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   <topic>Sachin Tendulkar slams fifth Test double hundred</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[Milestone man Sachin Tendulkar re-wrote the record books on Thursday, hammering the fifth double Test century to add another feather to his well-adorned cap.  &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;As the crowd erupted with unbridled joy, Tendulkar, tired but composed, took off his helmet, looked skyward, closed his eyes to offer a silent prayer.    His captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni came down from the striker&amp;#39;s end to shake hands and hug him.    The greatest accumulator of runs in the history of cricket, Tendulkar ...]]></text>
   <url>http://www.indiashines.com/cricmania-blog-13435-sachin-tendulkar-slams-fifth-test-double-hundred</url>
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   <topic>Murali picks up 800th Test wicket</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[ Murali picks up 800th Test wicket 	 		Muttiah Muralitharan is cricket&amp;#39;s equivalent to Marmite - he&amp;#39;s either  the greatest bowler to spin a cricket ball or a charlatan who has taken  advantage of the authorities&amp;#39; unwillingness to punish a suspect action.The  off-spinner has become the first - and quite possibly the last -  cricketer to take 800 wickets in a career after India&amp;#39;s Pragyan Ojha was  caught at first slip by Mahela Jayawardene on his final Test appearance  against ...]]></text>
   <url>http://www.indiashines.com/cricmania-blog-13245-murali-picks-up-800th-test-wicket</url>
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   <topic>Sri Lanka v India - Can Muralitharan bamboozle one last time?</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[The Big Picture    For one last time in Test cricket, that most controversial bowling arm  of our times will release the ball. For one last time, many of us will  enjoy the experience of watching the greatest offspinner the world has  seen. For one last time, some of us will call him a chucker. For one  last time, every one of us will laugh as we see him slog joyously to the  on side. For one last time, the slow motion replays will linger on his  conspiratorial smile, on that whirring right ...]]></text>
   <url>http://www.indiashines.com/cricmania-blog-13102-sri-lanka-v-india-can-muralitharan-bamboozle-one-last-time</url>
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   <topic>Watch India vs Pakistan  Live Cricket Streaming Asia cup 2010 (IND vs PAK) Online</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[&amp;nbsp;Watch Live Cricket Streaming match between India vs Pakistan of Asia  cup 2010. The match between India and Pakistan was scheduled at Dambulla  on Jun 19, 2010 (14:30 local, 09:00 GMT). This match is going to be a thrilling match as Afridi Strike the ball  to boundaries and sixes in the last match against Srilanka. India has won the previous match against Bangladesh quite easily, but  this match will be a tough task for Indian Bowlers as well as batsmen. Watch Live Cricket Live ...]]></text>
   <url>http://www.indiashines.com/cricmania-blog-12663-watch-india-vs-pakistan-live-cricket-streaming-asia-cup-2010-ind-vs-pak-online</url>
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   <topic>India v Sri Lanka, 4th ODI, Kolkata - Live Updates</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[Sri Lanka see opportunity in India&amp;#39;s injuriesMatch factsThursday, December 24Start time 14:30 (09:00 GMT) &amp;nbsp;The absence of Yuvraj Singh and MS Dhoni gives the injury-hit visitors a chance to draw level in Kolkata &amp;copy; AFPBig Picture&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;The 2-1 scoreline is not unexpected given the way India have pushed Sri Lanka to the brink in all but one game - a Twenty20 - played in the limited-overs leg of the tour. But now, with the home team missing two match-winners, a hurting Sri ...]]></text>
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   <topic>New Zealand v India, 1st Twenty20, Christchurch</topic>
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New Zealand v India, 1st Twenty20, Christchurch
New Zealand v India, 1st Twenty20, Christchurch
	
		
		99389 - Virender Sehwag stared India&#039;s tour with  (1 of 11)
		
	
	
		
		99390 - Gautam Gambhir went for a wild slog and lo (2 of 11)
		
	
	
		
		99391 - New Zealand were happy to see the back of  (3 of 11)
		
	
	
		
		99392 - Yusuf Pathan too pulled off a hat-trick of (4 of 11)
		
	
	
		
		99393 - New Zealand dented India&#039;s top order with (5 of 11) ...]]></text>
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   <topic>Sri Lanka v India, Only T20 International, Colombo</topic>
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Sri Lanka v India, Only T20 International, Colombo
Sri Lanka v India, Only T20 International, Colombo
	
		
		01 - Yusuf and Irfan Pathan embrace after taking I (1 of 10)
		
	
	
		
		02 - Yusuf Pathan was Man of the Match (2 of 10)
		
	
	
		
		03 - Yusuf and Irfan Pathan turned in a superb par (3 of 10)
		
	
	
		
		04 - Suresh Raina scored a brisk 35 during India&#039; (4 of 10)
		
	
	
		
		05 - Sri Lankan players celebrate a wicket, (5 of 10)
		
	
	
		
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   <topic>IPL fever 2009: Auction action in Goa</topic>
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IPL fever 2009: Auction action in Goa
IPL fever 2009: Auction action in Goa
	
		
		01 - Lalit Modi addressing the media with Priety Z (1 of 5)
		
	
	
		
		02 - Auctioneer Richard Madley conducting the IPL  (2 of 5)
		
	
	
		
		03 - Vijay Mallya and his team from Bangalore Roya (3 of 5)
		
	
	
		
		04 - Nita Ambani and her team from the Mumbai Indi (4 of 5)
		
	
	
		
		05 - Shilpa Shetty and the Rajasthan Royals busine (5 of 5)
		
	
		
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   <topic>India vs Sri Lanka, Twenty20 international </topic>
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India vs Sri Lanka, Twenty20 international 
India vs Sri Lanka, Twenty20 international 
	
		
		01 - Brothers Yusuf and Irfan Pathan celebrate Ind (1 of 10)
		
	
	
		
		02 - Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is bowled (2 of 10)
		
	
	
		
		03 - Sri Lankan players celebrate after Virender S (3 of 10)
		
	
	
		
		04 - Sri Lankan pacer Lasith Malinga bowls during  (4 of 10)
		
	
	
		
		05 - India&#039;s Yusuf Pathan celebrates after taking (5 of 10)
		
	
	
		
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   <topic>Sri Lanka v India, Twenty20 international, Colombo - The brothers Pathan clinch India victory</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[The Pathan brothers put on a frenzied eighth-wicket partnership to take India to a last-over victory over Sri Lanka in the one-off Twenty20 international. Irfan joined Yusuf Pathan in the 16th over, when Sri Lanka&amp;#39;s spinners had combined to derail India&amp;#39;s chase of 172. But from 115 for 7, India were lifted past the finish line with four balls remaining thanks to a stunning partnership of 59 runs in just 25 deliveries. With clean hitting and clinical placement, Yusuf and Irfan turned ...]]></text>
   <url>http://www.indiashines.com/cricmania-blog-8817-sri-lanka-v-india-twenty20-international-colombo-the-brothers-pathan-clinch-india-victory</url>
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   <topic>Pathans clinch thriller for India in Sri Lanka v India, Twenty20 international, Colombo</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[India have fought back superbly here. A win seemed unlikely at 115 for 7 but the Pathan brothers had other ideas. Yusuf got things going, ensuring the spinners were taken off the attack after launching into Bandara. Dilshan resisted from bringing Jayasuriya back, but his fast bowlers, particularly Fernando, leaked way too may extras to allow India bring the game back in their favour.Sri Lanka v India Played at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, on 10 February 2009 - day/night (20-over match) ...]]></text>
   <url>http://www.indiashines.com/cricmania-blog-8816-pathans-clinch-thriller-for-india-in-sri-lanka-v-india-twenty20-international-colombo</url>
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   <topic>Sri Lanka v India, Twenty20 international, Colombo - Teams switch on to Twenty20 mode</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[Match factsTuesday, February 10, 2009Start time 19:00 local, (13:30 GMT) &amp;nbsp;Tillakaratne Dilshan will lead Sri Lanka under lights &amp;copy; AFP&amp;nbsp;The Big Picture&amp;nbsp;It&amp;#39;s the first Twenty20 international in Sri Lanka. India overwhelmed the home side in the five-match ODI series and are again favourites for the Twenty20 game. India are winners of the ICC World Twenty20 and Sri Lanka are without several key players, but the format gives the underdogs an outside chance to spring a ...]]></text>
   <url>http://www.indiashines.com/cricmania-blog-8798-sri-lanka-v-india-twenty20-international-colombo-teams-switch-on-to-twenty20-mode</url>
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   <topic>Complete Fixtures of ICC World Twenty20, 2009 (In England)</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[Fixtures ICC World Twenty20, 2009     June 2009  Fri 5 17:30 local, 16:30 GMT  1st Match, Group B - England v NetherlandsLord&amp;#39;s,  London  Sat 6 10:00 local, 09:00 GMT  2nd Match, Group D - New Zealand v ScotlandKennington Oval,  London  Sat 6 13:30 local, 12:30 GMT  3rd Match, Group C - Australia v West IndiesKennington Oval,  London  Sat 6 17:30 local, 16:30 GMT  4th Match, Group A - Bangladesh v IndiaTrent Bridge,  Nottingham  Sun 7 13:30 local, 12:30 GMT  5th Match, Group D - Scotland ...]]></text>
   <url>http://www.indiashines.com/cricmania-blog-8591-complete-fixtures-of-icc-world-twenty20-2009-in-england</url>
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   <topic>Complete Fixtures of India tour of New Zealand, 2008/09</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[India tour of New Zealand, 2008/09 February 2009  Wed 25  19:00 local, 06:00 GMT  1st T20I - New Zealand v IndiaAMI Stadium,  Christchurch  Fri 27  19:00 local, 06:00 GMT  2nd T20I - New Zealand v IndiaWestpac Stadium,  WellingtonOriginally scheduled for March 6, 2009   March 2009  Tue 3  14:00 local, 01:00 GMT  1st ODI - New Zealand v IndiaMcLean Park, NapierOriginally  scheduled for March 8, 2009   Fri 6  14:00 local, 01:00 GMT  2nd ODI - New Zealand v IndiaWestpac Stadium, ...]]></text>
   <url>http://www.indiashines.com/cricmania-blog-8590-complete-fixtures-of-india-tour-of-new-zealand-2008-09</url>
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   <topic>India vs Sri Lanka, 4th ODI, Colombo </topic>
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India vs Sri Lanka, 4th ODI, Colombo 
India vs Sri Lanka, 4th ODI, Colombo 
	
		
		01 - The Indian team celebrates their 67-run win a (1 of 14)
		
	
	
		
		02 - Yuvraj Singh and MS Dhoni celebrate the wicke (2 of 14)
		
	
	
		
		03 - Yuvraj Singh and Virender Sehwag celebrate th (3 of 14)
		
	
	
		
		04 - India&#039;s Praveen Kumar is congratulated by Su (4 of 14)
		
	
	
		
		05 - Irfan Pathan celebrates the wicket of Sanath  (5 of 14)
		
	
	
		
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   <url>http://www.indiashines.com/cricmania-blog-8589-india-vs-sri-lanka-4th-odi-colombo</url>
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   <topic>Stats: LBW curse for Tendulkar</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[For the first time in his career Tendulkar has experienced a hat-trick of LBWs in ODIs when he was adjudged leg before off Fernando&amp;rsquo;s bowling on Tuesday against Sri Lanka. The batting maestro is now tied at third position with Sri Lanka&amp;rsquo;s Roshan Mahanama in the list of batsmen with highest number of LBW dismissals.MOST LBW DISMISSALS IN ODISNameForODIsLBWsST JayasuriyaSL430*44Inzamam ul HaqPak37839RS MahanamaSL21334SR TendulkarInd422*34SP FlemingNZ28032Javed MiandadPak23329CZ ...]]></text>
   <url>http://www.indiashines.com/cricmania-blog-8512-stats-lbw-curse-for-tendulkar</url>
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   <topic>After Sehwag, Harbhajan ridicules Chappell</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[After Virender Sehwag, star India spinner Harbhajan Singh lashed out at Greg Chappell on Tuesday, accusing the former India coach of browbeating players and putting doubts in their mind.&amp;nbsp;Harbhajan said Chappell, during his tumultuous two-year tenure, refused to listen to players and created self-doubt among the cricketers.&amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;(Under him) our mind was not working properly. He put a lot of doubts in my mind and in other players&amp;#39; as well. That you know you are not good ...]]></text>
   <url>http://www.indiashines.com/cricmania-blog-8511-after-sehwag-harbhajan-ridicules-chappell</url>
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   <topic>India vs Sri Lanka, 3rd ODI, Colombo</topic>
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India vs Sri Lanka, 3rd ODI, Colombo
India vs Sri Lanka, 3rd ODI, Colombo
	
		
		01 - The Indian team celebrates their 147-run win  (1 of 14)
		
	
	
		
		02 - The Indian team celebrates their 147-run win  (2 of 14)
		
	
	
		
		03 - Virender Sehwag and MS Dhoni celebrate the wi (3 of 14)
		
	
	
		
		04 - Tillekaratne Dilshan is bowled by Zaheer Khan (4 of 14)
		
	
	
		
		05 - Tillekaratne Dilshan plays a hook shot during (5 of 14)
		
	
	
		
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   <url>http://www.indiashines.com/cricmania-blog-8510-india-vs-sri-lanka-3rd-odi-colombo</url>
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   <topic>Pietersen to get $1.3 million base price in IPL - report</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[ Kevin Pietersen could become the IPL&amp;#39;s highest-paid cricketer when he goes on sale at the auction on February 6 with a base price of $1.3 million, according to a newspaper report. Chennai Super Kings&amp;#39; Mahendra Singh Dhoni is currently the league&amp;#39;s most expensive player: he was bought for $1.5 million after having a base price of $400,000.   Daily Telegraph reported that, apart from Pietersen, Andrew Flintoff has been valued at $900,000, while the base price for other England ...]]></text>
   <url>http://www.indiashines.com/cricmania-blog-8432-pietersen-to-get-1-3-million-base-price-in-ipl-report</url>
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   <topic>Indian Premier League 2009 - Pietersen leads list of 111 players for auction</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[ The IPL has announced an exhaustive list of 111 overseas players who will be considered for the second auction in Goa on February 6. Not surprisingly, Australians dominate the list (27) while the big difference from last year&amp;#39;s edition is the addition of 19 England players, a number that would have even higher but for the late withdrawal of Shaun Udal.  Each franchise has a maximum of US$2m to spend on their overseas signings in the auction, which gets underway on February 6, and it is ...]]></text>
   <url>http://www.indiashines.com/cricmania-blog-8431-indian-premier-league-2009-pietersen-leads-list-of-111-players-for-auction</url>
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   <topic>India to play extra Test and Twenty20 in NZ</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[India&amp;#39;s tour of New Zealand has been extended to include a third Test and a second Twenty20 international. The extra fixtures have been included at the expense of the tour match which means India will have no practice games during their visit that includes two Twenty20 matches, five ODIs and three Tests.India will arrive in New Zealand on February 20, eight days earlier than originally scheduled, and will begin the tour with a Twenty20 match in Christchurch on February 25. Napier will ...]]></text>
   <url>http://www.indiashines.com/cricmania-blog-7807-india-to-play-extra-test-and-twenty20-in-nz</url>
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   <topic>India vs England, first Test: XI conclusions</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[1. Let&amp;rsquo;s get the inevitable cliche out of the way first: cricket was the real winner in this contest. Sport 1, Terrorism 0. The fact India and England produced one of the most gripping tests of the 21st century&amp;hellip; well, that&amp;rsquo;s a bonus. And how fitting that Mumbai boy Sachin Tendulkar should hit the winning runs. 2. Monty Panesar is not developing into a world-class spin bowler. He was one-dimensional in this match, infuriatingly so, and deserves to be dropped for the second ...]]></text>
   <url>http://www.indiashines.com/cricmania-blog-7356-india-vs-england-first-test-xi-conclusions</url>
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   <topic>Sachin Tendulkar dedicates ton to Mumbai victims</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[Lou Reed&amp;#39;s A Perfect Day could have been playing in the background as Yuvraj Singh faced the cameras. &amp;quot;My dream has come true,&amp;quot; he said with the expression of a man who&amp;#39;s come home and found Audrey Hepburn sitting on his couch. &amp;quot;I have won a Test for India with Tendulkar.&amp;quot; His Test credentials may have been queried by some down the years, but the role he played in this once-in-a-lifetime victory should never be underestimated. More than a generation ago, Mohinder ...]]></text>
   <url>http://www.indiashines.com/cricmania-blog-7355-sachin-tendulkar-dedicates-ton-to-mumbai-victims</url>
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   <topic>Sachin Tendulkar&#039;s Interview: This is very, very special hundred</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[Guiding India to victory with a four that also fetched him his 41st Test hundred, Sachin Tendulkar on Monday rated his knock in the first Test against England among his &amp;quot;very, very special&amp;quot; centuries.&amp;quot;If the team wins the 100 become very very special, so this is right among my special centuries,&amp;quot; said Tendulkar, who scored an unbeaten 103 to guide India to a six-wicket victory at the MA Chidambaram Stadium here.&amp;nbsp;The Mumbai batsman hoped his feat would give some ...]]></text>
   <url>http://www.indiashines.com/cricmania-blog-7353-sachin-tendulkar-s-interview-this-is-very-very-special-hundred</url>
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   <topic>India vs England, Chennai - Live Scorecard, Updates &amp; Videos</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[Live Scorecard of India Vs England, 1st Test, Played at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai, on 11,12,13,14,15 December 2008 (5-day match) &amp;nbsp;India 2nd innings (target: 387 runs) R M B 4s 6s SR &amp;nbsp;G Gambhir c Collingwood b Anderson 66&amp;nbsp; 139 7 0 47.48 &amp;nbsp;V Sehwag lbw b Swann 83 102 68 11 4 122.05 &amp;nbsp;R Dravid c Prior b Flintoff 4&amp;nbsp; 19 0 0 21.05 &amp;nbsp;SR Tendulkar not out 57&amp;nbsp; 124 5 0 45.96 &amp;nbsp;VVS Laxman c Bell b Swann 26&amp;nbsp; 42 4 0 61.90 &amp;nbsp;Yuvraj Singh not ...]]></text>
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   <topic>India Vs England,Chennai - Video of Virender Shewag&#039;s Innings - 4th Day</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[At the press conference after the day&amp;#39;s play, Andrew Strauss spoke of a stroke that Virender Sehwag had played off Jimmy Anderson. The ball had pitched on off stump, but Sehwag had run it off the face of the bat between first and third slip. &amp;quot;There&amp;#39;s not a lot you can do about that,&amp;quot; Strauss said with a shrug. Fortunately for England, the Sehwag conundrum won&amp;#39;t tax them on the final day, but there&amp;#39;s a real possibility that the two hours of mayhem he unleashed might ...]]></text>
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   <topic>India vs England 1st Test Live Cricket Score</topic>
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   <topic>England in India 2008-09  - Yuvraj primed for Test comeback  </topic>
   <text><![CDATA[Yuvraj Singh is the top contender to replace Sourav Ganguly, who retired last month, in the Indian squad for the two-Test series against England, which will be picked in Chennai on Thursday afternoon. Gautam Gambhir, handed a one-Test ban by match referee Chris Broad for elbowing Australia&amp;#39;s Shane Watson during the Delhi Test, will return for the series, scheduled to start in Chennai on December 11. Yuvraj, who last played a Test against South Africa in Kanpur in April, has virtually ...]]></text>
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   <topic>India in England 2008 - 2009 - Chennai confident but players can still pull out</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[The ECB has completed its security review of Chennai, the venue for the first Test. A final report will be in after inspecting Mohali where the second Test will be played. The BCCI is confident that the clearance will be granted but some English players appear certain to pull out. &amp;nbsp;Reg Dickason holds the key to whether England will tour India or not for their two-Test series. He arrived in Chennai and met the Commissioner of Police who had words of assurance for Dickason.&amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;He ...]]></text>
   <url>http://www.indiashines.com/cricmania-blog-7086-india-in-england-2008-2009-chennai-confident-but-players-can-still-pull-out</url>
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   <topic>England in India 2008-09 - Chennai and Mohali to host Tests</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[The BCCI has unveiled a revised itinerary for England&amp;#39;s tour of India, with Chennai and Mohali named as the two Test venues, replacing Ahmedabad from December 11-15, and Mumbai from December 19-23. According to a BCCI press release, the ECB has informed the Indian board that it has agreed to the revised schedule, in which the warm-up match in Vadodara from December 5 to 7 has been scrapped. The tour will be officially cleared after discussions between the ECB&amp;#39;s security consultant ...]]></text>
   <url>http://www.indiashines.com/cricmania-blog-7023-england-in-india-2008-09-chennai-and-mohali-to-host-tests</url>
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   <topic>India Vs England,Indore Scorecard: Yuvraj overwhelms England once again</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[India 292 for 9 (Gambhir 70, Yuvraj 118, Pathan 50*, Broad 4-55) beat England 238 (Shah 58, Flintoff 43, Yuvraj 4-28) by 54 runs Few would have expected Yuvraj Singh to improve on his performance in Rajkot, where he destroyed England by scoring 138 off 78 balls, but he did precisely that in Indore. Not only did he score another hundred to rescue India from a top-order collapse but he also dismissed four out of England&amp;#39;s top five batsmen. He knocked England out of the contest by getting ...]]></text>
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   <topic>India Vs England, Indore - Yuvraj shines in India&#039;s 2nd victory by 54 Runs</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[Yuvraj Singh, declared fit to play after recovering from his sore back, struck his second successive century to rescue India from a shaky start and steer the hosts to an imposing total of 292 for nine in the second One-Day International against England here on Monday. &amp;nbsp;The left-handed batsman, whose blazing 138 not out in the series opener at Rajkot on Friday floored England, had to play in a slightly different manner to the previous effort and still came out trumps while making ...]]></text>
   <url>http://www.indiashines.com/cricmania-blog-6590-india-vs-england-indore-yuvraj-shines-in-india-s-2nd-victory-by-54-runs</url>
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   <topic>India Vs England - Watch Live Streaming Video</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[25 overs England 108 for 2 (Shah 58, Prior 38*) need another 185 runs to beat India 292 for 9 (Gambhir 70, Yuvraj 118, Pathan 50*, Broad 4-55) Live scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsHow they were out Matt Prior and Owais Shah helped England overcome a setback in the first over of the run-chase and laid a platform from which to push towards India&amp;#39;s total of 292. Prior was approaching a half-century and Shah had just been dismissed for 58 after a second-wicket partnership of 96. The ...]]></text>
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   <topic>India vs England, Rajkot Watch Online - Live Cricket Streaming</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[Watch India vs England Live Cricket Streaming - 2008 ODI SeriesIndia vs England live in 2008 Odi Series. Watch India vs England live Cricket streaming, highlights, free online at Allclipz.Date : November 14, 2008Strat Time : 09:00 local, 03:30 GMT TimeVenue : Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, RajkotSopcast Player - Watch Live Streaming 1st odi Here and HighlightsMedia Player - Watch Live Streaming 1st odi here and Highlights]]></text>
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   <topic>Video: India Vs Australia 4th Test - Day 1 - Highlights</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[Watch Video of India vs Australia 5th Test - Day 1 Highlights VideoVirender Sehwag&amp;nbsp; b Jason Krejza&amp;nbsp; 66&amp;nbsp; 69&amp;nbsp; 8&amp;nbsp; 1 Murali Vijay&amp;nbsp; c Brad Haddin b Shane Watson 33&amp;nbsp; 53&amp;nbsp; 2&amp;nbsp; 0 Rahul Dravid&amp;nbsp; c Simon Katich b Jason Krejza 0&amp;nbsp; 2&amp;nbsp; 0&amp;nbsp; 0 Sachin Tendulkar lbw b Mitchell Johnson 109&amp;nbsp; 188&amp;nbsp; 12&amp;nbsp; 0 VVS Laxman c Brad Haddin b Jason Krejza 64&amp;nbsp; 141&amp;nbsp; 5&amp;nbsp; 0&amp;nbsp; Sourav Ganguly&amp;nbsp; On Strike 27&amp;nbsp; 59&amp;nbsp; 3&amp;nbsp; ...]]></text>
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   <topic>Century in important match is satisfying: Sachin</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar on Thursday said his 40th Test century was very satisfying because it came in the series-deciding fourth&amp;nbsp; and final match against Australia for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. &amp;quot;This match is very important in deciding the series and making a century in this match is very satisfying,&amp;quot; said the ace batsman at the end of the first day&amp;#39;s play at the newly built VCA stadium. Tendulkar made 109, his 10th ton against Australia and fourth in this city, ...]]></text>
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   <topic>Sachin Tendulkar slams 40th Test Century in Nagpur Test</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[Sachin Tendulkar&amp;rsquo;s 40th Test century put India in control on the first day of the fourth Test against Australia at Vidarbha Cricket&amp;nbsp; Association Stadium, Jamtha in Nagpur on Thursday.At stumps on Day one, India were 311/5 with Sourav Ganguly (27) and captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (4) at the crease.Tendulkar (109) was trapped plumb in front of the wicket by Mitchell Johnson by a delivery that was going to hit top of middle stump. This is the third time in this series that Johnson ...]]></text>
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   <topic>Tendulkar, Sehwag to return to ODI squad</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag, who missed the last ODI series in Sri Lanka, are set to return to the Indian limited overs squad when the national selectors meet here on Wednesday to name the team for the seven-match series against England commencing on November 14 at Rajkot. &amp;nbsp;The selectors are expected to name almost the same team led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who has now become the regular Test skipper too following the retirement of Anil Kumble, that won the away series against ...]]></text>
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   <topic>Gambhir to miss Nagpur Test - ICC upholds one-Test ban on Gambhir</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[Gautam Gambhir will not play the final Test in Nagpur against Australia as ICC upheld the one-Test ban after he elbowed Shane Watson in the Delhi TestWatch the Video&amp;nbsp;]]></text>
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   <topic>Australians unhappy with soft charge over Gambhir</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[The Australian team is unhappy with the charge laid on Indian opener Gautam Gambhir by the International Cricket Council (ICC) after the batsman&amp;#39;s mid-pitch collision with all-rounder Shane Watson during the third Test match at the Ferozeshah Kotla here.During the opening day&amp;#39;s play, while taking a run Watson hurled some abuses against Gambhir, who stuck out his elbow that hit Watson.Gambhir has been charged under clause C1 Level 2 of the ICC&amp;#39;s Code of Conduct, which states that ...]]></text>
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   <topic>Gambhir Vs Australian Bowlers - Great Fight Scenes in Kotla Test Match</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[Every Cricket lover will feel shame on watching the actions of Australian Bowlers - Simon Katich, Shane Watson, Johnson have done on Gautam Gambhir. Look at the Video:&amp;nbsp;Australian team should really feel shame for all these kind of actions done against any player like this. But its really great to see that Gambhir, after all these kind of things, never give up and played really great and achived his double ton&amp;hellip;. its really GREAT!!!WHEN Cricket Australia reviews the Border-Gavaskar ...]]></text>
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   <topic>India v Australia, 3rd Test, Delhi, 2nd day - Stats</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[Gautam Gambhir and VVS Laxman&amp;#39;s stand of 278 is the second-highest fourth-wicket partnership for India against Australia, and India&amp;#39;s third-highest for the fourth wicket against all teams. Laxman became the second Indian, and the 17th player overall, to score 2000 runs against Australia. Gambhir&amp;#39;s score of 206 is the highest by an Indian left-hand batsman against Australia, and also the highest for a left-hand opener against them. Laxman featured in a partnership of 200 or more ...]]></text>
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   <topic>India v Australia, 3rd Test, Delhi, 2nd day - Laxman puts India in total control</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[Australia 50 for 0 (Katich 29*, Hayden 16*) trail India 613 for 7 dec (Gambhir 206, Laxman 200*, Johnson 3-142) by 563 runsVVS Laxman tormented Australia with his second Test double-century and Gautam Gambhir registered his first as India batted themselves into an almost unconquerable position in the third Test. On the second successive day of complete Indian domination, Australia&amp;#39;s greatest achievement was simply getting to stumps without losing a wicket. But Matthew Hayden and Simon ...]]></text>
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   <topic>Gambhir-Watson hearing delayed till Friday</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[The decision on the charges against Gautam Gambhir and Shane Watson has been delayed till Friday by match referee Chris Broad. &amp;nbsp;And if sources are to be believed, the possibility of Gambhir being handed out a strict punishment is quite high. The hearing into this incident lasted for well over an hour after the close of play on the second day. &amp;nbsp;Gambhir is charged with a level two offence under the ICC&amp;#39;s code of conduct that could invite a ban of up to one Test match or two ...]]></text>
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   <topic>Sourav&#039;s decision to quit surprises Sachin</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[Sachin Tendulkar has expressed surprise at former captain Saurav Ganguly&amp;#39;s decision to quit international cricket after the ongoing home Test series against Australia. &amp;nbsp;Ganguly announced that the four-match Test series this month would be his last following suggestions that the Indian board had drawn up an exit plan for five senior players.&amp;nbsp;A board official said this month that skipper Anil Kumble, Tendulkar, Ganguly, Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman, all well into their 30s, had ...]]></text>
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   <topic>Gilchrist slams Tendulkar in autobiography</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[Memories of the controversial Sydney Test that threatened to derail India&amp;#39;s tour of Australia earlier this year have been revived with Adam Gilchrist questioning Sachin Tendulkar&amp;rsquo;s evidence in the Harbhajan Singh racism case in his soon-to-be-published autobiography. Gilchrist called his evidence a &amp;quot;joke&amp;quot; and said when Tendulkar told the first hearing that he could not hear what Harbhajan said to Andrew Symonds, he was &amp;quot;certain he was telling the truth&amp;quot; because ...]]></text>
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   <topic>India name unchanged squad for remaining Tests</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[The Indian selectors have named an unchanged squad for the last two Tests against Australia. They decided to release the legspinner Amit Mishra from the NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, which is scheduled from October 23 to 26, and retain him in the Test squad. Mishra&amp;#39;s place in the India Blue team has been given to another Delhi legspinner Chetanya Nanda. India fielded their regular XI comprising six specialist batsmen, two fast bowlers and two spinners in first Test against Australia in ...]]></text>
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   <topic>Stats: Sehwag, Gambhir India&#039;s best openers so far</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[India&amp;#39;s search for a formidable pair of openers in Test cricket seems to have ended with Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir. The duo have consistently performed well since India&amp;#39;s series against South Africa. Find below the statistical details of India&amp;#39;s top 10 opening stands in terms of averages in Test matches so far. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;India&amp;#39;s most successful opening pairs (Minimum 10 innings):&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; PartnersInnsRunsHSAvg10050&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; G Gambhir ...]]></text>
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   <topic>How very disaPonting … Aussies crack under pressure</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[SOME time today, in the shadow of the Himalayas, the Australian cricket team will catch a sobering glimpse of its future.At no stage have the retirements of Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath and Adam Gilchrist felt so real as they have in Mohali, where Ricky Ponting&amp;#39;s changing side has been humbled for four days, and where India today will press for an emphatic victory in the second Test.The tension boiled over in the morning session yesterday when Ponting refused to let his out-of-form fast ...]]></text>
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   <topic>INDIA VS AUSTRALIA, FIRST TEST MATCH, BANGALORE, LIVE UPDATES</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[Watch out LIVE Updates of India Vs Australia, First Test from Bangalore Squads: India: Anil Kumble (captain), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, V V S Laxman, Sourav Ganguly, MS Dhoni (wk), Zaheer Khan, Harbhajan Singh, Amit Mishra, Ishant Sharma, Munaf Patel, Rudra Pratap Singh and S Badrinath. Australia: Ricky Ponting (captain), Matthew Hayden, Phil Jaques, Michael Hussey, Michael Clarke, Simon Katich, Shane Watson, Brad Haddin (wk), Brett Lee, Jason Krejza, ...]]></text>
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   <topic>Ponting fired up by Sehwag&#039;s &#039;cheat&#039; salvo</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[Ricky Ponting on Wednesday reacted angrily to Virender Sehwag&amp;#39;s claims that the Australians had cheated during their 2-1 Test series victory Down Under, saying he felt insulted by the Indian opener&amp;#39;s outburst.Sehwag said on Tuesday that India suffered the most out of a &amp;quot;catching pact&amp;quot; during his team&amp;#39;s tour of Australia early this year, whereby the opposing captains agreed to take the fielder&amp;#39;s word on the legitimacy of close catches.&amp;quot;There is no point in ...]]></text>
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   <topic>How Ganguly was forced to retire?</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[Ganguly announced his retirement from international cricket in Bangalore on Tuesday after the end of Australia series. However, millions of cricket fans will remember Dada as the best Indian skipper ever. In last three years, the former India captain has been dropped on numerous occasions despite his illustrious contribution to Indian cricket and the game.After a spat with then coach Greg Chappell snowballed into a national controversy, Ganguly was stripped of the captaincy and soon saw ...]]></text>
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   <topic>How Ganguly built a golden era in Indian cricket</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[Highs of cricketer Sourav Ganguly:January, 1992: Makes ODI debut against Australia, scores just 3 before being dropped.June, 1996: Scores century against England at Lord&amp;#39;s on Test debut and follows it up with another century in the very next Test at Trent Bridge.August, 1997: Scores his first ODI century in Colombo against Sri Lanka in his 32nd match.September, 1997: Leading scorer and wicket-taker in the Sahara Cup as India thrash Pakistan 4-1. He scored 222 runs at 55.5 and 15 wickets ...]]></text>
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   <topic>Ganguly breaks silence, says he was hurt</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[He stunned the media and the cricket fraternity with his sudden announcement to retire from international cricket. Now Sourav Ganguly has finally broken his silence on the move and says he was hurt at not being included in the squad for the Irani Cup after he did well for two years.&amp;quot;I didn&amp;rsquo;t like the way I was dropped from Irani Trophy and that is when I decided to quit. It took me around 2 weeks to come to this decision,&amp;rdquo; he said.&amp;quot;To be honest I had two outstanding ...]]></text>
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   <topic>Irani Cup drop prompted my decision - Ganguly</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[A day after announcing his retirement from international cricket, Sourav Ganguly said the decision came at the right moment. &amp;quot;I just felt it was time for me to go,&amp;quot; Ganguly said on the eve of the first Test against Australia in Bangalore. Ganguly said he had not rushed into the decision and had arrived at it after he was ignored for the Irani Cup. &amp;quot;Obviously I can&amp;#39;t deny the fact that I was disappointed after the Irani Cup selection. To be honest, I felt I&amp;#39;d two ...]]></text>
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   <topic>Ganguly to retire after Australia Tests</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[Sourav Ganguly has said he will retire after the upcoming Test series against Australia. His statement, a moment of unscripted drama at the end of a routine press conference in Bangalore, ends widespread speculation over his future. &amp;quot;Just one last thing lads, before I leave, I just want to say that this is going to be my last series,&amp;quot; Ganguly said after taking the last question of his press conference. &amp;quot;I&amp;#39;ve decided to quit. I told my team-mates before coming here. These ...]]></text>
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   <topic>Indian Board President&#039;s XI v Australians, Hyderabad, 3rd day - Hussey battles to avoid follow on</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[Australians 268 for 9 (Hussey 96*, Clark 28*, Chawla 5-76) trail Board President&amp;#39;s XI 455 (Sharma 105, Kohli 105, Patel 62, Pathan 56, Johnson 4-75) by 187 runsPiyush Chawla and Pragyan Ojha shared eight wickets to reduce the Australians to 268 for 9 at lunch, still 38 runs short of avoiding the follow on. The Australians lost five wickets for 27 runs this morning - slipping to 218 for 9 - before Michael Hussey, who played a serene innings, added 50 runs with Stuart Clark for the final ...]]></text>
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   <topic>Ganguly upbeat despite fever</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[Sourav Ganguly, who is playing for India A against New Zealand A, is suffering from a fever and a sore throat. He did not field for a part of the first day of the Test in Chennai but is confident he will be able to bat. &amp;ldquo;I came all the way for the match and I&amp;rsquo;m looking forward to it,&amp;rdquo; Ganguly told DNA. &amp;ldquo;Suddenly I felt feverish. I&amp;rsquo;ve also got a sore throat but these things happen. I&amp;rsquo;m looking forward to a long session tomorrow. I&amp;rsquo;m confident.&amp;ldquo;I ...]]></text>
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   <topic>Twenty20 Super series - Tri-nation Twenty20 series in 2009 - India, Australia and South Africa</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[Twenty20 cricket is poised to take its next big step in 2009 with India, Australia and South Africa planning to play in the first-ever &amp;quot;super series&amp;quot;, which is proposed to be held in two of those countries. As the first non-ICC multilateral tournament involving national teams, this event will mark a paradigm shift for the sport&amp;#39;s newest format but it faces several hurdles such as finding a window in an already crowded calendar, and negotiating the ICC ruling that allows a ...]]></text>
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   <topic>Dada back in team - Ganguly retained for first two Tests</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[India&amp;#39;s selectors have picked Sourav Ganguly in a 15-man squad for the first two Tests against Australia. He is expected to join India A in Chennai for a Test against New Zealand A beginning on October 3 because he isn&amp;#39;t part of the ongoing camp in Bangalore. There were also call-ups for Tamil Nadu batsman S Badrinath and Haryana legspinner Amit Mishra, who played three one-day internationals in 2003. The squad consists of seven batsmen, one wicketkeeper, four fast bowlers and three ...]]></text>
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   <topic>Tendulkar fit for Australia Tests</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[Sachin Tendulkar has been declared fit for the Test series against Australia next month. He will be part of the preparatory camp at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) starting on September 30. BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah said Paul Close, India&amp;#39;s physio, submitted a report to the board stating Tendulkar had fully recovered from the elbow injury he sustained in Sri Lanka last month. Tendulkar had twisted his elbow while fielding during the third Test in Sri Lanka and was forced out of the ...]]></text>
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   <topic>Dhoni&#039;s message to kids: Let&#039;s just play</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[Indian kids now have a reason to go out of their homes and play with India&amp;#39;s leading malt based drink Boost, joining hands with children&amp;#39;s entertainment channel Nick to launch the &amp;#39;Let&amp;rsquo;s Just Play&amp;#39; initiative. The latest announcement comes at the back of several initiatives taken by the brand to inculcate healthier habits among Indian kids who spend significantly lesser time engaged in outdoor activities vis-&amp;agrave;-vis their counterparts in other parts of the world. ...]]></text>
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   <topic>Stats: How Aussies fared against India in Tests</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[The 15-member Australian Squad for the Test series against India was announced Friday. The squad includes four players who have not played a Test before.They say form is temporary but class is permanent in cricket but for a champion batsman like Ricky Ponting there has been an almost permanent slump in his batting form when it comes to playing Tests in India. In contrast, his teammate and opener Matthew Hayden&amp;rsquo;s sagging Test career was resurrected on Indian soil during the 2000-01 ...]]></text>
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   <topic>India Test Matches: Ricky Ponting and Matthew Hayden have completely contrasting records in India.</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[They say form is temporary but class is permanent in cricket but for a champion batsman like Ricky Ponting there has been an almost permanent slump in his batting form when it comes to playing Tests in India. In contrast, his teammate and opener Matthew Hayden&amp;rsquo;s sagging Test career was resurrected on Indian soil during the 2000-01 series. The world champions, who, for the first time look vulnerable with an inexperienced (Test) pace attack as the current crop of speedsters, including ...]]></text>
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   <topic>Ganguly vs Dhoni - A Good Comparison with Pictures</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[&amp;nbsp;MS Dhoni, the instinctive Indian ODI captain, leads a new-look Indian team in the new era.&amp;nbsp;Sourav Ganguly, however, was the man who infused the attitude of playing for Team IndiaDhoni took over as captain unexpectedly when seniors pulled out of the Twenty20 World Cup and then Rahul Dravid stepped down.But Ganguly&amp;#39;s stint as captain began under much more testing times with the match-fixing controversy shocking the nation.Dhoni has been vociferous about infusing young blood in ...]]></text>
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   <topic>Indian Cricket Players &amp; How educated they are</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[M S Dhoni: &amp;#39;Mahi&amp;#39; was born in Almora, Uttarakhand. His parents Pan Singh and Devaki Devi were from a middle class family. His father was working in Mecon as junior management positions, when they left Uttaranchal and moved to Ranchi. Dhoni was a ticket collector in Indian Railways before he made it big as a cricketer. Dhoni has a sister named Jayanthi and a brother named Narendra. He initially excelled in badminton and football and was selected at district and club levels in these ...]]></text>
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   <topic>About Sir Don Bradman &amp; Why Bradman was the greatest batsman ever</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[Sir Don Bradman - A Test average of 99.94 is a figure batsmen can only dream of. Bradman&amp;#39;s dismissal for a duck in his last innings when he needed just four to finish with an average of 100, is one of the biggest ironies of the game.Sir Donald Bradman walking through crowds after hitting a triple century in Leeds in 1938. (AFP Photo)Sir Don Bradman in action in a Test match. (AFP Photo)A total of 117 first-class centuries came at an average of a ton every three innings. In all, Bradman ...]]></text>
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   <topic>Yuvraj favourite to take T20 honours on awards night</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[The fifth annual ICC awards will be held in Dubai on Wednesday night and Indian fans have quite a lot to look forward to with MS Dhoni, Yuvraj singh, Sachin Tendulkar and Ishant Sharma in the running in various categories. &amp;nbsp;Just a year or so ago, Yuvraj singh was hitting an international bowler for six sixes in an over. It is this stunning assault that has made him the favourite for the Twenty20 International Performance Of The Year, although the man himself is wondering what next after ...]]></text>
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   <topic>India reject Champions Trophy in October 2009</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[The Indian board has rejected suggestions made during the ICC&amp;#39;s chief executives&amp;#39; committee meeting in Dubai on Wednesday to conduct the Champions Trophy in October 2009 because it will clash with the &amp;quot;very important&amp;quot; one-day series at home against Australia. The issue now passes to the ICC Board, which meets on Thursday. &amp;quot;We have said that the Champions Trophy in October will not be possible for us since we are hosting Australia at that time,&amp;quot; Niranjan Shah, the ...]]></text>
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   <topic>Sri Lanka win Spirit of Cricket Award</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[The Sri Lanka cricket team were the recipients of the Spirit of Cricket Award at the ICC Awards celebration in Dubai on Wednesday night. It is the second year in a row that Mahela Jayawardene&amp;#39;s team have won the award, which is presented to the team which, in the opinion of the elite panel of ICC umpires and match referees, has best conducted itself on the field within the spirit of the game. The award was presented to Jayawardene by Tim May, the former Australia offspinner who is ...]]></text>
   <url>http://www.indiashines.com/cricmania-blog-3571-sri-lanka-win-spirit-of-cricket-award</url>
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   <topic>Dhoni is ODI Player of Year</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[India&amp;#39;s one-day captain, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, has won the ODI Player of the Year award at the ICC Awards ceremony in Dubai. Dhoni beat off tough competition from his India team-mate, Sachin Tendulkar, Australia&amp;#39;s fast bowler Nathan Bracken and the Pakistan stalwart, Mohammad Yousuf, to take the prestigious award. During the voting period, Dhoni played 39 ODIs and scored 1,298 runs at an average of 49.92 and at a rate of 82.46 runs per 100 balls faced. In that time he hit a century ...]]></text>
   <url>http://www.indiashines.com/cricmania-blog-3570-dhoni-is-odi-player-of-year</url>
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   <topic>Chanderpaul named Player of the Year</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[West Indies&amp;#39; Shivnarine Chanderpaul has become the fifth player to be named as the 2008 ICC Cricketer of the Year at the ICC Awards ceremony in Dubai. Chanderpaul, who also made the shortlist last year, fought off competition from other nominees Mahela Jayawardena from Sri Lanka, as well as South Africa&amp;#39;s Graeme Smith and Dale Steyn to take the top award. India&amp;#39;s one-day captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the ODI Player of the Year award. India&amp;#39;s flamboyant batsman Yuvraj Singh ...]]></text>
   <url>http://www.indiashines.com/cricmania-blog-3569-chanderpaul-named-player-of-the-year</url>
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   <topic>MS Dhoni wins ICC &#039;ODI Player of the Year&#039; award</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[India&amp;#39;s ODI captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the ICC ODI Player of the Year award. Dhoni beat off tough competition from team-mate Sachin Tendulkar, Australia fast bowler Nathan Bracken and Pakistan stalwart Mohammad Yousuf to take the prestigious award. West Indies&amp;#39; Shivnarine Chanderpaul became the fifth player to win the coveted Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy after being named as the 2008 ICC Cricketer of the Year at the awards ceremony. Alongwith MS Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh added laurals ...]]></text>
   <url>http://www.indiashines.com/cricmania-blog-3568-ms-dhoni-wins-icc-odi-player-of-the-year-award</url>
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   <topic>Cricket: ICC awards announced</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[The ICC awards were announced on Wednesday. Sri Lanka&amp;#39;s Ajantha Mendis pipped Ishant Sharma of India to win the ICC Emerging Player of the Year award. Ryan ten Doeschate of the Netherlands won the ICC Associate Player of the Year award. The Sri Lankan team won the ICC Spirit of Cricket award for the second year in a row. ICC Umpire of the year was awarded to Australia&amp;#39;s Simon Taufel who won it for the fifth straight time. Yuvraj Singh of India won the ICC Twenty20 International ...]]></text>
   <url>http://www.indiashines.com/cricmania-blog-3567-cricket-icc-awards-announced</url>
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   <topic>Ganguly refuses to retire, wants to play for India</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[Despite being ignored by the selectors for the Rest of India team for the Irani Trophy tie, former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly, has said he still has a couple of years left in the game.&amp;quot;I would like to think I have a couple of years left. Though I miss playing in the one-day games,&amp;quot; Ganguly said in an interview to The Sun.Ganguly, however, admitted that his one-day career might be over and it is time for the seniors to move on and give chances to youngsters to gain experience for ...]]></text>
   <url>http://www.indiashines.com/cricmania-blog-3333-ganguly-refuses-to-retire-wants-to-play-for-india</url>
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   <topic>Leaving out Ganguly a right decision: Kiran More</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[Former Chairman of Selectors Kiran More has backed the stand taken by the selectors in leaving Sourav Ganguly out for the Irani Trophy. And he believes it will be an uphill task for Ganguly to make a comeback from here on. &amp;quot;I think after the Sri Lanka series where all the seniors were there, we still lost the Test series, and hence, the axe was going to fall on one of the cricketers. But I think that was Sourav Ganguly because he didn&amp;#39;t do well at all. I am not saying that other ...]]></text>
   <url>http://www.indiashines.com/cricmania-blog-3332-leaving-out-ganguly-a-right-decision-kiran-more</url>
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   <topic>Ganguly out in &#039;signal to the team&#039;</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[Sourav Ganguly has been left out of the Rest of India squad for the Irani Trophy match in what Cricinfo has learnt is a signal from the national selectors that it is time to start phasing out India&amp;#39;s veteran middle-order. Other notable exclusions for the season-opener are Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma and S Badrinath - but Mohammad Kaif has returned to the reckoning after his 94 for India A against Australia A. The Rest team for the match against Delhi, which starts in Vadodara on September ...]]></text>
   <url>http://www.indiashines.com/cricmania-blog-3331-ganguly-out-in-signal-to-the-team</url>
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   <topic>Coach Kirsten wanted Ganguly out</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[Indian cricket coach Gary Kirsten is the man who recommended Sourav Ganguly&amp;#39;s ouster, that&amp;#39;s according to media reports quoting one of the five selectors who made the decision to leave Ganguly out of the Irani Trophy. According to one of the selectors, post Sourav&amp;#39;s failure in Sri lanka, Kirsten told the selectors it was time to look beyond Sourav, Anil Kumble apparently agreed, Sourav being a liability on the field too contributed to his being left out of the Rest of India ...]]></text>
   <url>http://www.indiashines.com/cricmania-blog-3330-coach-kirsten-wanted-ganguly-out</url>
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   <topic>Sourav left out from Irani tie, future in doubt</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[The selectors on Monday put a huge question mark over the future of former India skipper Sourav Ganguly and Yuvraj Singh by leaving the left-handed duo out of the Rest of India squad for the September 24-28 Irani Cup tie against Ranji Trophy champions Delhi at Vadodara.Ganguly had a poor Test series in Sri Lanka along with the other three senior batsmen - Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and V V S Laxman - while Yuvraj has been in indifferent form in the ODIs.Tendulkar, Dravid and Laxman were, ...]]></text>
   <url>http://www.indiashines.com/cricmania-blog-3273-sourav-left-out-from-irani-tie-future-in-doubt</url>
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   <topic>Nominations for the LG ICC Awards 2008</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[Shivnarine Chanderpaul of the West Indies, Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene and South Africa&amp;#39;s Dale Steyn have been nominated for both the Cricketer of the Year and Test Player of the Year categories for the ICC Awards 2008. While South Africa captain Graeme Smith is the fourth nominee for the Cricketer of the Year, Jacques Kallis completes the list for the Test Player of the Year. India&amp;#39;s one-day and Twenty20 International captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has also picked up ...]]></text>
   <url>http://www.indiashines.com/cricmania-blog-3268-nominations-for-the-lg-icc-awards-2008</url>
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   <topic>Champions Trophy postponed until October 2009</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[The ICC has postponed the Champions Trophy, which was due to begin in Pakistan in 19 days&amp;#39; time, to October 2009, after five of the eight participating nations confirmed during a teleconference on Sunday that they would not send their teams for the event due to security concerns. South Africa had on Saturday pulled out of the tournament, which was originally scheduled to be held from Sept 12-28 in Karachi and Lahore, and the ICC was informed on Sunday that Australia, England, New Zealand ...]]></text>
   <url>http://www.indiashines.com/cricmania-blog-1811-champions-trophy-postponed-until-october-2009</url>
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   <topic>BCCI rewards Beijing Olympics heroes</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[The Cricket Board decided to reward shooter Abhinav Bindra, the country&amp;#39;s first-ever individual gold medallist in Olympic Games, and bronze medal winners -- grappler Sushil Kumar and pugilist Vijender Kumar -- with cash prizes totalling Rs 45 lakh. Bindra, who won the 10-metre air rifle gold on August 11 to provide the medal-starved nation its first yellow metal in 108 years of the modern Games, would be given Rs 25 lakh while wrestler Sushil Kumar (bronze in 66 kg freestyle) and boxer ...]]></text>
   <url>http://www.indiashines.com/cricmania-blog-1707-bcci-rewards-beijing-olympics-heroes</url>
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   <topic>Marshall breaks sixes record in West Indies win</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[Xavier Marshall blasted the most sixes in a one-day international innings as he demolished Canada&amp;#39;s bowlers and set up a 49-run victory for West Indies. Marshall&amp;#39;s 12 sixes broke a 12-year-old record of 11 in an innings, set in 1996 by Sanath Jayasuriya and equalled six months later by Shahid Afridi. Marshall finished unbeaten on 157 from 118 deliveries - he also struck 11 fours - and it was a memorable way for him to pass fifty for the first time in an ODI. Two of West Indies&amp;#39; ...]]></text>
   <url>http://www.indiashines.com/cricmania-blog-1705-marshall-breaks-sixes-record-in-west-indies-win</url>
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   <topic>Final Scoreboard: India vs. Sri Lanka, second ODI, Dambulla</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[The following is the final scorecard of the second one-day international between India and Sri Lanka played at Dambulla International Stadium here Wednesday:Sri Lanka:Sanath Jayasuriya lbw b Zaheer 13Kumar Sangakkara b Zaheer 2Mahela Jayawardene c Yuvraj b Zaheer 2Chamara Kapugedara c Dhoni b Zaheer 0Chamara Silva c Kohli b Praveen 0Tillakaratne Dilshan c Badrinath b Pathan 16Nuwan Kulasekara c Kohli b Kumar 25Thilan Thushara Mirando c Badrinath b Kumar 44Ajantha Mendis c &amp;amp; b Harbhajan ...]]></text>
   <url>http://www.indiashines.com/cricmania-blog-1538-final-scoreboard-india-vs-sri-lanka-second-odi-dambulla</url>
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   <topic>Sri Lanka v India, 2nd ODI, Dambulla - India level series with hard-fought win</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[India 143 for 7 (Dhoni 39, Kohli 37) beat Sri Lanka 142 (Thushara 44, Zaheer 4-21, Praveen 3-34) by three wicketsIndia fought back to level the series 1-1 with a three-wicket win but the victory was far from convincing as they made heavy weather of a modest target of 143. Zaheer Khan&amp;#39;s dramatic opening spell, which sent Sri Lanka&amp;#39;s top order reeling, was the highlight of the day as India restricted Sri Lanka to a score four less than what India made on Monday. The contrast, however, ...]]></text>
   <url>http://www.indiashines.com/cricmania-blog-1537-sri-lanka-v-india-2nd-odi-dambulla-india-level-series-with-hard-fought-win</url>
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   <topic>ICC Champions Trophy, 2008/09</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[Pakistan are planning to slash the prices of tickets for next month&amp;#39;s Champions Trophy after experiencing near empty stands for the Asia Cup games earlier this summer when the ticket rates were very high. A seat for the Pakistan-India match in a decent enclosure in Karachi&amp;#39;s National Stadium was reportedly priced around Rs 3000. Shafqat Naghmi, Pakistan Cricket Board&amp;#39;s chief operating officer, said on Wednesday that the tickets would cost almost 30-40 % less than those in the ...]]></text>
   <url>http://www.indiashines.com/cricmania-blog-1378-icc-champions-trophy-2008-09</url>
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   <topic>Gilchrist dreams of Twenty20 at the Olympics</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[Adam Gilchrist is leading a player push for Twenty20 to be included in the 2020 Olympics, believing it is an essential step in securing the game&amp;#39;s global future. With the start of the Beijing event less than a week away, Gilchrist says the cricket &amp;quot;pipedream&amp;quot; is a &amp;quot;potential reality&amp;quot; following the success of the new format and the Indian Premier League. &amp;quot;It doesn&amp;#39;t matter where the 2020 Olympic Games are held, but many of us who&amp;#39;ve experienced ...]]></text>
   <url>http://www.indiashines.com/cricmania-blog-1175-gilchrist-dreams-of-twenty20-at-the-olympics</url>
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   <topic>Rohit and Ojha included for Sri Lanka Tests</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[India have included uncapped players Rohit Sharma and Pragyan Ojha in the 16-member squad for the three-Test series in Sri Lanka. Gautam Gambhir has been drafted in as opener ahead of Wasim Jaffer, who&amp;#39;s been dropped, while Zaheer Khan also returns to the team after injury niggles ruled him out of international action so far this year. With Mahendra Singh Dhoni opting out, the selectors have named two wicketkeepers in Dinesh Karthik and Parthiv Patel. Yuvraj Singh has been left out of ...]]></text>
   <url>http://www.indiashines.com/cricmania-blog-692-rohit-and-ojha-included-for-sri-lanka-tests</url>
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   <topic>Counties head for showdown over ICL rebels </topic>
   <text><![CDATA[Plans for a Twenty20 Champions League this autumn could already be in trouble because of the insistence of Lalit Modi, the IPL&amp;#39;s commissioner, that no player with links to the rival ICL will be allowed to take part. The chairmen of several English counties have demanded clarification over the eligibility of such individuals. Cricinfo has been told by other reliable sources of an agreement under which ICL-contracted players can take part. &amp;quot;The situation is blurred,&amp;quot; Surrey&amp;#39;s ...]]></text>
   <url>http://www.indiashines.com/cricmania-blog-411-counties-head-for-showdown-over-icl-rebels</url>
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   <topic>The road to the 2011 World Cup</topic>
   <text><![CDATA[It may be three long years years away, but the road to the 2011 World Cup begins this week in the unlikely setting of Jersey. More famed for its cattle and potatoes than a venue for cricket tournaments, Jersey plays host to 12 of the world&amp;#39;s lesser-known teams in Division 5 of the World Cricket League (WCL), as they battle to climb the ladder to the fourth division and dream of a World Cup place in Asia.The road is long, winding and complicated. The two finalists from Division 5 progress ...]]></text>
   <url>http://www.indiashines.com/cricmania-blog-247-the-road-to-the-2011-world-cup</url>
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