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BCCI extends Sahara sponsorship deal by six months
Thaindian News —
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Mumbai, Dec 2 (IANS) Unable to find any takers for the team’s sponsorship, the Indian cricket board Wednesday extended its present contract with Sahara by six months.Board secretary N.Srinivasan said in a statement that the extension was given to Sahara on the basis of present terms and conditions by the marketing ...3 days ago -
Hold-all
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Last nights legends match between West Indies and England (see earlier post ) was notable for being umpired by a hat-trick of Holders. John Holder, the former Hampshire seamer who retired from umpiring in county cricket this year, and Vanburn Holder, who played Test cricket for West Indies in the 1970s and has ...4 days ago -
Viv Richards wimps out
Line and Length - Times Online - WBLG —
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If you have ever wondered how the bellicose batsmen and the canny bowlers of yesteryear would have fared in Twenty20, there is a tournament going on in the West Indies at the moment that should provide illumination. The Cricket Legends of Barbados sounds like my sort of competition. Teams of ageing stars from ...4 days ago -
Afghanistan win ACC Twenty20 Cup
Beyond the Test World —
Authority: 423
Afghanistan have won the ACC Twenty20 Cup in emphatic style, beating the United Arab Emirates by 84 runs in the final in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. Urged on by a 1000-strong throng of supporters, the Afghans were led out of early trouble when 63 for 4 by allrounder Mohammad Nabi, whose 73 from 38 balls propelled the score ...4 days ago -
Netherlands cricket crying for government support
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By Alkesh SharmaChandigarh, Dec 1 (IANS) Even after a stunning win over hosts England in the Twenty20 World Cup earlier this year, Netherlands cricket is struggling to get government support to popularise the game in the football crazy European country.Peter Borren, captain of the 14-member national team that is here ...4 days ago -
Afghanistan win the ACC Twenty20 Cup
SpunOut —
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Afghanistan, everyone’s favourite heartwarming warzone-based cricket team of the last year, have won the ACC Twenty20 Cup , beating the UAE in the final by 84 runs. Mohammad Nabi starred with both bat (73 from 38 balls) and ball (4-7 from just nine deliveries) as the Afghans won the trophy which they had to ...5 days ago -
Tanvir ready to fight for place in Pakistan team
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Karachi, Nov 30 (IANS) A fit-again Pakistan pacer Sohail Tanvir is hoping to overcome stiff competition and find a place in the side for the series against Australia that will start with the first Test in Melbourne on Boxing Day.Tanvir said he has regained his fitness and is now eyeing a place in the Pakistan [...]5 days ago -
Ex-great Garner demands review of Windies Test preparations
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Sydney, Nov.30 (ANI): West Indies team manager and former fast bowling great Joel Garner has called for a review of national team’s Test preparations and blamed an over-abundance of limited-overs cricket for their first Test humiliation.He also bemoaned poor techniques and lack of patience from his batsman as they ...5 days ago -
Sohail Tanvir says back injury affected him mentally too
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Lahore, Nov 30(ANI): Pakistan left arm fast bowler Sohail Tanvir has said that the back injury that he suffered during the Twenty 20 World Cup in England had affected him psychologically. “The injury was a high level injury in that it was a damaged disc in my lower back, which caused me great discomfort in [...]5 days ago -
Birth for a nation
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The final week of the ratings year is over and it was a Rafters baby that defeated singing Idol s, Celebrity Masterchef s, new Apprentice s, Geek s and Robbie Williams. Seven enjoyed a clean sweep of Week 48, winning all 7 nights, 3 key demos and all 5 cities -it was almost a microcosm of 2009, but this year ...6 days ago -
China crushed by 209 runs in Twenty20 tie
Beyond the Test World —
Authority: 423
Three of the semi-finalists were decided on the fourth day of the ACC Twenty20 Cup, with the three unbeaten teams - Afghanistan, Oman and UAE - all progressing to the last four. UAE grabbed the headlines with a 209-run rout of the hapless China side, the biggest margin in a representative Twenty20 match. UAE made 236 ...1 week ago -
Netherlands team arrive to play practice matches
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Chandigarh, Nov 27 (IANS) The Netherlands national cricket team arrived here Friday to play some practice matches against a local club.The 14-member team will play four 50-over matches and two Twenty20 against Ferozepur-based Blue Star Cricket Club Nov 30-Dec 5. Chief coach Peter Drinnen said: “We have eight ...1 week ago -
No problems with people playing in IPL: Strauss
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London, Nov 27 (ANI): England captain Andrew Strauss has no problem with his team-mates playing and benefiting from the Indian Premiere League next year.Kevin Pietersen and Paul Collingwood are due to return for next year’s event, while Stuart Broad, Eoin Morgan, Jonathan Trott and James Anderson are being touted ...1 week ago -
Can Test cricket be saved?
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West Indies captain Chris Gayle has said what many people of his generation and younger are probably thinking – that he won’t lose any sleep if Test cricket ceases to be. Gayle is the prototype of the modern cricketer – “have bat, or ball, will travel (providing the price is right).” These modern, so ...1 week ago -
6 proposals from (and 3 questions for) Lalit Modi
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E.R. RAMACHANDRAN writes: The Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) has signed a contract with Nimbus Corporation for a jaw-dropping $612 million. The BCCI’s present sponsorship and sale earnings are around Rs 3,354 crore, the breakup being: team sponsor Rs 415 crore, kit sponsor Rs 215 crore and media rights ...1 week ago -
Afghanistan, Oman and UAE lead the way
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Afghanistan, Oman and UAE emerged as the frontrunners after the third day of the ACC Twenty20 Cup. The match between Afghanistan and Hong Kong was expected to be one of the matches of the tournament, but Hong Kong, coming into the match on the back of successive defeats, again failed to impress. Afghanistan raced to ...1 week ago -
Nepal taken to the wire in ACC Twenty20 Cup
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The highly-fancied Nepal were taken to a bowl-out before they squeezed past over 2007 semi-finalists Kuwait, while Afghanistan, Malaysia, Oman, Saudi Arabia and UAE also registered wins on the second day of the ACC Twenty20 Cup. Nepal dismissed Kuwait for 123 in 19.1 overs, Dependra Choudhari the pick of the bowlers ...1 week ago -
‘Pigeon’ McGrath still as miserly and deadly as in his hey-day
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Sydney, Nov 23(ANI): Former Australian fast bowler Glenn McGrath, once again displayed why he will always be one of the best during a Twenty20 charity match between the Australian Cricketers’ Association All-Stars and Australia.McGrath’s marvellous figures of three wickets for 18 runs reminded fans of what the ...1 week ago -
Saudi Arabia clinch one-wicket win
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Tony Munro Saudi Arabia have caused the first surprise of the ACC Twenty20 Cup by beating Hong Kong by one wicket in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. The veteran Roy Lamsam top scored for Hong Kong - who batted first - with 53, propelling the ACC Trophy Elite champions to 132 for 6 from their 20 overs. The Allrounder Shoaib ...1 week ago -
1.47m for Idol
TV Tonight —
Authority: 556
Australian Idol averaged 1.47m last night for the moment when 19yo soul singer Stan Walker was announced as winner. It pulled its biggest audience in Sydney with 476,000 viewers over Melbourne’s 421,000 viewers between 9:21 and 9:47 “The Winner Announced.” TEN divided the show into no less than three parts, ...1 week ago

