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After being in the wilderness for fifteen long months, Yuvraj Singh is set to make a major return at the tri-nation series starting August 10th. The three nation series involving India, Sri Lanka and New Zealand will be a major challenge before the World Cup next year in the sub-continent.

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India play Sri Lanka in the three Test match series that starts from the 18th of July at Galle. Here are strengths and weaknesses for both the sides for that series:

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Geoff Marsh, Australia’s former batsman and coach, has been contracted to coach the IPL Pune side. The Sahara Pune Warriors, who are owned by the Sahara Group for a sum of $370 million will also have Dermot Reeve as his assistant coach.

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India has selected Yuvraj Singh in their 16 member squad to tour Sri Lanka for the three Test match series after giving him the axe for the Asia Cup that was played in the same country. What has surprised many of the critics is that without having had any practice during the one month, and without playing any competitive cricket, on what grounds was the dropped player selected in the side.

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Pakistan cricket captain in all the three formats of the game, Shahid Afridi, has spoken to Mohammad Yousuf to get him to come out of retirement and play for the country again. Yousuf has retired from international cricket after the PCB banned him from playing cricket indefinitely and did not appeal against the ban.

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Current Australian T20I captain Michael Clarke, has said that he will need to bat like how he used to at the beginning of his international cricket career to be able to get back into his batting form in the T20s. Clarke has also said that he would love to continue as the captain of the Australian side and would not want to give up his place as Australia’s captain in the T20s.

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Sourav Ganguly was fined $40,000 of his match fee for not bowling his overs in time in the game between Kolkata Knight Riders and the Delhi Daredevils. Ganguly is the captain of the Kolkata side and was found two overs short of the overall required target within the stipulated time and hence was charged by the match referee.

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