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The Rajasthan Royals have been hit by a huge blow as their premier batsman, Graeme Smith will not play in the rest of the tournament due to a finger injury. Smith was injured in the previous game against the Delhi Daredevils and later it was diagnosed as a double fracture of the middle finger, and he will return back to South Africa.
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The Delhi Daredevils have appointed a new bowling coach for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League in the form of Eric Simons. Simons was earlier the bowling consultant of the Indian cricket team during the series against South Africa. Simons will replace David Saker, who was earlier the bowing consultant for the Daredevils team, under the coaching of David Shippherd.
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Lalit Modi seems to have been upset by the tactics of the Federation of International Cricketers Association (FICA) and has said that the IPL will not recognise them despite their strong-arm tactics. He has also criticised Ricky Ponting and has said that Ponting’s behaviour was unwarranted as he tried to dissuade the cricketers from travelling to India during the IPL.
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The name Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar echoed not only in Gwalior’s Major Roop Singh Stadium but also throughout the country as he smashed a double century against South Africa in an ODI. Tendulkar became the first ever batsman in the history of cricket to score double century and it was befitting that it was Tendulkar who did it before anyone else!
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Aussie quickie, Brett Lee is said to be contemplating retiring from the five day format of the game to be able to concentrate on only the ODIs and the T20Is. Lee has been out of the Australian squad for some time now and has had issues with major injuries and has not been the first choice in the Test team despite being one of the fastest around.
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The New Zealand and the Australian cricket board have been asked to stay on a stand-by to host the 2011 edition of the World Cup, after it has been deemed that the security threat in India is for real. The CEO of the New Zealand Cricket (NZC), Justin Vaughan has said that that the ICC had asked them to remain on the stand-by but also added that the situation would be resolved and the tournament could be held as planned in the Asian nations of India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
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What South Africa had done to India in the first match, the same has been meted out by the hosts to the tourists on the first day of the second Kolkata Test match.
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