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ICC suspends three Pakistani players…thankfully!

Finally the ICC awakens. And suspends the three players allegedly involved in the match-fixing. Sadly it required some really out of the world and incoherent statements from the PCB to push the ICC into some action.
It is evident from the way the video was released and the arrest of Mazhar Majeed there was some kind [...]

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Three Pakistanis to miss tour game, called for questioning

The trio of Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir, who have been accused in match-fixing will not play in the tour game that Pakistan will play against Somerset. They left practice with the team in Somerset and will be travelling to London to meet Ejaz Butt. Later, the trio will also be questioned by [...]

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Pakistan selections continue to shock

There is a movie called ‘Back to the Future’. The Pakistan cricket is a modified version of the same – that is, they show their backs to the future. By picking up Mohammad Yousuf for their ODIs and more importantly for the T20Is, it does show that the selectors are not thinking straight.
Talk about a [...]

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Another injury hits India, and the BCCI snores

Wherever the Indian team goes, whatever they do, the injuries are always a part of the side. This time, it is the turn of Ishant Sharma to join the list. According to the latest reports, the Indian selectors have named Munaf Patel as a back-up for Sharma, who has injured his ankle.
So, there is no [...]

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Yuvraj shows middle finger to jeering Lankan fans

Indian batsman Yuvraj Singh, who was left out of the playing eleven, on Tuesday lost his cool and showed his middle finger at the Sri Lankan fans who jeered him with “water boy” chants during the third Test.
The incident happened during the opening day of the final Test when 12th man Yuvraj entered the ground [...]

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Expectations are god’s gift, no burden: Tendulkar

All set to become the most-capped Test player, Indian batting stalwart Sachin Tendulkar says the sky-high expectations of his cricket-mad nation are not a burden.
“It is not a burden. It is god’s gift the passion which I had (to play cricket) I got to work on it for 20 years. I enjoy every moment. I [...]

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Sehwag gets stumped on 99!

Virender Sehwag became only the third batsman in the Test cricket world to be stumped on a score of 99. Yes, with the team looking to chase down a target of 642, Sehwag made the cardinal error of dancing down the track to a bowler who was bowling for the first time in the day [...]

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