half century, but India lost two more wickets as South Africa tightened their grip on the first cricket Test in the morning session on the fourth day here Tuesday.

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Tendulkar leads India's resistance with 77 not out

Pankaj Mishra — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:47:02 +0530

India were struggling to save the match despite a fighting 77 not out by Sachin Tendulkar on the fourth day of the first Test against South Africa on Tuesday.

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Steyn credits performance to planning

Pankaj Mishra — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:13:36 +0530

South Africa fast bowler Dale Steyn attributed his success with the ball on Monday to detailed planning before the start of the two-Test series against India.

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Warne tells Aussies to take part in IPL

Pankaj Mishra — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:12:41 +0530

Shane Warne has urged his fellow Australians to play in the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) despite threats from an Indian political party.

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Rajasthan Royals form global alliance

Pankaj Mishra — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:16:38 +0530

Rajasthan Royals, the inaugural Indian Premier League  (IPL) champions Monday joined forces with Hampshire, Cape Cobras, Trinidad and a yet-to-be-confirmed Australia state team for a global alliance here at Lord's.

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South Africa sniff win after Steyn wrecks India

Pankaj Mishra — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:13:45 +0530

South Africa were eyeing victory after Dale Steyn produced a career-best 7-51 to trigger a dramatic India collapse on the third day of the first Test here on Monday.

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Steyn's seven wicket haul rips India in Nagpur Test

Rakesh Saini — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:16:46 +0530

A seven-wicket haul by South African fast bowler Dale Steyn in the first innings forced India to follow-on in the first Test being played here. Steyn’s piercing line and length overshadowed an exciting counter-attacking century (109) by Virender Sehwag on the third day of the match on Monday.

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Sehwag, Badrinath steady Indian innings

Rakesh Saini — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:32:31 +0530

Virender Sehwag scored a brisk century while Subramaniam Badrinath made an unbeaten half century on debut to steady Indian innings at tea on the third day of the first cricket Test against South Africa here Monday.

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Sreesanth likely to return for Kolkata Test

Rakesh Saini — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:08:14 +0530

Kerala pacer S Sreesanth is likely to play in the second Test match of the ongoing series between India and South Africa.

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South Africa pacemen rattle India

Rakesh Saini — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:05:22 +0530

Dale Steyn picked two quick wickets to derail India's reply on the third day of the first Test against South Africa on Monday.

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Pawar meets Bal Thackeray, bats for Oz cricketers

Pankaj Mishra — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:59:27 +0530

Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar Sunday met Shiv Sena chief  Bal Thackeray to urge him not to oppose the participation of Australian cricketers in the forthcoming Indian Premier League (IPL).

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Amla boosts South Africa with double ton

Pankaj Mishra — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:49:52 +0530

Hashim Amla smashed his maiden double-century to put South Africa in the driver's seat on the second day of the first Test against India on Sunday.

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Dhoni defends bowlers despite Kallis''s ton

Pankaj Mishra — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:48:27 +0530

Team India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has stood by his bowlers despite South African batsman Jacques Kallis scoring his third hundred in five Tests on the first day of the first Test at Nagpur.

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South Africa in control despite Kallis exit

zaheen — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:46:32 +0530

India's Harbhajan Singh dismissed Jacques Kallis for 173 before South Africa reached a strong 379-3 at lunch on the second day of the first Test on Sunday.

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Australia is not a racist country, Lee tells Indian media

zaheen — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:43:33 +0530

Sydney, Feb.7 : Though the Indian media has gone to town describing Australia as a country where racism, especially against the Asian minority thrives, the continent’s pin-up boy – Brett Lee – has taken the initiative in saying this is not the case.

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Kallis, Amla punish India's bowlers

zaheen — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:38:21 +0530

Jacques Kallis and Hashim Amla slammed unbeaten centuries to help South Africa seize the momentum on the opening day of the first Test against India on Saturday.

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Kallis boosts S. Africa in India cricket Test

zaheen — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:37:26 +0530

Jacques Kallis hit his 34th century to guide South Africa to 193-2 at tea on the opening day of the first Test against India on Saturday.

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Zaheer strikes early in first South Africa Test

zaheen — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:56:17 +0530

India's left-arm paceman Zaheer Khan picked two wickets in successive overs to rock South Africa early on the opening day of the first Test on Saturday.

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Warne helps to ease India-Australia tension over violent 'racist' attacks

zaheen — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 12:11:40 +0530

Melbourne, Feb 6 : Former Australian leg spinner Shane Warne met Victoria Premier John Brumby to discuss how to address issues stemming from violent attacks on Indians.

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South Africa bat against India

zaheen — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 12:10:29 +0530

South Africa captain Graeme Smith won the toss and elected to bat in the first Test against India at the Vidarbha Cricket Association stadium on Saturday.

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Dhoni is the man we are after, says Smith

Pankaj Mishra — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:39:45 +0530

South African captain Graeme Smith said they would be targetting Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni as he is a key member of the team and putting him under pressure might affect the rest of the side.

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Dhoni, Smith target each other ahead of Kanpur Test

Pankaj Mishra — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:30:11 +0530

India plays its first Test match against South Africa from Saturday, but the verbal battle has begun between both sides as South African skipper Graeme Smith and his Indian counterpart Mahendra Singh Dhoni targetted each other on Friday.

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India's Laxman doubtful for South Africa Test

Pankaj Mishra — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:15:40 +0530

Injury-ravaged India were sweating over the fitness of key middle-order batsman Venkatsai Laxman ahead of the first Test against South Africa starting Saturday.

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Windies all-rounderPollard, the hottest 20-20 star after years of toil

Pankaj Mishra — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:56:33 +0530

He was a player no one wanted, but now is the hottest star in Twenty20. West Indian Kieron Pollard still maintains some old-fashioned values that many traditionalists would find hard to reconcile.

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ICL barred from filing suit against BCCI in UK

Pankaj Mishra — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:40:24 +0530

The Delhi High Court Thursday restrained the Indian Cricket League (ICL) from filing a suit in British courts to seek damages from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

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India, South Africa to battle for No.1 Test spot

deepak — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:17:11 +0530

New Delhi, Feb 4 India and South Africa will battle it out for the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Test Championship mace when they clash in the two-match series starting Saturday.

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India, S. Africa to seek coveted ICC Test Championship mace

deepak — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:26:34 +0530

Dubai/Nagpur, Feb.4 :The battle for supremacy atop the Reliance Mobile ICC Test Championship table will come to a head in India over the next fortnight with the home side putting its mace on the line and South Africa primed to take possession.

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Catch DLF IPL 2010 matches live in theatres

deepak — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:14:39 +0530

New Delhi, Feb 4 Cricket fans have a reason to rejoice. For them, UFO Moviez, a digital satellite cinema network, is bringing DLF Indian Premier League (IPL) 2010 matches live in cinema halls for the first time in the country.

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Cricket Australia- IPL deal on player availability for Sheffield Shield final

deepak — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:13:22 +0530

Melbourne, Feb.4 : Cricket Australia has struck a deal with the Indian Premier League to ensure players who represent their states in the Sheffield Shield final can proceed to the lucrative Twenty20 tournament afterwards, but is powerless to stop them retiring from first-class cricket to maximise their IPL earnings.

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