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Kevin Pietersen penalised for criticising umpire in BBL
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], Feb.3 (ANI):Former England skipper Kevin Pietersen has been charged for breaching the Cricket Australia (CA) Code of Conduct during his Big Bash League (BBL) franchise Melbourne Stars' seven-wicket defeat against the Perth Scorchers in the semi-finals of the leagu
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KP rules himself out of IPL 2017
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
London [U.K], Feb.3 (ANI): Former England skipper Kevin Pietersen has pulled out of the upcoming tenth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), citing a busy winter as a reason for not entering the player auction slated to be held this month.
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Will not retire at this stage, says Misbah
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], Feb. 3 (ANI): Asserting that 'age does not matter in sports', beleaguered Pakistan Test skipper Misbah-ul-Haq has insisted that he will not announce his retirement at this stage but will assess his physical fitness level prior to the West Indies tour before maki
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Afridi may finally get a rousing send-off
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], Feb.1 (ANI): Former T20 skipper Shahid Afridi's long-standing demand of a rousing farewell is likely to be fulfilled soon after Pakistan chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq declared that the country's cricket board wants to give its long-serving national team players
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Umpiring howlers: Bumrah asks Morgan to move on
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru [India], Jan. 31 (ANI): Ahead of the third and final T20, Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah has indirectly asked England skipper Eoin Morgan, who is 'frustrated' after the umpiring mistakes that took place in the Nagpur game, to 'move on'.
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Azhar Ali doesn't deserve to be captain: Moin Khan
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], Jan.31 (ANI): Following Pakistan's humiliating defeat in the five-match ODI series against Australia, former skipper Moin Khan has lashed out at Azhar Ali, saying the latter doesn't deserve to be a captain.
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India vs England: 'Frustrated' Morgan to raise umpiring concerns
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra)[India], Jan. 30 (ANI): England skipper Eoin Morgan has been left extremely frustrated with the umpiring decisions that went against his team during their five-run loss in thrilling Nagpur T20 against India, particularly that of Joe Root in the last over of the chase.
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Inzamam indirectly advises Misbah to step down as Test captain
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], Jan. 28 (ANI): Inzamam-ul-Haq, chief selector of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), has called for one captain across all formats for Pakistan, thus indirectly advising Test skipper Misbah-ul-Haq to leave captaincy.
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Ankle injury forces Smith out of Chappell-Hadlee series
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], Jan.27 (ANI): In a major blow to Australia, skipper Steve Smith has been ruled out of the upcoming Chappell-Hadlee series against New Zealand due to an ankle injury.
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Dravid rejects Bangalore University honorary doctorate, says 'want to
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 25 (ANI): Former Indian skipper Rahul Dravid on Wednesday turned down the honorary doctorate degree Bangalore University wanted to confer on him, saying he wants to "earn a doctorate degree" by accomplishing some form of academic research in the field of spo
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Virat Kohli to be conferred with Padma Shri
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 25 (ANI): Virat Kohli, who recently appointed Indian skipper in all three formats of the game, will receive the coveted Padma Shri Award from the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government on the 68th Republic Day tomorrow.
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India would play more 'expressive, positive' cricket in T20s: Ko
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Kanpur [India], Jan. 25 (ANI): Brimming with confidence after winning both Test and ODI series against England, Indian skipper Virat Kohli on Wednesday said that the team would like to extend its run in the T20s, insisting that they would like to play more expressive, more positive cricket t
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