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Australia names ODI, T20 teams for SAfrica tour
Australia named the following Twenty20 and one-day international squads for the tour to South Africa starting in October. Australia will play two T20 matches and three one-day matches ahead of a two-test series. Twenty20 squad: Cameron White (capt), Shane Watson (vice-capt), Doug Bollinger, Patrick Cummins, Aaron Finch, David Hussey, Brett Lee, Mitchell Marsh, Shaun Marsh,…
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Sialkot Stallions outclass Lahore Lions by 6 wkts
Sialkot Stallions defeated Lahore Lions by six wickets in the day-night match on third day of the Faysal Bank National Twenty20 Cup 2011 here at the National Stadium on Tuesday. Chasing an easy target of 122, the Stallions lost four wickets to complete their second consecutive victory in the tournament in . Their main scorers…
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Akhtar claimed that Sachin, Dravid play for their own records
Former Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has ruffled feathers in India again in a new headline-grabbing autobiography that also contains candid admissions about ball-tampering and corruption. The book, from the man who was once the fastest bowler in the world, takes a swipe at Indian heroes Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid, as well as unnamed…
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National T20 Cup gets into action at NSK from today
KARACHI: The focus will return to the playing field on Sunday after PCB’s patron-in-chief President Asif Ali Zardari, following all hue and cry, took timely action to shift the Faysal Bank T20 Cup from dengue-plagued Lahore to the National Stadium, Karachi. The highlight of the tournament’s eighth edition is obviously the foreign flavour in the…
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Shoaib Akhtar cancels Mumbai launching ceremony of “Controversially Yours”
MUMBAI: Shoaib Akhtar has cancelled the launching ceremony of his autobiography ‘Controversially Yours’ in Mumbai. According to reports in the Indian media, the launching ceremony was scheduled for Sunday. The autobiography has lived up to its title as Shoaib has criticised several former cricketers including Indian batsmen Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid. Earlier the autobiography…
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Chennai Super Kings win toss, to bat against Mumbai Indians
Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat first against Mumbai Indians in their Champions League Twenty20 opener in Chennai on Saturday. Teams: Chennai Super Kings: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt), Murali Vijay, Mike Hussey, Suresh Raina, S Badrinath, Albie Morkel, Dwayne Bravo, Wriddhiman Saha, R Ashwin, Doug Bollinger, Shahdab Jakati.…