Cricket News from West Indies.

Capturing Lara, batsman who launched a thousand strokes (IANS Book Review)

Rakesh Saini — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:07:00 +0530

The West Indies dominated world cricket for an era and Brian Lara was one of its greatest legends whose rise and brilliant career have been captured by Clifford Narinesingh in the book "Lara: The Untamed Spirit".

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Australia beat West Indies by 113 runs in Melbourne ODI

Pankaj Mishra — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:58:00 +0530

Australia on Sunday crushed West Indies by 113 runs in the first ODI at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

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Ponting backs fast bowlers to quell Gayle's inexperienced team

zaheen — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:47:00 +0530

Melbourne, Feb 7 : Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has backed his fast bowlers to contain West Indies captain Chris Gayle and his team in the one-day series starting at the MCG from Sunday.

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

Pankaj Mishra — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:56:00 +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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Big heist at Brian Lara's home

Pankaj Mishra — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:41:00 +0530

Some $200,000 in cash, plus jewellery, VVIP tickets for the Beyonce "I Am" show and the honorary "Order of Australia" formed part of a big heist at the home of world's cricketing icon Brian Lara Wednesday.

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Gayle powers Windies against Australia PM' XI

deepak — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:33:00 +0530

Melbourne, Feb 4 : West Indies skipper Chris Gayle’s record-breaking 146 helped his side beat the Australian Prime Minister’s XI by 87 runs in their one-day tour match at Manuka Oval.The Prime Minister’s XI fell predictably short of the 400 runs required to beat the West Indies this afternoon, despite a fighting unbeaten century from opener Tom Cooper.

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Injured Bravo ruled out of T20s, ODI series against Australia

deepak — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:31:00 +0530

Melbourne, Feb 4: West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has been ruled out of the Twenty20 games and the upcoming five game ODI series against Australia due to a thumb injury.Bravo has failed to recover sufficiently from the injury, which he sustained when he was hit on the hand while batting for Victoria against Tasmania in the Big Bash competition on January 15.

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Gibson to take over as Windies coach

deepak — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:20:00 +0530

Former England bowling coach Ottis Gibson will take over as head coach of the West Indies in time for the home series against Zimbabwe later this month, a cricket official here said.

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Gayle calls for better player protection

deepak — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:53:00 +0530

Canberra (Australia), Feb.2 : West Indian captain Chris Gayle has asked for improved security during his team's match against the Prime Minister''s XI at the Manuka Oval here on Thursday.

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Oz psychologist says Punter''s mind is his best weapon against bogyman Roach

zaheen — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:15:00 +0530

Sydney, Jan.31 (ANI): A top psychologist believes Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting should use his mind as a key weapon to counter the mind games being played by West Indian fast bowler Kemar Roach ahead of the one-day series.

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Roach promises 'chin music' to test Ponting's chink in armour

Rakesh Saini — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 14:45:00 +0530

West Indies fast bowler Kemar Roach, whose delivery during the second Test in Adelaide exposed a flaw in the way Ricky Ponting handles short-pitched bowling, wants to use the one-day series against Australia to inflict more pressure on the Australian captain.

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Deccan Chargers sign up Razzaq, ends snub of Pakistani cricketers

Pankaj Mishra — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:48:00 +0530

Hyderabad-based Deccan Chargers have reportedly signed up Pakistan all-rounder Abdul Razzaq, as a replacement for injured West Indies fast-bowler Fidel Edwards.

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ICC look to Lloyd in review system probe

Rakesh Saini — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:51:00 +0530

Former West Indies captain Clive Lloyd and Scottish lawyer Brent Lockie are to conduct an International Cricket Council (ICC) inquiry into the use of the umpire review system during this month's fourth Test between England and South Africa, it was announced Tuesday.

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Windies beat England, enter under-19 World Cup semi-final

deepak — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 18:54:00 +0530

Rangiora (New Zealand), Jan.23 : A five-wicket haul by young Barbadian pacer Jason Holder and half-centuries by Kraigg Brathwaite and Andre Creary,helped the West Indies to beat England in a quarter-final encounter here today.

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India's IPL auction shuns Pakistan stars

deepak — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:33:00 +0530

Pakistani cricketers will not feature in the third edition of the Indian Premier League this year after being ignored by franchises at the players' auction on Tuesday.

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Pollard, Afridi emerge IPL III auction favourites

Pankaj Mishra — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:49:00 +0530

West Indian all-rounder Kieron Pollard and his Pakistani counterpart Shahid Afridi have emerged as the favourites for recruitment in the Indian Premier League season three auction, which takes place Tuesday evening.

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Brett Lee eyes World T20 championship comeback

deepak — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:06:00 +0530

Sydney, Jan 4: Injured Australian fast bowler Brett Lee is hopeful that he would make a complete recovery to return to the national team for the World Twenty20 championship in the West Indies in May.

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I never wanted anything like Perth Test flare-up to happen: Watson

zaheen — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 20:59:00 +0530

Sydney, Jan 3 : Australian all-rounder Shane Watson has said that he is learning from his mistakes and the jumble against West Indies skipper Chris Gayle is something that he definitely does not want to happen again.

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Fast bowler Taylor freed after arrest for assault

deepak — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:10:00 +0530

West Indies fast bowler Jerome Taylor escaped starting the New Year in police lock-up after he was arrested, charged and released over an incident at a bar.

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Gayle in doubt for ODI series against Australia

deepak — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:04:00 +0530

Perth, Dec. 30 : West Indies skipper Chris Gayle could miss the one-day international series against Australia after injuring his side while playing Twenty20 for Western Australia.

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Queensland in talks with West Indies pacer Kemar Roach for T20 Big Bash

zaheen — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 13:33:00 +0530

Melbourne, Dec 27 : In a bid to secure West Indies Kemar Roach services for next season’s KFC Twenty20 Big Bash, Queensland have held secret talks the player to spearhead their bowling attack.

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Oz 20-20 competition begins from Monday

deepak — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 13:53:00 +0530

Melbourne, Dec. 26: Australia''s star-studded domestic Twenty20 competition begins on Monday and big hitting West Indies captain Chris Gayle will lead the international charge.

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Australia should expect Pakistan to put up a fight, says Roebuck

deepak — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 13:47:00 +0530

Melbourne, Dec. 26: Australia must not rest on the laurels that it has achieved in the recent series against the West Indies, but should be concerned about the possibility of Pakistan putting up a fight in a series that commences between the two countries from today at the MCG, says noted cricket columnist Peter Roebuck.

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Australian cricket team a pack of "whingers": Gayle

deepak — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 19:08:00 +0530

Perth, Dec 24: West Indies skipper Chris Gayle has labelled the Australian cricket team a pack of ‘whingers’ as the fallout from the recently concluded Frank Worrell Trophy continues.Gayle, named man of the series despite losing the series 2-0, said that the Australian players were the masters of sledging, but couldn''t handle the heat when a player returned serve.

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Injured Ponting doubtful for Boxing Day Test against Pakistan

deepak — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:45:00 +0530

Melbourne, Dec 24: Injured Australian captain Ricky Ponting is doubtful for the Boxing Day Test against Pakistan in Melbourne after he failed to bat for a long time during the team’s practice session on Wednesday.Ponting could face only eight minutes of throw-downs from coach Tim Nielsen before he went into the change rooms to have his elbow injury, sustained during the Perth Test against West Indies, assessed by physiotherapist Alex Kountouris.

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Watson has no regrets about Gayle send-off

zaheen — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:47:00 +0530

Sydney, Dec. 22 : Australian all-rounder Shane Watson says he''s not embarrassed about his over-the-top antics when he dismissed Chris Gayle in Perth, as he claims he was provoked by the West Indies skipper.

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Shane Watson is forgiven, says Gayle

zaheen — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:44:00 +0530

Perth (Australia), Dec. 22 : West Indian captain Chris Gayle has described Australian all-rounder Shane Watson as an interesting individual, and is prepared to give him the benefit of the doubt for the send-off he gave at Perth.

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Windies expose chink in Ponting''s armour

zaheen — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:42:00 +0530

West Indies captain Chris Gayle last night claimed every fast bowler in the world now knew how to exploit Ricky Ponting''s "major weakness" against the short ball.

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Ponting to talk on Australian team behaviour

deepak — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:30:00 +0530

Perth, Dec 21: Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has said that he was not proud of his players'' behaviour during the Frank Worrell Trophy series against the West Indies, and would address the group on the issue ahead of the Boxing Day Test against Pakistan.

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"Young" Oz side needs to get "tougher" in adverse situations: Taylor

deepak — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:13:00 +0530

Perth, Dec 21: Former Australian captain Mark Taylor has said that despite a 2-0 win in the home series against West Indies, the Ricky Ponting led team was in some ways short of being a top-notch side.

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