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Gayle ignored again, Edwards comes in WI squad
Chris Gayle remained a pariah while vice-captain
Brendan Nash was dropped from the West Indies
squad for the second cricket Test against India
starting on Tuesday at the Kensington Oval.
Captain Sammy, a poor general
Sammy's choice was forced last year after Gayle
refused to sign a board contract and other seniors
refused the job. But he has since showed little
individuality or authority, given or acquired, as
captain or player. N Ananthanarayanan reports.
Praveen swings into contention
He was last in the line as India looked for a
temporary solution for their new ball attack. The
visitors, however, owe a lot to Praveen Kumar's
sensational debut as they go into the second Test
against West Indies in Barbados with a 1-0 lead. N
Ananthanarayanan writes.
BCCI ready to fight over DRS
The BCCI will continue to oppose the compulsory
use of Decision Review System at the
International Cricket Council's five-day annual
conference that begins in Hong Kong today. HT
reports. Meeting points
Jayawardene seals Sri Lanka thrashing of England
Mahela Jayawardene's unbeaten 72 saw Sri Lanka
to a crushing nine-wicket victory against England
in the lone Twenty20 international today.
Scorecard
Vettori drops short game to focus on Test cricket
Former New Zealand cricket captain Daniel Vettori,
the world's top-ranked limited overs bowler,
announced today he is taking an indefinite break
from the short game to prolong his Test career.
Of Dravid, Sammy and dropped catches
Darren Sammy spent a sleepless night after
dropping a catch which ultimately cost West
Indies the first Test against India and the miss
could haunt him for quite a while if the visitors go
on to win the series.
ICC suspends Upul Tharanga for three months
Sri Lanka's opening batsman Upul Tharanga was on
Friday found guilty of breaching International
Cricket Council (ICC) Anti-Doping Code and was
suspended from all forms of the game for a
period of three months.
Pakistan court adjourns Shoaib appeal
A Pakistani court today adjourned an appeal by
retired international paceman Shoaib Akhtar
against a record seven million rupee ($82,400)
disciplinary fine imposed three years ago.
I am more mature, wiser now: Yuvraj Singh
Flamboyant batsman Yuvraj Singh reckons that
the rough patch in his career has made him "more
matured and wiser" cricketer and he is now
looking to cement his place in the Test squad.
Yuvi says he's single and lovin' it
West Indies' Rampaul fined, Sammy reprimanded
West Indies pace bowler Ravi Rampaul has been
fined 10% of his match fee for dissent after
disputing an umpire's decision in the first test
against India, the International Cricket Council
(ICC) said on Friday.
New Zealand waives sanctions, invites Zimbabwe
New Zealand will host Zimbabwe for the first
time in 11 years, as part of a home international
schedule early next year that also features South
Africa, officials said today.
Dhoni is now the 2nd most successful Indian Test
captain
Mahendra Singh Dhoni became India's second most
successful Test captain after guiding the side to a
63-run win over the West Indies in the first Test
match in Kingston on Thursday.
Dhoni fumes as Harper blunders
Australian umpire Daryl Harper has returned to
haunt India, who won the first Test against West
Indies but not before overcoming a series of
umpiring blunders. N Ananthanarayanan reports.
Dhoni gives full credit to lower order batsmen
Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni saluted his lower
order batsmen for bailing the side from tough
situations and shaping the team's 63 run win over
the West Indies in the first cricket Test in
Jamaica. Ashish Shukla reports.
India beat West Indies by 63 runs in first Test
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