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Sri Lanka batsman Mahela Jayawardene had admitted the loss of captain Dilshan Tillakaratne through injury for the third test against England has seriously hampered their chances of pulling off an unlikely win that few free bets have backed. Dilshan led the team to a humiliating loss in the first test as his side were bowled [...]
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Simon Katich has publicly criticised his former paymasters and has spoken of the discontent felt towards the ACB and its selectors after the Australian opener wasn’t awarded a central contract by the governing body. Katich was particularly acerbic about the use of part-time selectors, and lashed out at what he feels are flaws in the [...]
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Posted: June 4th, 2011, 5:18pm MDT by xiithman
In this post, we will not discuss the club vs. country debate. West Indies today are not the force they were even ten years ago. So, I don’t mind India using this tour as a platform for grooming future talent. Moreover, Indian seniors (excluding Sachin) are expected to be back for the test series, a [...]
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Posted: May 29th, 2011, 10:45am MDT by xiithman
The team that we support, Chennai Super Kings, have won the championship for the second time in four years. While their route to the finals was tougher last year with a spate of must-win league matches, their journey to the top of the table was relatively easy this year. They won the finals without breaking a sweat [...]
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Kevin Pietersen has hit back at claims he lacks the desire to score test match runs ahead of England’s first test against Sri Lanka on Thursday. The South African born batsman was forced to return home early from the World Cup earlier this year with a hernia as his team-mates struggled and were eventually dumped [...]
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After Paul Collingwood’s retirement from Test matches following his loss of form during the successful Ashes series down under, England will be looking for another number six to fill the void left by the Durham all-rounder. The Three Lions have already identified big free bet favourite for the role Eoin Morgan as Collingwood’s ideal replacement [...]
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Posted: May 22nd, 2011, 7:06pm MDT by xiithman
W.V. Raman has written an interesting piece in ‘The Hindu Sportstar’ about the Indian ODI team selected to tour West Indies next month. Here is what he has to say: The Indian selection committee deserves to be commended for its collective ability to learn from its mistakes in the past and also for resisting the [...]
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Posted: May 11th, 2011, 8:07pm MDT by xiithman
Shane Warne has decided to put an end to his misery by calling it quits at the Indian Premier League. When asked about what he would be missing about the IPL, an emotional Warne pointed out the bear hugs with Shilpa Shetty as significant. When queried about the reason for his leaving midway through the [...]
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Posted: May 9th, 2011, 5:01am MDT by petesouth
The news that Alastair Cook has replaced Andrew Strauss as England one-day international captain comes as a bit of a shock as the Essex left-hander failed to make the World Cup squad. Broad was a long shot in terms of free bets placed at least, and so his appointment to the role caused its fair [...]
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Posted: May 1st, 2011, 2:35am MDT by xiithman
Remember Hashan Tillakaratne? Yes, the same Sri Lankan cricketer who used to put you to sleep with his stodgy defence. He was once credited for putting Jimmy Adams to shame with his sleep-inducing batting technique. From my memory, the only reason he ever made it to the cricketing record books was for being Kapil Dev’s [...]
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