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Border-Gavaskar Trophy

Anil Kumble: Looking forward to India’s 4-0 victory over Australia

Former captain Anil Kumble is impressed by the Indian team's performance against the visiting Australians in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy and is looking forward to a clean sweep in the four-Test series.

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Australian skippers are Ravindra Jadeja’s bunnies

Left-arm orthodox bowler Ravindra Jadeja seems to have taken more than a liking for Australia captains, having clinched their wickets six out of seven times in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy series against Australia.

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David Warner: Would definitely love to lead Australia

Australia opener David Warner says he harbours ambitions of leading the national team in the future.

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Virender Sehwag dropped from Indian team for last 2 Tests against Australia

Struggling opener Virender Sehwag was on Thursday dropped from the Indian cricket squad for the third and fourth Test against Australia after a prolonged form slump. The squad was trimmed to 14 with the selectors deciding against picking a replacement for Sehwag, who has scored just 27 runs in his three innings during the ongoing...

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Virender Sehwag dropped from India squad for remaining Tests against Australia

Struggling opener Virender Sehwag was on Thursday dropped from the Indian cricket squad for the third and fourth Test against Australia after a prolonged form slump.

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Border-Gavaskar Trophy unveiled at Chennai

The glittering trophy for the upcoming India-Australia four-match Test series was unveiled in Chennai. The two captains — MS Dhoni and Michael Clarke — did the honours at a simple function. The trophy is named after two legends of each country — Sunil Gavaskar and Allan Border. The first of the four Test matches will...

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Parvez Rasool – a rose blooms in the beleaguered Valley

The curfew in the Valley hasn’t been lifted yet. Fear still grips the streets and silence continues to haunt most of his hometown. Parvez Rasool has risen from this gloom scenario to come into the collective consciousness of the cricketing cognoscenti with seven for 45 haul against Australia at Chennai’s Chinnaswamy Stadium.

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Michael Clarke ruled out of Australia’s series against West Indies

Australia captain Michael Clarke has been ruled out of the fifth and final One-Day International (ODI) against the West Indies in Melbourne Sunday after complaining of a recurrence of the hamstring trouble that he has carried through the Australian summer.

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Steve Waugh retires; Australia bids farewell to one of its most loved cricketers

On January 6, 2004, cricket bid farewell to one of its most adored sons, and what a farewell it was! Jaideep Vaidya goes back to that glorious day eight years ago at the Sydney Cricket Ground, when 168-Test veteran Steve Waugh padded up for one last time.

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Ricky Ponting – arguably the best-ever No 3 batsman in ODI history

This was coming. Ricky Ponting’s removal from the One-Day International (ODI) squad was something that was going to happen sooner than later. If Ponting was a player from the subcontinent, he probably would have had the luxury to retire at a time of his convenience rather than being forced to exit.

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