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  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Indian cricket team   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The team gained strength in the 1970s with the emergence of players such as Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev and the Indian spin quartet, which consisted of the four great spin bowlers Erapalli Prasanna, Srinivas Venkataraghavan, BS Chandrasekhar and Bishen Singh Bedi.
Kapil Dev Ramlal Nikhanj was the former captian of the Indian Cricket Team.
The team gained strength in the 1970s with the emergence of players such as Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev and the Indian spin quartet, and the Indian team has continued to be highly ranked since then in both Test cricket and One-day Internationals.
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 West Indian cricket team - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as The Windies, is a national cricket team representing a sporting confederation of a dozen English-speaking Caribbean countries and British dependencies.
National teams also exist for the various different islands, which, as they are all separate countries, very much keep their local identities and support their local favourites.
During World Series Cricket and the early 1980's, the secondary colour of the West Indies cricket team's clothing was grey.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/West_Indian_cricket_team   (2221 words)

  
 Indian cricket team - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cricket was introduced to India during the late 1800s, brought on as a result of the British rule of the nation.
When playing first-class cricket, in addition to their cricket whites, Indian fielders sometimes wear a sunhat, which is dark blue and has a wide brim, with the BCCI logo in the middle of the front of the hat.
The Indian team improved its rating to #3 on the ICC rankings on the back of recent performances, while it is at #3 in Test cricket.
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 Leadership lessons for Indian cricket team   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The present situation facing the Indian cricket team is not an issue between the coach and the captain, but an issue about team effectiveness.
The forming stage involves the introduction of team members, either at the initiation of the team, or as members are introduced subsequently.
During thisphase, team members are able to reconcile their opinions with the greater needs of the team.
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 Indian cricket team to tour Pakistan in March
After a gap of nearly 15 years the Indian cricket team will undertake a full-fledged tour of Pakistan in March next year, details of which are being worked out, following the government's nod for resumption of bilateral sporting ties between the traditional rivals.
The BCCI chief, who returned from Barbados after attending a crucial meeting of International Cricket Council, said he had initial discussion with Pakistan Cricket Board chief General Tauqir Zia and the "details of itineraries of India's tour to Pakistan as well as the Asia Cup are being worked out".
The cricket teams of the two countries have not played on each other's soil for more than four years.
www.rediff.com /cricket/2003/nov/09bcci.htm   (451 words)

  
 The Hindu : Indian cricket team to head for Pakistan on March 10
The Indian team will be named here on March 3 and it will assemble in Delhi four days later.
He stated that though the entire responsibility for the safety and security of the Indian players and officials would be on the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the Pakistan Government, the Indian Home Ministry had agreed to appoint a chief and two assistant security liaison officers for the tour.
The responsibility of this three-member team would be limited to coordinating matters with the local law-enforcement authority and other agencies looking after the team's security.
www.hindu.com /2004/02/22/stories/2004022204450100.htm   (581 words)

  
 India, Get Your Act Together! on Seniority.co.uk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
A formal complaint to the International Cricket Council should have been the next logical step, but by responding in the way they did, the Indian hierarchy has turned their third `test' against South Africa into a farce and subjected Indian cricketers to scorn from around the world.
The men who have power in Indian cricket are quick to pounce on any perceived injustice against them, but slow to criticise one of their own.
From being the saviour of English cricket, he was reduced to a villain, vilified and mocked by the press and public, and his own authorities.
www.seniority.co.uk /contributions/sport/cricket/index.php?ArticleID=cricket_1013272019   (905 words)

  
 Outsource International Cricket Council || Indian Cricket Fever - Unofficial Indian Cricket News and Views
The recently concluded tour of the Indian team to Pakistan was a huge success for Pakistani cricket, particularly off the field, where it brought an unprecedented financial bonanza to the cash strapped Pakistani cricket establishment.
The post 9/11 financial trauma inflicted on Pakistani cricket by Australia, England, West Indies, and others, who either canceled tours or had them relocated to Colombo and Sharjah was wiped clean by one tour by India, and thanks in particular to her brave cricketers and her cricket crazy fans.
The dispute over Indian player’s contract rights, the aggressive ambush marketing protection, where fans got kicked out of ICC sponsored events for drinking the wrong brand of cola, the step-motherly treatment meted out to Indian players, on issues such as biased and incompetent umpiring and refereeing, is all symptoms of this love-hate relationship.
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 Read Reviews on Indian Cricket Team - MouthShut.com
The Indian team is one of the most unpredictable teams in world cricket and predicting anything about the Indian team is a real gamble.
It was a wonderful day for Indians who, right from the beginning of the match had an edge over the opponents both in their bowling action and...
The recent events and overall performance underscores the fact that Indian players overall except a few are a bunch of arrogant pigs that do no value time of other people nor their own, have no commitment towards the nation and the game, do not realize...
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 Indian Cricket
Cricket fans in Mumbai, a city that has nurtured batting greats such as Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar [Now Trible Ton-dulkar], are hailing a new star in the making.
The Goa Cricket Association faces an inquiry over the ODI it staged with Australia and SK Nair, the BCCI secretary, said that the match was allocated on the provision that the ground would be cleared.
An Indian cricket board official said the schedule had been referred to the government and was likely to be approved.
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 Indiatimes Cricket   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Indian skipper Rahul Dravid said that it felt nice to be nominated for the ICC awards but its not something that he focuses on.
Indian cricket, famed for its spin magicians, can now boast of having the fastest bowler in the world, albeit in the women's version of the game.
Suresh Raina was injured on Friday during the practice match organised for the Indian cricket team before it leaves for the triseries in Malaysia.
cricket.indiatimes.com /articlelist/865073.cms   (892 words)

  
 Indian cricket team   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The Indian cricket team is a cricket team with Test status since 1932.
In 1983, they won the Cricket World Cup and reached the final in 2003.
Indian Summers is the much-anticipated and much-leaked book by ex-India coach John Wright.
www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Indian_cricket_team.html   (886 words)

  
 Indian cricket team in dire straits : Cricket News : IndiaExpress.Com
And to make matters worse for the team is the departure of coach John Wright, much admired and respected by the team members, from the scene at the end of it all.
The way the Indians allowed Pakistan to battle to a draw on the final day, after the visitors had been staring defeat in the face at 10 for 3, was perhaps the turning point of the riveting contest.
Six years ago Indian cricket was at crossroads — as it finds itself now — in the wake of the match-fixing scandal, but at that time at least the BCCI was united.
www.indiaexpress.com /news/sports/cricket/20050421-2.html   (1033 words)

  
 UNICEF - Press centre - Indian cricket team spotlight girls’ education campaign in South Asia
CHENNAI/INDIA, 6 July 2004 — The Indian cricket team today took time out from final preparations for the Asia Cup to highlight one of the biggest development challenges facing India and the South Asia region — the millions of children not in school, the majority of who are girls.
A new partnership with the Asian Cricket Council was formed last month and will seek to highlight the need to accelerate enrolment and retention of girls in school, and emphasize children’s right to play.
UNICEF State Representative for Tamil Nadu and Kerala, Tim Schaffter, said “We are delighted that the Indian cricket team, the ACC and the Board for Cricket Control in India are all strong and active partners in promoting the rights of children.
www.unicef.org /media/media_22157.html   (383 words)

  
 Indian team
It is hard to imagine a team as talented and with the quality of players that present Indian team has get out twice to a mediocre Zimbabwe bowling which was weakened even further by injury to their bowlers.
But Indian team has a tendency to lose the mental battle even when they are in the driver’s seat.
I sincerely hope that the present team and BCCI does justice to the potential of present team, which can easily be among the best in the world, which in fact would be justice to the cricket crazy people of India.
www.yehhaicricket.com /news/articles/mental_toughness.html   (626 words)

  
 India postpones Bangladesh Cricket tour based on RAW’s recommendation — Al-Queda ready to strike against Indian ...
Indian Cricket Board President-elect Ranbir Singh Mahendra, said the team's departure for Dhaka, scheduled for December 7, had been postponed following an advise from the Government in the wake of the threat issued by a little-known militant group Harkut-ul-Zihad, suspected to be a shadow of Harkat-ul-Jihad Islamia (HuJI).
The Indian security team, headed by Inspector General rank officer Yashowardhan Azad, would visit Dhaka and Chittagong, where the visiting team would play two Tests and three-day one-internationals, and assess the security in the stadiums and hotels where the Indian cricketers would play and stay.
Cricket Board's Joint Secretary Goutam Dasgupta, said the Board has informed its Bangladesh counterpart about the delay in departure and also that it was waiting for a clearance from the Government.
www.indiadaily.com /editorial/12-06e-04.asp   (874 words)

  
 BoredGuru.com : You think India owns Indian cricket team? Think again.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The cricket body is so private and independent that in theory the word "India" in the BCCI could be contested.
In the aftermath of the betting scandal, the CBI, in a report on malpractices in Indian cricket, had mulled over the fact that the BCCI was mysteriously underselling TV rights.
Watching cricket in India is a misery that the BCCI’s immense wealth has been unable to resolve but it has certainly made cricket a very rich game in a country where all other sports languish in poverty.
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 Indian cricket team cleared for Bangladesh after alleged death threat - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM
India's security team has cleared Dhaka as a venue but has yet to visit the eastern port city of Chittagong, where one Test and a one-day match will be played, said foreign office spokesman Navtej Sarna.
The fax said that if the cricket team visited Bangladesh, they would be killed in revenge for riots in the western Indian state of Gujarat in early 2002 that left at least 2,000 people dead - most of them Muslims.
The cricket team were due to arrive in Dhaka on Tuesday but their departure was delayed for a day to allow time for the security team, led by senior intelligence official Yashowardhan Azad, to make an assessment.
www.jamaicaobserver.com /sports/html/20041207T190000-0500_70981_OBS_INDIAN_CRICKET_TEAM_CLEARED_FOR_BANGLADESH_AFTER_ALLEGED_DEATH_THREAT.asp   (327 words)

  
 Indiantelevision.com > Media, Advertising & Marketing Watch > Sahara to sponsor Indian women's cricket team ...
The Indian Woman's Cricket team has put up excellent performances in the recent past with three consecutive victories over World Champions New Zealand in 2003 and West Indies and Sri Lanka in 2004.
Indian Woman's Cricket team captain Mithali Raj said, "Our team is looking forward to the World Cup challenge and considering the recent performance of our players, I am confident that we will bring laurels to the country.
The Indian Woman's Cricket team comprises Mithali Raj (captain), Anjum Chopra, Neetu David, Deepa Marathe, Arundhati Kirkire, Hemlata Kala, Kareena Jain, Amita Sharma, Jhilmil Goswami, Reema Malhotra, Rumila Dhar, Jaya Sharma and Nashin Alkadir.
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 indian cricket team, Sports, England Guide UK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Former Indian opening batsman and the vice-president of the Delhi and District Cricket Association, Chetan Chauhan has been made the administrative manager of the Indian cricket team for the three-Test and five one-day international series against Australia.
Cricket bats and googlies India-Pakistan series is far more than a sporting event Ajay Verma / Reuters An Indian boy cheers for the Indian cricket team during a test match between India and Pakistan in Mohali, India on Wednesday.
As a big cricket fan and particularly a supporter of Indian cricket team, I am compelled to write few lines to express my opinion about the current state of Indian cricket team and about their performance.
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 India Cricket Team   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Mongia is a heavy run-scorer in domestic cricket with just under 6850 runs at an average of just under 50 and his highest score being an unbeaten 308.
He has already made a strong impression on the Indian selectors with his fielding ability alone in the one-day international arena, mainly with his diving stops and his ability to hit the stumps....
Patel first gained prominence in 2003 at the age of 20 before he had even played first class cricket for Gujarat, when he was invited to the MRF Pace Foundation in Chennai by the Indian chairman of selectors Kiran More.
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 Caribbean - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The independent countries which were once a part of the B.W.I. still have a unified composite cricket team that successfully competes in test matches and one-day internationals.
The West Indian cricket team includes the South American nation of Guyana, the only former British colony on that continent.
Many of the nations in the Caribbean play international cricket as one team called the West Indies.
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 Review On Indian Cricket Team by smarty - MouthShut.com
It was shame when I heard that Indian Cricket Team had lost the finals of Coca- Cola cup.
I an not writing this review to counter or ridicule back on the Indian cricket team but to bring out the simple fact that if our team show this type of performance people will lose interest in it.
CRICKET IS FUNNY GAME which u cannot predict any thing till the game is over.
www.mouthshut.com /review/Indian_Cricket_Team-12989-1.html   (338 words)

  
 indian cricket team photo, latest indian cricket news, indian cricket photos, bio, indian cricket team wallpapers, ...
The Indian cricket team is the highest paid (in terms of sponsorships) sports team in the world.
For nearly fifty years, the Indian cricket team was weaker than most of the other international Test cricket teams, such as Australia and England.
The team also beat the Sri Lankans in the test series 2-0 to get to the 2nd spot in the test rankings from England which they eventually lost by losing the high profile series to Pakistan.
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