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From the daily archives: Thursday, January 19, 2012
ADELAIDE: India’s out of form middle-order batsman VVS Laxman preferred to hit the nets immediately after landing at Adelaide on Thursday while some of his teammates and their wives went for shopping ahead of the fourth and the final Test against Australia at the Adelaide Oval starting on Tuesday.
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DUBAI: Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq said on Thursday that critics should stop doubting the bowling action of his star off-spinner Saeed Ajmal.
Ajmal was named man of the match after his 10-wicket haul as Pakistan stunned top-ranked England with a 10-wicket victory in the first Test on Thursday.
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NEW DELHI: Reposing full faith in the beleaguered Indian cricket team, BCCI chief N Srinivasan has said the side can still beat any top team in the world and needs a little bit of luck to turn it around in Australia.
“Even now, this team is good enough [...]
MELBOURNE: Australian pacer Peter Siddle doesn’t want to be rested and said he would like to strangle India in the fourth and the final Test in Adelaide starting January 24.
Standing in front of legendary Dennis Lillee statue at the MCG, Siddle, who is now the spearheading the attack, said [...]
DUBAI: Fast bowler Umar Gul sliced through England with three cheap wickets for Pakistan to eye victory on day three of the first Test on Thursday.
After Adnan Akmal’s gutsy half-century stretched Pakistan’s first-innings lead to 146, England were on the mat [...]
DUBAI: Fast bowler Umar Gul sliced through England with three cheap wickets for Pakistan to eye victory on day three of the first Test on Thursday.
After Adnan Akmal’s gutsy half-century stretched Pakistan’s first-innings lead to 146, England were on the mat [...]
MUMBAI: The Indian Test side’s continued freefall in Australia has infuriated the media and angered fans back home but advertisers and broadcasters are refusing to give up on cricket, given a lack of alternatives and the fickleness of local supporters.
Since the euphoria of a 2011 World Cup victory on [...]
DHAKA: Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi was the hottest property in an auction held for the inaugural Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Twenty20 tournament on Thursday, but English spinner Monty Panesar and former South African batsman Herschelle Gibbs failed to attract bids.
Afridi [...]
DUBAI: England were 16/1 in their second innings at lunch on the third day of the first Test against Pakistan at Dubai Stadium on Thursday, still trailing by 130 runs.
Alastair Cook was unbeaten on two and with him Jonathan Trott batting [...]
DUBAI: Pakistan were bowled out for 338 in their first innings on the third morning of the first Test against England at Dubai Stadium on Thursday, taking a lead of 146 runs.
Adnan Akmal scored 61 to boost Pakistan’s lead. Graeme Swann [...]
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