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    Dollars for ducks, 80,000 for a scalp

    Melbourne, May 3 Riding on his superb bowling performances during a brief stint in the Indian Premier League (IPL), pace spearhead Brett Lee emerged as the richest Australian cricketer from the tournament and returned home with 80,000 dollars per scalp for his four wickets. At the auction, Lee...
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    Harbhajan hit Sreesanth under the eye!!

    Kings XI Punjab v Mumbai Indians, IPL, Mohali Harbhajan and Sreesanth in row Ajay S Shankar April 25, 2008 The Indian Premier League faced its first on-field controversy with allegations that Harbhajan Singh hit Sreesanth, his India team-mate and IPL rival, after Friday's match between the...
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    Watch out for orphan boy

    Ashan Tharanga a budding under-15 cricketer from Sri Devananda College in Ambalangoda was recently adjudged the most outstanding cricketer of his age group. Tharanga is predicted as player of the future and has excelled by taking 42 wickets with his leg-spin bowling while scoring over 400 runs...
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    Murali looses Top 10 Spot in ICC ODI Bowling Rankings

    Muttiah Muralitharan has slipped out of the top 10 bowlers in the ICC One Day International rankings for the first time in over a decade.
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    Kumar Sangakkara >> Light at the end of the transit tunnel

    Sri Lanka's ODI side is going through a phase of rebuilding, and while the results might not look encouraging, the signs definitely are April 19, 2008 There is no doubt that Sri Lanka's recent one-day form is a source of concern. We have grown accustomed during the past decade to being a...
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    Mystery Spinner || You Gotta Watch This!

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    West Indies target whitewash

    West Indies v Sri Lanka, 3rd ODI, St Lucia Cricinfo staff April 14, 2008 Match facts Tuesday April 15 2008 Start time 14.30 (18.30 GMT) Big picture West Indies have secured the series after their back-to-back wins in Trinidad, one a last-ball thriller and the other a more comfortable success...
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    Gunner Ajantha Mendis; Now A National Cricketer Creating History

    Source: Sri Lanka Army Gunner Balapuwaduge Ajantha Winslow Mendis (S/158405) of Sri Lanka Artillery created history in the Sri Lanka Army by being the first-ever to enter the National Cricket Team of the country, now played in the West Indies. Sri Lanka Army Cricket Committee spotted his...
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    Murali mark II?

    West Indies v Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI, Trinidad AFP April 11, 2008 Tougher days surely lie ahead, but Ajantha Mendis appears to be a spin bowler with a bright future based on the evidence of his one-day international debut for Sri Lanka against West Indies in Trinidad. He bowled impressively to...
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    No contract for Jayasuriya

    By Channaka de Silva Sri Lanka national cricket selectors seem to have shut the national team door firmly on the face of struggling legend Sanath Jayasuriya, as they decided to drop the veteran all-rounder from a list of players to be contracted for the next year, selection committee sources...
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    Sri Lanka need to forget near-miss

    West Indies v Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI, Trinidad Cricinfo staff April 11, 2008 Match facts Saturday, April 12, 2008 Start time 9.30am (13.30GMT) Big picture Sri Lanka had the opening one-dayer within their grasp before Shivnarine Chanderpaul took 10 off the final two balls from Chaminda Vaas...
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    The new Murali?

    April 10, 2008 Posted by Rob Steen To steal shamelessly from Jon Landau, the man entrusted with selling a scraggy wannabe Bob Dylan by the name of Bruce Springsteen to the planet in 1975, I have just seen the future of spin bowling – and his name is Ajantha Mendis. Until now, given the recent...
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    Sri Lanka press faith in youth

    West Indies v Sri Lanka, 1st ODI, Port of Spain Cricinfo staff Match facts Thursday April 10, 2008. Start time 09.30 local (13.30 GMT) The big picture West Indies' comeback at the Queen's Park Oval to square the Test series 1-1 has set up the three-match one-day series perfectly. It would be...
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    Steyn reaches No.1 in Test rankings

    Fast bowler shares spot with Muralitharan Cricinfo staff April 7, 2008 Dale Steyn, the South African fast bowler, has taken joint No.1 spot in the ICC Test rankings with the Sri Lankan offspinner Muttiah Muralitharan after another match-winning performance in the second Test against India in...
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    Identify The Suicide Bomber!!

    The man I suspect is given below.. He's staying bit apart from others. If he's a real marathon runner why does he stay wide of others?? Why is he not preparing for the whistle?? What do you guys think?? If you closely watch the video you can see that guy is trying to come forward when Mr...
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    The ICC's new CEO >> Haroon Lorgat

    New chief executive outlines challenges Cricinfo staff April 4, 2008 The ICC needs to adapt to the demands of the present, its next chief executive has said. In an exclusive interview with Cricinfo, and later at a press conference in Cape Town, Haroon Lorgat, the South African set to take...
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    Darken Gmail with Gmail Redesigned!!

    Firefox with Stylish: The Gmail Redesigned user style—which requires the Stylish extension to use—skins Gmail with an attractive, well laid-out, and completely overhauled look. Everything in the Gmail Redesigned interface is darker and a touch sleeker than the default Gmail interface, which...
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    Shoaib Akhtar banned for five years

    Cricinfo staff April 1, 2008 Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar, 32, has been banned for five years by a disciplinary committee of the PCB for violating the players' code of conduct. The ban extends to cricket for and in Pakistan but will leave him free to play in the Indian Premier League...
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    Vaas stands tall to seal tight success

    West Indies v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Guyana, 5th day Cricinfo staff March 26, 2008 Mahela Jayawardene praised his bowlers as they wrapped up an historic first Test win in the West Indies with only 16 minutes remaining on the final day. Chaminda Vaas led the march with 5 for 61 as the hosts were...
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    The Preview : Spin and history the focus in Guyana

    West Indies v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Guyana Cricinfo staff March 21, 2008 Match facts Saturday March 22, 2008 Start time 1000 (local) 1400 (GMT) The big picture Sri Lanka have never won a Test in the West Indies. Their pre-series talk has centered around how they have started to win overseas...

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