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Kevin Pietersen to lead England

Kevin Pietersen was named as England captain for One Day International and Tests against South Africa, following resignations of Michael Vaughan and Paul Colling wood over the weekend.

Pietersen will lead the side in the fourth Test against South Africa at The Brit Oval which starts on Thursday. England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) also confirmed that Ravi Bopara has been brought into the squad in place of Michael Vaughan.

"I am very thrilled and excited to have been given the opportunity to captain England," Pietersen said. "I have learned a great deal about leadership from playing under both Michael and Paul and fully appreciate the level of responsibility that comes with the job of captaining your country. It’s a huge honor for me and a terrific challenge for me at this stage of my international career."

England 4th Test Squad: Kevin Pietersen (captain), Tim Ambrose (wicket-keeper), James Anderson, Ian Bell, Ravi Bopara, Stuart Broad, Paul Collingwood, Alastair Cook, Andrew Flintoff, Steve Harmison, Monty Panesar, Ryan Sidebottom, Andrew Strauss

England ODI Squad: Kevin Pietersen (captain), James Anderson, Ian Bell, Ravi Bopara, Stuart Broad, Paul Collingwood, Alastair Cook, Andrew Flintoff, Samit Patel, Matt Prior (wicket-keeper), Owais Shah, Ryan Sidebottom, Graeme Swann, Chris Tremlett, Luke Wright

Posted at 07:29AM Aug 05, 2008 by Brian in General  |  Comments[0]

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Holdings Quits ICC

Michael Holding,  a legendary cricketer from West Indies has decided to quit International Cricket Council (ICC) committee. Holding's decision to step down came in protest at the ICC's decision, taken at its board meeting in Dubai, to change the result of the 2006 Oval Test from an England win over Pakistan to a draw.

"That game should never, ever be a draw. "I have just written my letter of resignation to the ICC cricket committee because I cannot agree with what they've done. 

Pakistan had forfieted the game for their refusal to enter the field on the fourth day after tea break. Pakistan was protesting against a  five runs penalty imposed for ball-tampering by umpires Darrell Hair and Billy Doctrove.

Holding felt that Pakistan's refusal to play should not go unpunished even though they were not guilty of ball-tampering

Posted at 09:32PM Jul 05, 2008 by Brian in General  |  Comments[0]

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Rohit Sharma pushes Deccan to 142

Rohit Sharma's fiery innings of 66 runs helps Deccan Chargers post 142 in 20 overs against Delhi Daredevils in the seventh match of the Indian Premier League.

Posted at 09:58PM Apr 22, 2008 by Brian in IPL  |  Comments[0]

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3rd ODI Abandoned Due To Rain: WI v SL

GROS ISLET (St. Lucia), April 16: 3rd and final One Day International between West Indies and Sri Lanka was abandoned due to continuous heavy rain. At the end both the teams were evenly poised. The home team was 81 for two off 18.2 overs, chasing Sri Lanka's 257 for eight off 50, when showers swept across Beausejour Stadium and caused the abandonment of the match and a no result on Tuesday.

With this West Indies won the  three game series 2-0 with victories  last week in Trinidad.

Posted at 01:21AM Apr 17, 2008 by Brian in ODIs  |  Comments[0]

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Sarwan Makes a Strong Comeback

Ramnaresh Sarwan was sidelined by a shoulder injury forced him out of action. After ten months, he has made a convincing return to the West Indies side. Read at

Posted at 09:25PM Apr 07, 2008 by Brian in General  |  Comments[0]

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India Packed and All Out for 76

Nothing can be more embarrassing for India than the 1st day of 2nd test match with South Africa. Playing at Motera, Ahmedabad, SA packed their bags for paltry score of 76 all out. Though I am not a statistician, I think, this is the lowest score by side in an international test match.

Skipper Anil Kumble's decision to bat first backfired as South African pacers made the best out of the tinge of grass and the morning dew to floor the Indians in just 20 overs.

Now, a days, teams score much higher scores in 2020 than 76 all out.

There is not doubt that India will have a Herculean task  to come back into the match, with SA already at 223/2 om day 2.

Posted at 09:41AM Apr 04, 2008 by Brian in Tests  |  Comments[0]

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Who Will Be # 2

With the start of India South Africa series in India, both the countries competing for number two position in the world. India riding on their excellent performance at Australia, though they lost the series 1-2. India put a tough fight in the lost series as a visitor. On the other hand, SA is upbeat about their performance. So, let's wait and watch on who takes the number two spot.

Posted at 12:33AM Mar 28, 2008 by Brian in General  |  Comments[0]

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