Daily Archives: April 27, 2008

The D/L method

April 27, 2008
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The D/L method sets a revised target for the side batting second (Team 2) when overs have been lost by a suspension in play.  The revision is not in proportion to the numbers of overs the two sides can receive but is in accordance with the run-scoring resources the two sides have at their disposal....

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Passion of cricket

April 27, 2008
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Passion of cricket

  You played it on your “Chatt”(terrace) and thought that you were lot better than the rest. You could spin the ball and also pitch it at the exact spot. You still watch it passionatly, like TV is your wife and she is wearing that dress. You surely have felt something missing when you...

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Malcolm Speed to go on Leave

April 27, 2008
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Malcolm Speed to go on Leave

  The International Cricket Council (ICC) asked outgoing chief executive Malcolm Speed to go on leave on Friday following major differences at the top of the organisation. The ICC President, Ray Mali, and the CEO Speed have agreed that Malcolm Speed will be on paid leave from April 30 until the end of his...

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Adam Gilchrist blitzkrieg century

April 27, 2008
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Adam Gilchrist blitzkrieg century

  Adam Gilchrist couldn’t have chosen a better stage than this to come good. Playing in a packed spanking new stadium, he stunned the Mumbai Indians with a blitzkrieg century to script a ten-wicket win in just 12.4 overs. Gilchrist scored 109 not out off just 48 balls, getting to his century off only...

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Harbhajan Singh after a Slapping

April 27, 2008
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Harbhajan Singh after a Slapping

  India’s cricket board felt “let down” by Harbhajan Singh after a slapping incident involving compatriot Shanthakumaran Sreesanth. Harbhajan was suspended on Saturday pending a disciplinary hearing and the incident, which happened in an IPL game on Friday, dominated the front pages of newspapers in the cricket-mad country at the weekend. The off-spinner will...

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