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BCCI charts Kochi franchisee’s exit route
New Delhi, Nov. 17: The fate of the faction-ridden Kochi franchise is as good as sealed. Come November 27 — the end of their one-month deadline to sort out internal differences — the Board of Control
IPL-4 starts Apr. 8, auction on Jan. 8-9
The 2011 Indian Premier League players’ auction will be in Mumbai on January 8-9, IPL’s governing council said Wednesday. The tournament from April 8 to May 22 will feature 60 matches between eight teams. It begins a week after the World Cup ends. Each of the eight will play 14 games, adding up to 56 league matches, the same as in previous IPLs.
Andhra have Maharashtra on the mat
Visakhapatnam, Nov. 17: Andhra bowlers literally had a field day with the bowlers making hay thanks to the overcast conditions and assistance from a moist pitch on the first day of their Ranji Trophy
Crafty Kaneshkk cracks the whip
Hyderabad, Nov. 17: Fast bowler Kaneshkk Naidu turned the heat on Tripura to give Hyderabad the advantage on the first day of their Ranji Trophy Plate division league match at the Gymkhana ground here
Kamran cleared by ICC, can be picked for WC
New Delhi, Nov. 17: Tainted Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal has been cleared by the International Cricket Council to seek selection in next year’s World Cup squad, according to reports.
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Butt, Asif want PCB to settle outstanding fees
Lahore, Nov. 17: They might be suspended for alleged spot-fixing but that has not stopped former Test captain Salman Butt and pacer Mohammad Asif from asking the Pakistan Cricket Board to release thei
Oz tremble under Tremlett in tour tie
Hobart, Nov. 17: Chris Tremlett claimed four wickets as England bowled out the cream of Australia’s best young talent for 230 on the opening day of their four-day game at Hobart’s Bellerive Oval on W
Abbas wants to head Pak board
Karachi, Nov. 17: Criticising incumbent Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt for his poor administrative policies, former captain Zaheer Abbas has expressed his keenness to head the PCB if he was
Younis of yore rescues team
Dubai, Nov. 16: Younis Khan capped his return to Test cricket with a brilliant unbeaten century to help Pakistan draw the first Test against South Africa on the fifth and final day on Tuesday.
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Triple delight for gayle
Galle, Nov. 16: Chris Gayle became the first West Indies batsman to hammer a triple-century in an away Test, putting Sri Lanka under pressure in the opening Test on Tuesday.
The former captain made a
