Resting stars leave Sri Lankan fans fuming

Colombo:Sri Lankan cricket fans Tuesday expressed frustration and disappointment over their team's tactics in resting top players for the World Cup clash against Australia.

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It's West Indies again in 1979

Australian television tycoon Kerry Packer rocked the cricket establishment by luring top players to his World Series Cricket (WSC) in 1977 and the tremors were felt in the 1979 World Cup in England.

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Split among players over Buchanan's successor

Queensland: Australia's top players are divided about who should replace John Buchanan as the country's next coach with opinions split over whether his successor should have played at Test level or not.

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English super stars may skip Champions Trophy

Jamshedpur:England coach Duncan Fletcher has hinted top players like Andrew Flintoff could miss the Champions Trophy in India to prepare for the Ashes series later this year.

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Hats off to BCCI: Dalmiya yes to Kiwi tour; Nair unsure

India to go ahead with New Zealand tour, says Dalmiya Kolkata: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday dismissed doubts about the Indian cricket team's scheduled tour of New Zealand next month in view of the stand off between the cricket board and top players in that country.

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'I'm 43 years, slightly overweight

Auckland: Sir, writes one hopeful, I wish to make myself available to represent the New Zealand cricket team against India this summer.

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ICC heeds BCCI plea, extends deadline on row

New Delhi: India's embattled cricket chiefs on Friday received unexpected support from the sport's world governing body as the sponsorship row headed towards a weekend climax.

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ICC heeds BCCI plea, extends deadline on row

New Delhi: India's embattled cricket chiefs on Friday received unexpected support from the sport's world governing body as the sponsorship row headed towards a weekend climax.

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BCCI too refuses to budge, to pick 20 probables

BCCI too refuses to budge, to pick 20 probables for Champions Trophy in on the International Cricket Council (ICC) contract issue, the Board of Control fro Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday decided to go ahead with second-rung team and ruled out any further talks with them on the raging issue.

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Dalmiya's whip stops players' commercial shoot

New Delhi: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Jagmohan Dalmiya has scuttled a move by top players to shoot commercials in South Africa during the short break between the West Indies and England tours.

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