Cricket News from West Indies.

Why Sobers likes Sewhag?

Pankaj Mishra — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:12:16 +0530

West Indies cricket legend Sir Gary Sobers said Friday that he is a great fan of India's dashing opening batsman Virender Sehwag.

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West Indies open up lead over Zimbabwe

Pankaj Mishra — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:29:58 +0530

Visiting Zimbabwe will chase 246 to win after the West Indies recovered from a slow start in the third One-day International here on Wednesday.

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Chigumbura helps Zimbabwe reach 206

Pankaj Mishra — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 21:30:32 +0530

Elton Chigumbura made 50 from 72 balls as Zimbabwe recovered from 107 for five to make 206 all out against the West Indies in the second one-day international on Saturday.

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Zimbabwe elect to bat in second ODI

Pankaj Mishra — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:39:17 +0530

Zimbabwe won the toss and decided to bat in the second one-day international against West Indies on Saturday at the Guyana National Stadium.

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Gayle rakes batsmen over the coals

deepak — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:29:29 +0530

Chris Gayle has taken aim at three of his batsmen, following West Indies' humiliating two-run defeat at the hands of Zimbabwe on Thursday.The West Indies captain slammed Dwayne Smith, Kieron Pollard, and Denesh Ramdin for the soft manner in which they were dismissed, as the home team chased 255 to win from 50 overs.

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Utseya delighted with Zimbabwe's confidence

deepak — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:26:34 +0530

Prosper Utseya was proud of the way that Zimbabwe held their nerve and clinched a two-run victory over West Indies in the first One-day International on Thursday.

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Sibanda anchors Zimbabwe with steady 95 in first ODI

Pankaj Mishra — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:47:39 +0530

Vusimuzi Sibanda struck 95 to help Zimbabwe set West Indies a target of 255 in the first of five One-day Internationals at the Guyana National Stadium here on Thursday.

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Utseya, Gibson draw battle lines for first ODI

Rakesh Saini — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:23:55 +0530

Prosper Utseya believes Zimbabwe?s best is yet to come, and is looking to prove this point in the first of five One-day Internationals against West Indies on Thursday at the Guyana National Stadium.

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West Indies look to put Zimbabweans in their place

Pankaj Mishra — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:04:11 +0530

Sunday's result in the Twenty20 International between West Indies and Zimbabwe have raised the stakes in the One-day International series between the two sides which opens on Thursday at the Guyana National Stadium.

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Sarwan, Bravo to miss two ODIs against Zimbabwe

Pankaj Mishra — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:07:54 +0530

Ramnaresh Sarwan and Dwayne Bravo will remain on the sidelines for the first two One-day Internationals against Zimbabwe, the West Indies Cricket Board announced late Monday.

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WIndies coach Gibson gets reminder of task ahead

Pankaj Mishra — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:00:49 +0530

Ottis Gibson will quickly want to forget his first competitive day in the job of West Indies coach.

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Cremer, spinners help Zimbabwe stun Windies in T20I

Pankaj Mishra — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:59:21 +0530

Graeme Cremer captured three wickets for 11 runs as Zimbabwe's spinners bowled the visitors to a stunning, 26-run victory over West Indies in a Twenty20 International here on Sunday.

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Zimbabweans undermined by Sammy, Benn

Pankaj Mishra — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:55:16 +0530

Zimbabwe's batting was demolished by Darren Sammy and Sulieman Benn in their Twenty20 International against West Indies on Sunday at Queen's Park Oval.

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Ramdin urges teammates to focus on victory

Pankaj Mishra — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:33:35 +0530

Denesh Ramdin has echoed the sentiment of new coach Ottis Gibson that West Indies need to forget about their wretched recent tour of Australia and focus on demoralising Zimbabwe.

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Ton-up Taibu leads Zimbabwe to five-run win

Pankaj Mishra — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 14:40:03 +0530

Tatenda Taibu scored 107 to set Zimbabwe up for a five-run victory over the University of the West Indies? Vice Chancellor?s XI in their 50 overs-a-side match on Friday at Frank Worrell Oval.

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Pandey, Vinay Kumar, Ojha find place among Twenty20 probables

Pankaj Mishra — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:04:46 +0530

Karnataka's young batsmen Manish Pandey, fast bowler R Vinay Kumar and Madhya Pradesh wicketkeeper Naman Ojha are three new faces in India's 30-member list of probables for the Twenty20 World Cup being held in the West Indies in April-May.

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Windies team boosted for Zimbabwe series

Pankaj Mishra — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:59:59 +0530

Shivnarine Chanderpaul is one of four players who will return to the West Indies' line-up for Sunday's Twenty20 international against Zimbabwe at Queen's Park Oval.

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Richards warns that players moolah greed could spell doom for cricket's future

Pankaj Mishra — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:48:02 +0530

West Indies cricket great Sir Vivian Richards says the greed of some modern players is threatening the game''s future.

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Windies skipper Gayle on 'compassionate leave'

Pankaj Mishra — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:01:01 +0530

Windies captain Chris Gayle has been granted "compassionate" leave to be with his sick mother and has not been dropped from the squad, West Indies Cricket Board chief executive Ernest Hilaire said Wednesday.

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Gibson looking to win respect from new charges

Pankaj Mishra — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:20:10 +0530

New West Indies coach Ottis Gibson has set earning the respect of his players as a major goal during their brief series against Zimbabwe.

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Zimbabwe 'focussed on surprising West Indies'

Pankaj Mishra — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:19:09 +0530

Zimbabwe touched down in the Caribbean on Tuesday focussed on giving West Indies a tough challenge in their forthcoming series.

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Clock ticking as Australia search for right World Twenty20 team

Pankaj Mishra — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 15:25:23 +0530

Australian coach Tim Nielsen insists that he and the national selection panel are trying to nail down their best lineup for World Twenty20 Cup to be held in the Caribbean which is just over two months away.

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Ponting blames 'game glut' for dwindling Oz crowds

Pankaj Mishra — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 13:40:01 +0530

Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has blamed the glut of matches for the seasons meagre one-day crowds, rather than the poor performances of the visiting Pakistan and West Indies teams.

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Australia trying to nail down best lineup for World Twenty20: Nielsen

Pankaj Mishra — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 22:27:12 +0530

Australian coach Tim Nielsen insists that he and the national selection panel are trying to nail down their best lineup for the World Twenty20 to be held in the Caribbean which is just over two months away

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Windies pinning faith in Twenty20 to close gap with Australia

deepak — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 21:39:19 +0530

Sydney, Feb.20 : The West Indies is banking on Twenty20 cricket, the shortest format of the game to close the gap between them and Australia.They hope to realize this goal in the first Twenty20, in Hobart on Sunday, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.

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Australia thrash West Indies by 125 runs in Melbourne ODI, clinch series 4-0

Pankaj Mishra — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:38:04 +0530

Australia on Friday crushed West Indies by 125 runs in the fifth and final ODI at the MCG in Melbourne to clinch the five-match series 4-0.

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Smith thanks Warne for ODI debut

deepak — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:40:40 +0530

Sydney, Feb.19 : Leg-spinning Australian all-rounder Steven Smith has said that his national ODI debut is all due to the advice he received from former leg-spinning great Shane Warne.

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Rookie NSW spinner Smith called into Oz ODI squad for MCG match

Pankaj Mishra — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:37:36 +0530

Rookie New South Wales leg-spinner and all-rounder Spinner Steve Smith has earned a call-up to Australia''s squad for Friday''s final one-day international against the West Indies at the MCG.

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Hard work in the nets pays off for back to best Ponting

Pankaj Mishra — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:25:40 +0530

Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has admitted that his 29th  ODI century at the Gabba was reward for plenty of time in the nets correcting technical glitches which had undermined his one-day batting performance.

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West Indies, India help Zimbabwe back to Tests

Pankaj Mishra — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:42:54 +0530

Zimbabwe's 15-man cricket squad leaves for the West Indies next week determined to face up to their most stringent examination so far as they bid for a return to Test status.

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