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Dhoni out of IPL for 10 days

March 17, 2010
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The Charismatic captain of Chennai Super Kings’, Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be out of IPL third season for 10 days because of an elbow injury. In his absence, left-hander Suresh Raina will lead the side. Dhoni was hit by a rising Shane Bond delivery in Tuesday’s match against Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens,...

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Dhoni tops ODI rankings

March 15, 2010
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Men in Blue headed by India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni now has Australian Michael Hussey breathing down his neck for the top slot in the ODI rankings. Teammate Sachin Tendulkar lost his fourth place to West Indies Captain Chris Gayle in the latest ICC chart announced on Monday. In-form Hussey narrowed the gap with...

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India vs Sri Lanka: Sehwag smashes to create history

December 4, 2009
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As the day one ended for Sri Lanka with 366/8, the day 2 began with a weak performance and were all out for 393 and left India to take over the ground. The Indian opening duo Virender Sehwag and Murali Vijay stood steadily making the Lankan team suffer under the sun. Vijay made 87...

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Hero Honda Cup 2009: India vs Australia: Australia win by 3 runs

November 5, 2009
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Australia innings (50 overs maximum) SR Watson c Jadeja b Harbhajan Singh 93(89 balls, 4*9,6*3) SE Marsh c Gambhir b Nehra 112(112 balls, 4*8,6*2) RT Ponting* b Kumar 45(45 balls, 4*3,6*1) CL White c Tendulkar b Kumar 57(33 balls, 4*2,6*5) MEK Hussey not out 31(22 balls, 4*1,6*2) Extras (lb 6, w 5, nb 1)...

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Hero Honda Cup 2009: Henriques out of fifth ODI

November 4, 2009
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Moises henriques has been ruled out of the fifth ODI on Thursday against India in Hyderabad. Henriques hurt his right hamstring in the fiels during the MOhali ODI and he couldn’t be flown home as only three games left. Australia is badly affected by injury with key players – Michael Clarke, Brad Haddin, Nathan...

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Wasin Akram’s wife passed away

October 26, 2009
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Former Pakistan cricket captain Wasim Akram’s wife Huma died at a hospital in Chennai. Huma (42) was suffering from a ‘mysterious’ fever breathed her last at the Apollo Hospital following multiple organ failure around 9.30 am, hospital sources said. She was admitted to the hospital on October 20 after developing an ‘emergency situation’ when...

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ICC Annual Awards 2009: Dhoni’s hattrick Awards

October 2, 2009
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Indian skipper MS Dhoni was named captain of both the ICC Test and ODI Team of the Year in a glittering ceremony of ICC Awards at Johannesburg on Thursday evening. Gautam Gambhir won the ICC Test Player of the Year award while Dhoni retained the trophy for the ICC ODI Player of the Year....

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ICC Champions Trophy 2009: Yuvraj out with injury

September 23, 2009
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Indian team is currently in South Africa to take part in the ongoing Champions Trophy. They are having the tournament opener against Pakistan on Saturday. With this in the cards, Indian deputy Yuvraj Singh has fractured a finger on his right hand during a fielding session in Johannesburg. The injury was a bit serious...

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Yusuf surprises Irfan on Eid

September 22, 2009
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Irfan Pathan had a surprise gift from brother Yusuf on Eid. His father handed him over the keys of swanky SUV- a gift from elder brother Yusuf Pathan who is in South Africa to play the Champions Trophy. According to family sources, Irfan had arrived in city late on Sunday night to celebrate the...

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Gambhir to lead Delhi Daredevils

September 22, 2009
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Gautam Gambhir will lead Delhi Daredevils in the next month’s Champions League Twenty 20 and also the captain for IPL 2010 with Dinesh Karthik as his Deputy. This decision has been taken as Virender Sehwag stepped down from captaincy wanting to focus on his batting. Sehwag is currently recovering from a shoulder injury and...

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