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Reverse swing was like a curse on us: GilchristDespite managing to use reverse swing to potent effect in their successful 2004 tour of India, Australian team felt "cursed" by the same technique in the lost 2005 Ashes against England, reveals former vice-captain Adam Gilchrist.Source: Sify.com Sports | 5 Nov 2008 | 2:11 pm Yousuf finally joins ICL, to play for Lahore BadshahsPakistan batsman Mohammed Yousuf officially joined the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL) Wednesday, risking a life-ban from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 5 Nov 2008 | 2:00 pm Malik has not been offered academy job, PCB saysKARACHI (Reuters) - Pakistan's cricket authorities have not appointed former captain Salim Malik as head coach of the national cricket academy, despite an announcement by the player, a senior official said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 5 Nov 2008 | 1:30 pm Pakistan ban Yousuf for joining rebel leagueKARACHI (Reuters) - Senior batsman Mohammad Yousuf has been banned from playing for Pakistan after joining the unofficial Indian Cricket League (ICL), officials said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 5 Nov 2008 | 1:16 pm Gambhir`s ban justified: Appeals Commissioner!Justice Albie Sachs, the ICC Appeals Commissioner, upheld the one-Test ban on Gautam Gambhir without hearing the player, saying the right to be heard in terms of natural justice does not necessarily imply the right to an oral hearing and that he had already pleaded guilty to the charge of elbowing Shane Watson during the third Test.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 5 Nov 2008 | 12:43 pm M Vijay - selection justified? !Though several people will be surprised to find the name of Murali Vijay as the replacement for in-form Gautam Gambhir, who has been serving one-Test ban for elbowing Oz all-rounder Shane Watson at Kotla, for the fourth and last Test against Aussies at Nagpur, the Tamil Nadu opener has done reasonably well in his short but successful first class career to get a national call.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 5 Nov 2008 | 12:43 pm Gambhir ban leaves India with tough task in final Test!India will miss the services of in-form Gautam Gambhir as they go into the fourth and final cricket Test against Australia here tomorrow, seeking to wrest the Border-Gavaskar Trophy despite a weakened batting line up and a brand new opening combination.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 5 Nov 2008 | 12:43 pm Mumbai gain control after big first innings lead!Mumbai took an overall lead of 133 runs with eight second innings wickets in hand to end Day II of the Ranji Trophy Elite Division match at a commanding position at the CCI here on Tuesday.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 5 Nov 2008 | 12:43 pm Gujarat police to provide full proof security to Tendulkar!The Gujrat Police on Tuesday said that full proof security would be provided to batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar during the One-Day International match between India and England to be played at Rajkot on November 14.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 5 Nov 2008 | 12:43 pm Kerala 107 for 2 in reply to Goa`s 406!VA Jagadeesh and Sreekumar Nair put on a crucial unbeaten 88-run fourth wicket partnership to guide Kerala to 107 for two in reply to Goa`s mammoth first innings total of 460 at the end of second day`s play in a Ranji Trophy cricket plate league match here on Tuesday.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 5 Nov 2008 | 12:43 pm Hyderabad all out for 296, Orissa 150/3!Orissa`s pace trio of Debashish Mohanty, Pritamjit Das and Basant Mohanty returned with three wickets each as the hosts restricted Hyderabad to 296 and then reached 150 for three on Day II of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match here on Tuesday.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 5 Nov 2008 | 12:43 pm Mohammad Yousuf to finally sign for ICL!Mohammad Yousuf is all set to sign a fresh contract with the Indian Cricket League after being assured by legal advisers that the Indian Premier League has a very weak case against him to stop from playing in India.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 5 Nov 2008 | 12:43 pm Mukund`s triple hundred helps TN post huge total!An unbeaten 300 by opener Abhinav Mukund helped visitors Tamil Nadu declare their first innings at a massive 648 for three on the second day of the elite Group B Ranji Trophy match against Maharashtra at the Anant Kanhere ground here.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 5 Nov 2008 | 12:43 pm Bengal topples Chennai in high intensity battle!Powered by Hamish Marshall`s sparkling knock of 80 not out that won him the Man of the Match, Royal Bengal Tigers beat Chennai Superstars in the 30th match of the Indian Cricket League 20s championship played at the Tau Devi Lal stadium in Panchkula.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 5 Nov 2008 | 12:43 pm Laxman hopes to make his 100th test appearance specialNAGPUR, India (Reuters) - Indian batsman Vangipurappu Laxman hopes his rich vein of form against Australia will continue when he plays his 100th test match from Thursday.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 5 Nov 2008 | 12:29 pm Preparations for final test not ideal, says PontingNAGPUR, India (Reuters) - Preparations for Australia's final test against India have been less than perfect as neither team have been able to practice at the match venue, captain Ricky Ponting said.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 5 Nov 2008 | 10:25 am Latif resigns from NCAFormer Test player Rashid Latif has resigned from his post of wicket-keeping coach at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore in protest against the appointment of Salim Malik as head coach of the Academy before getting clearance from the International Cricket Council (ICC).Source: Sify.com Sports | 5 Nov 2008 | 10:06 am We will take advantage of Gambhir's absence: PontingAustralia will take advantage of the absence of in-form Gautam Gambhir in the Indian top order and put pressure on the new opening combination in the fourth and final Test starting here on Thursday, visiting skipper Ricky Ponting said on Wednesday.Source: Sify.com Sports | 5 Nov 2008 | 10:01 am Gambhir's absence a big blow: DhoniIndian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni says that the absence of in-form opener Gautam Gambhir, India's leading run-getter in the series with a double hundred and a hundred, will be definitely felt by the side in the series-deciding fourth and final Test against Australia starting in Nagpur on Thursday.Source: Sify.com Sports | 5 Nov 2008 | 9:57 am Krejza likely to make debut in final India testNAGPUR, India (Reuters) - Australia are preparing to give off-spinner Jason Krejza a baptism of fire by handing him his first cap in the fourth and final test against India.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 5 Nov 2008 | 9:46 am Hussey shuns state, to play for Super KingsMichael Hussey on Tuesday made it clear that he would represent Chennai Super Kings and not his native Western Australia (WA), in next month's Twenty20 Champions League.Source: Sify.com Sports | 5 Nov 2008 | 8:55 am Mohammad Yousuf to finally sign for ICLMohammad Yousuf is all set to sign a fresh contract with the Indian Cricket League after being assured by legal advisers that the Indian Premier League has a very weak case against him to stop from playing in India.Source: Sify.com Sports | 5 Nov 2008 | 8:52 am Jeev assured of starts in three golf Majors next yearJeev Milkha Singh, riding on a career-best 2008 European Tour season, has by virtue of his 12th finish in Order of Merit secured a start in almost all the top events for 2009, including three of the four Majors and the World Golf Championships.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 5 Nov 2008 | 8:31 am Malik says he has accepted job as PCB academy coachFormer Pakistan captain Salim Malik, who had a life ban for alleged involvement in match-fixing overturned last month, said on Tuesday he had accepted a job as head coach of the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) national academy.Source: Sify.com Sports | 5 Nov 2008 | 6:18 am Nadal has tendonitis in knee, says Spanish federationWorld number one Rafael Nadal has tendonitis in his right knee and needs a week of rest and treatment, the Spanish tennis federation (RFET) said on Tuesday.Source: Sify.com Sports | 5 Nov 2008 | 6:09 am Gagan Narang shoots to world record, wins world cupPutting behind the disappointment of the Olympic Games, shooter Gagan Narang won the gold in the men's 10 metre air rifle event with a world record score in the World Cup Finals in Bangkok Wednesday morning.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 5 Nov 2008 | 6:01 am United looking to join Barcelona in knockout stageHolders Manchester United can join Barcelona in the knockout stage of the Champions League with victory at Celtic on Wednesday, while Bayern Munich and Arsenal also have a chance to qualify for the last 16.Source: Sify.com Sports | 5 Nov 2008 | 5:22 am Stats: Why Laxman is so very specialIn 80 Tests since 2000, Laxman averages 50 plus, while in the last two years, he has scored runs at an average of almost 56.Source: Sify.com Sports | 5 Nov 2008 | 5:03 am ‘Crucial thing is to win first session’Hussey hopes the Aussies can take confidence gained from Kotla into the final TestSource: The Hindu - Sport | 5 Nov 2008 | 12:00 am CBSE schools athletics from November 7KOCHI: The all-Kerala CBSE schools athletics championship, organised by Aluva’s Crescent Public School, will be held at the Maharaja’s Stadium here from November 7 to 9. Over 1,500 boys and girls from nearly 100 schools will ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 5 Nov 2008 | 12:00 am ‘I am sure I could end up with 500 wickets’Winning the series is more important than getting 300th scalp, says Harbhajan SinghSource: The Hindu - Sport | 5 Nov 2008 | 12:00 am Tendulkar or Pietersen will not come cheap for CA’s IPLMelbourne: Cricket Australia may be hoping that the likes of Sachin Tendulkar and Kevin Pietersen feature in its IPL-style domestic Twenty20 tournament next summer but some state teams’ officials are not as upbeat as they don’t ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 5 Nov 2008 | 12:00 am Telecast scheduleICL, TEN Sports, 7.30 p.m.; Champions League, TEN Sports, 12.30 a.m. & Zee Sports, 1 a.m. (Thursday)Source: The Hindu - Sport | 5 Nov 2008 | 12:00 am Lopsided matches order of the dayGURGAON: On a day of one-sided matches, only Chhotu Ram Zamindar Senior Secondary School, Sonepat, Haryana, was stretched a little before winning 2-0 over SDNN Higher Secondary School, Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh, in the Nehru junior hockey ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 5 Nov 2008 | 12:00 am HC stays TNHA ‘executive panel’ meetingCHENNAI: The Madras High Court has restrained till November 7 A. Chelladurai Abdulla from holding the “improperly convened meeting of the dubiously claimed” executive committee of the Tamil Nadu Hockey Association on October 25 at ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 5 Nov 2008 | 12:00 am Gilchrist calls Murali a chuckerSydney: Former Australian vice-captain Adam Gilchrist has stirred up a hornet’s nest by calling spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan a chucker and accusing Sri Lankan authorities of splitting the cricket world between ‘white’ and ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 5 Nov 2008 | 12:00 am Easy for Kerala and TNKOCHI: Defending champion Kerala and Tamil Nadu notched up easy wins for the second successive day and were on course for semifinal berths in the eighth all-India BSNL basketball tournament being played here. On Tuesday, Rahul Krishna, ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 5 Nov 2008 | 12:00 am Gambhir appeal rejected; Vijay in squadNagpur: Justice Albie Sachs, appointed the Appeals Commissioner by the ICC to hear Gautam Gambhir’s appeal over his one-Test ban, has upheld the penalty imposed by match referee Chris Broad. Gambhir — who elbowed Shane Watson ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 5 Nov 2008 | 12:00 am Gambhir to miss final test after ban upheldNAGPUR, India (Reuters) - In-form India opener Gautam Gambhir will miss the final test against Australia after his appeal against a one-test ban was dismissed on Tuesday by the International Cricket Council's (ICC) appeal commissioner.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 4 Nov 2008 | 4:49 pm Gambhir's Test ban upheld; BCCI rejects decisionThe International Cricket Council (ICC) appointed commissioner Justice Albie Sachs has upheld Gautam Gambhir's one-Test ban without any hearing. The Indian cricket board has rejected the decision and has written to the ICC.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 4 Nov 2008 | 4:32 pm ICC commissioner rejects Gambhir's appeal, BCCI is lividIndia Test opener Gautam Gambhir's appeal against his one-Test ban has been upheld by International Cricket Council's (ICC) lead appeals commissioner Justice Albie Sachs's, but the Indian cricket board Tuesday rejected the order.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 4 Nov 2008 | 4:31 pm Delhi openers snatch the initiative from PunjabAn unbeaten century stand by Delhi openers Shikhar Dhawan and Akash Chopra took the sheen off Punjab's first innnings total of 391 on the second day of the Ranji Trophy Super Division at the Roshanara Club grounds here Tuesday.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 4 Nov 2008 | 4:03 pm Naresh Kumar qualifies for Indian Challenger squashIndia's Naresh Kumar made it to the main draw of the $15,000 Indian Challenger squash tournament despite losing in the final qualifying round here Tuesday following the late withdrawal of Chris Truswell.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 4 Nov 2008 | 3:30 pm ICC Commissioner upholds Gambhir's ban, BCCI rejects decisionGautam Gambhir will miss the fourth Test against Australia starting here Thursday after International Cricket Council (ICC) appointed appeals commissioner Justice Albie Sachs rejected his appeal against the one-Test ban.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 4 Nov 2008 | 3:01 pm Ganguly's farewell not a distraction, says HarbhajanNAGPUR, India (Reuters) - Saurav Ganguly's farewell will not be a distraction for India as they try to win the final test against Australia starting on Thursday, off-spinner Harbhajan Singh said.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 4 Nov 2008 | 2:07 pm Politicians, scribes play cricket for a causePoliticians and journalists in a north Gujarat district played a 19-overs-a-side match Tuesday, inaugurating a 27-day cricket tournament to nurture talented youth in the region.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 4 Nov 2008 | 2:01 pm Ranji Trophy scoreboard: Delhi vs Punjab, Day 2Scoreboard on the second day of the Ranji Trophy Super Division match between Delhi and Punjab at the Roshanara grounds here Tuesday:Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 4 Nov 2008 | 1:30 pm
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