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  <title><![CDATA[Pandit appointed India coach for U-19 WC]]></title> 
  <link>http://cricket.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/21/pandit-appointed-india-u-19-coach.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Former India wicket-keeper Chandrakant Pandit is all set to coach the Under-19 Indian cricket team, who will be defending their title in the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup scheduled in New Zealand from January 15-30.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:37:18 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Gun-wielding man arrested inside Green Park]]></title> 
  <link>http://cricket.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/21/gun-wielding-man-arrested-inside-green-park.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[A man carrying a revolver broke through the heavy security cordon and entered the Green Park Stadium premises, hours after the Indian and Sri Lankan teams arrived in Kanpur on Saturday for the second Test.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:18:53 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Ganguly for retaining Mishra in second Test against SL]]></title> 
  <link>http://cricket.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/21/ganguly-for-retaining-mishra-in-second-test-against-sl.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Saturday said India should retain Amit Mishra notwithstanding the suggestions that the leg-spinner should be replaced in the second Test against Sri Lanka from November 24-28.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:56:39 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Dilshan suffers broken nose]]></title> 
  <link>http://cricket.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/21/dilshan-suffers-broken-nose.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Sri Lankan batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan has suffered a fracture on his nose while playing football but his team manager says he will be available for the second Test match in Kanpur, starting Tuesday.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:49:57 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Congress requests BCCI to lift ban on Azhar]]></title> 
  <link>http://cricket.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/21/congress-requests-bcci-to-lift-ban-on-azhar.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[The Indian Cricket Board is under pressure from the Congress party to revoke a life ban on former skipper Mohd Azharuddin for his alleged involvement in the 2000 match-fixing scandal.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:26:46 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[PCB yet to seek government clearance to allow players for IPL ]]></title> 
  <link>http://cricket.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/21/pcb-yet-to-seek-government-clearance-for-ipl.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[The PCB might have decided to give a go ahead to its players for participating in next year's Indian Premier League, but the board is yet to approach the Sports Ministry for the government's clearance, a must for the cricketers to be a part of the cash-rich Twenty20 event.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:29:27 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA['Shoaib can make comeback by proving form and fitness']]></title> 
  <link>http://cricket.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/21/shoaib-will-have-to-prove-himself-again-says-pcb.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ejaz Butt dismissed reports that he had ruled out the possibility of Shoaib Akhtar's return to the national team and said that the injury-plagued pacer will have to prove his worth in domestic tournaments to be considered for a place.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:42:44 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://cricket.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/21/shoaib-will-have-to-prove-himself-again-says-pcb.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Clarke reveals captaincy ambitions]]></title> 
  <link>http://cricket.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/21/clarke-reveals-captaincy-ambitions.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[A fit-again Michael Clarke, who recently returned to the Australian cricket team as vice-captain, wants to lead the side in future but only if incumbent Ricky Ponting decides to walk away on his own.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:22:20 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Motera-like tracks would kill Test cricket: Harbhajan]]></title> 
  <link>http://cricket.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/21/motera-like-tracks-would-kill-test-cricket-harbhajan.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Miffed with the docile pitch in the drawn Ahmedabad Test against Sri Lanka, feisty Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh on Saturday said such batting-friendly tracks would kill cricket's longest format.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:00:55 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://cricket.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/21/motera-like-tracks-would-kill-test-cricket-harbhajan.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[We could have bowled tighter: Dhoni]]></title> 
  <link>http://cricket.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/20/we-could-have-bowled-tighter-dhoni-first-test.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Relieved after his batsmen eked out a draw in the first Test against Sri Lanka, India's captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said it was just a matter of seeing through the early overs and the team never panicked.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/cricket/2009/nov/20gam.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:01:57 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://cricket.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/20/we-could-have-bowled-tighter-dhoni-first-test.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[No psychological edge from drawn Test: Sangakkara]]></title> 
  <link>http://cricket.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/20/no-psychological-edge-from-drawn-test-sangakkara.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara does not believe his side holds a psychological edge going into the second Test of the three-match series starting at Kanpur next week after dominating India in the drawn opener in Ahmedabad.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:53:57 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Images: India vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Day 5]]></title> 
  <link>http://cricket.rediff.com/slide-show/2009/nov/20/slide-show-1-images-india-sri-lanka-first-test.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Images from Day 5 in the first Test between India and Sri Lanka, in Ahmedabad, on Friday.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/cricket/2009/nov/20sld1.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:28:38 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Statistical highlights: India v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Day 5]]></title> 
  <link>http://cricket.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/20/statistical-highlights-india-v-sri-lanka-1st-test-day5.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Statistical highlights on the fifth and]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:16:18 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://cricket.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/20/statistical-highlights-india-v-sri-lanka-1st-test-day5.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Mumbai rally to trounce Himachal by 85 runs]]></title> 
  <link>http://cricket.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/20/ranji-trophy-round-up-mumbai-trounce-himachal-pradesh.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Riding on fine performances from veteran Ajit Agarkar and left-arm spinners Iqbal Abdulla and Harmeet Singh, Mumbai staged a remarkable comeback to defeat Himachal Pradesh by 85 runs in a Group A Super League Ranji Trophy match in Mumbai on Friday. The hosts, who were bundled out for a paltry 162 in the first innings, thereby conceding an 84-run lead, dismissed Himachal for 166 in 67 overs, 13 minutes before tea, after setting the visitors a target of 252 to win.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:07:49 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://cricket.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/20/ranji-trophy-round-up-mumbai-trounce-himachal-pradesh.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Dhoni, Sangakkara differ on Motera strip]]></title> 
  <link>http://cricket.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/20/dhoni-sangakkara-differ-on-motera-strip.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[India's captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni described the Motera featherbed as a bowler-hostile track even as his Sri Lanka counterpart Kumar Sangakkara had no issues with the strip, calling it a 'true' wicket.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:47:37 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://cricket.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/20/dhoni-sangakkara-differ-on-motera-strip.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Tendulkar, Gambhir tons thwart Sri Lanka]]></title> 
  <link>http://cricket.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/20/live-updates-india-sri-lanka-day-five-first-test.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Centuries from Sachin Tendulkar and Gautam Gambhir helped India escape with a draw in the first Test against Sri Lanka in Ahmedabad, on Friday. India, in their second innings, amassed 412 for four in 129 overs after which both captains agreed to call off play. The hosts finished with a lead of 78 runs with six overs remaining on the fifth day.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/cricket/2009/nov/20gambhir.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:42:41 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://cricket.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/20/live-updates-india-sri-lanka-day-five-first-test.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[T20 could see Tests become clique of four nations: Greg Chappell]]></title> 
  <link>http://cricket.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/20/t20-could-see-tests-become-clique-of-four-nations-greg-chappell.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Former Australian captain and coach Greg Chappell has warned that 50-over cricket would be the best way to measure all cricketing nations, but Twenty20 is the best format for ensuring the growth of the game. ]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:38:26 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://cricket.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/20/t20-could-see-tests-become-clique-of-four-nations-greg-chappell.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Middlesex sign Gilchrist, eyeing Tendulkar]]></title> 
  <link>http://cricket.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/20/middlesex-sign-gilchrist-eye-sachin-tendulkar.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Middlesex have signed Australian Adam Gilchrist for next year's Twenty20 campaign and hope to recruit Indian batting great Sachin Tendulkar as well, the English county side said on Thursday.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/cricket/2009/nov/20sachin.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:27:36 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://cricket.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/20/middlesex-sign-gilchrist-eye-sachin-tendulkar.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Bollinger replaces Clark in Australian Test squad]]></title> 
  <link>http://cricket.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/20/doug-bollinger-replaces-stuart-clark-in-australian-test-squad.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Cricket Australia has picked Doug Bollinger ahead of fellow pacer Stuart Clark for a spot in the 12-man squad for the first Test against West Indies at the Gabba starting next week. ]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:55:52 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://cricket.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/20/doug-bollinger-replaces-stuart-clark-in-australian-test-squad.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[I would not play at Gabba if I couldn't: Clarke]]></title> 
  <link>http://cricket.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/20/i-would-not-play-at-gabba-if-i-could-not-says-michael-clarke.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Australian vice captain Michael Clarke is being forced to receive daily treatment on his troublesome back to be ready in time for next week's opening Test against the West Indies at Gabba. ]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:47:31 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://cricket.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/20/i-would-not-play-at-gabba-if-i-could-not-says-michael-clarke.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Watson as a Test opener an insult to all Australian openers: Thomson]]></title> 
  <link>http://cricket.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/20/shane-watson-as-a-test-opener-an-insult-to-all-australian-openers-says-jeff-thomson.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Australian pace legend Jeff Thomson believes Shane Watson's surprise role as a Test opener is an insult to opening batsmen across the country. ]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:42:55 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA['Nice to get a hundred, more wickets would be fine']]></title> 
  <link>http://cricket.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/19/ranji-trophy-ajit-agarkar-hundred.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[On Thursday, 15 days short of his 32nd birthday, Ajit Agarkar ensured himself a perfect gift -- an unbeaten 102 against Himachal Pradesh, in the Ranji Trophy Group A match. It not only ensured his side a defendable total (after an early collapse) but also earned the all-rounder his first hundred in Mumbai colours.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:09:48 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://cricket.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/19/ranji-trophy-ajit-agarkar-hundred.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Ranji Trophy: Agarkar scores maiden hundred for Mumbai]]></title> 
  <link>http://cricket.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/19/ranji-trophy-ajit-agarkar-maiden-first-class-hundred-for-mumbai.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Veteran pacer Ajit Agarkar's maiden century (102 not out) rescued Mumbai from a precarious position and enabled them set Himachal Pradesh a target of 252 runs on the third day of the Super League Group A Ranji]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Uncapped Tredwell called up as cover for England]]></title> 
  <link>http://cricket.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/19/uncapped-tredwell-called-up-as-cover-for-england.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Uncapped off-spinner James Tredwell was called into the England squad as cover on Thursday after Graeme Swann and Stuart Broad were ruled out of the first two One-Day Internationals through injury. Spinner Swann has a side strain and pace bowler Broad a shoulder injury. ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Kirsten demands application from batsmen to save Test]]></title> 
  <link>http://cricket.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/19/india-coach-gary-kirsten-demands-application-from-batsmen.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[India's coach Gary Kirsten Kirsten said the batsmen need to apply themselves and put on a concentrated effort on the fifth day of the first Test against Sri Lanka.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:34:40 +0530</pubDate>
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