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The Indian Cricket League (ICL) is a private cricket league that runs parallel to the existing cricket league managed by BCCI. At the moment, matches in the ICL follow the Twenty20 format, though there was a 50 over championship in January 2008. Matc... ~Wikipedia

Hugh Morris (born December 16, 1963, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire) is a former English cricketer who played in 3 Tests in 1991. He played county cricket for Glamorgan. ~Wikipedia

Andrew Symonds (born 9 June 1975, Birmingham, England) is an all-rounder for the Australian cricket team. A two time World Cup winner, Symonds is a right-handed middle order batsman and alternates between medium pace and off-spin. He is considered as... ~Wikipedia

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Daniel Luca Vettori (born 27 January 1979, Auckland, New Zealand), but brought up in Hamilton attending Marian School and later St Paul's Collegiate School, is a cricketer who is the current captain of the New Zealand cricket team. When available he ... ~Wikipedia

Ricky Thomas Ponting (born December 19, 1974, in Launceston, Tasmania) is a professional Australian cricketer and current captain of the Australian cricket team in One Day International, Twenty20 International and Test cricket. Ponting also represent... ~Wikipedia

Bhubaneswar pronunciation (help·info) (Hindi: भुवनेश्वर - in Sanskrit and Oriya/oDiA, "The Lord of the Universe") or the temple city of India is a city located on the eastern... ~Wikipedia

John Garry Bracewell (born 15 April 1958 in Auckland) is a New Zealand cricketer and coach. He played 41 Test matches between 1979-80 and 1990, as well as 53 One Day Internationals. He has been the coach of the New Zealand cricket team since the autu... ~Wikipedia

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Harbhajan Singh pronunciation (help·info) (Punjabi: ਹਰਭਜਨ ਸਿੰਘ, born: 3 July 1980 in Jalandhar, Punjab, India) is an Indian cricketer. A specialist bowler, he has the third-highest num... ~Wikipedia

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Shane Robert Watson (born 17 June 1981 in Ipswich, Queensland) is an Australian cricketer. ~Wikipedia

Michael John Clarke (born 2 April 1981 in Liverpool, New South Wales) is an Australian cricketer. Nicknamed 'Pup', 'Nemo' or 'Clarkey', he is a right-handed batsman, highly-regarded fielder and occasional left-arm orthodox spin bowler. He is currentl... ~Wikipedia

Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia, with a population of over 1.1 million. It is a coastal city beside the Southern Ocean, and is situated on the Adela... ~Wikipedia

Matthew Lawrence Hayden was born on 29 October 1971 in Kingaroy, Queensland to Laurence and Moya Hayden. He was educated at Marist College in Ashgrove and he is an Australian and Queensland cricketer. ~Wikipedia

Rajasthan Royals is a franchise cricket team that represents the state of Rajasthan in the IPL. The team is led and coached by Shane Warne. There is no Icon Player and brand ambassador for the team and it is the only IPL team to have a foreign captai... ~Wikipedia

Brett Lee (born 8 November 1976 in Wollongong, New South Wales) is an Australian cricketer. ~Wikipedia

Cuttack pronunciation (help·info) (derived from the Sanskrit word 'Kataka', which signifies a military camp or a fort or a Government seat protected by an army) is one of the oldest cities in India and the Business Capital of Orissa. It i... ~Wikipedia

Stephen James Harmison MBE (born 23 October 1978, Ashington, Northumberland) is an England cricketer, and a leading Test match fast bowler. He plays county cricket for Durham. With his height (6'4") he can extract pace and bounce from most pitch... ~Wikipedia

Mitchell Guy Johnson (born 2 November 1981 in Townsville, Queensland) is an Australian cricketer. When attending a fast-bowling clinic in Brisbane at age 17, the great test fast-bowler Dennis Lillee identified him as a "once-in-a-lifetime prospe... ~Wikipedia

Zaheer Khan pronunciation (help·info) (born October 7, 1978, Srirampur town in Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra), is an Indian cricketer who has been a member of the Indian cricket team since 2000. A left arm pace bowler, Zaheer is known ... ~Wikipedia

Virender Sehwag pronunciation (help·info) (born 20 October 1978, in Delhi) also known as "Viru" is an Indian cricketer (batsman) and member of the Indian national cricket team since 1999 (one-dayers) and 2001 (Tests). He is an e... ~Wikipedia

Brisbane (pronounced /ˈbɹɪz.bən/) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, and is the third largest city in Australia, with a greater metropolitan population of just under two million. It is a c... ~Wikipedia

Peter Gordon Fulton nick named Two metre Peter, (born 1 February 1979) is a New Zealand cricketer who has recently broken into the New Zealand One Day side. Fulton's career highlights include scoring 301* against Auckland at the Hagley Oval in Christ... ~Wikipedia

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Graeme Craig Smith (born 1 February 1981 in Johannesburg) is a cricketer who is captain of the South African cricket team, taking over from Shaun Pollock after the 2003 Cricket World Cup. In 2003 on the tour of England he made double centuries in con... ~Wikipedia

Yuvraj Singh pronunciation (help·info) (Punjabi: ਯੁਵਰਾਜ ਸਿੰਘ, born 12 December 1981 in Chandigarh, India) is a cricketer from India, and the son of former Indian fast bowler and ... ~Wikipedia

Bradley James Haddin (born October 23, 1977 in Cowra, New South Wales) is an Australian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman who also specialises as a wicket-keeper. ~Wikipedia

Jamie Michael How (born 19 May 1981 in New Plymouth) is a cricketer who plays Test match, One Day International and Twenty20 International cricket for New Zealand. He attended Palmerston North Boys' High School . In New Zealand domestic cricket, he p... ~Wikipedia

Guwahati pronunciation (help·info) (Assamese: গুৱাহাটী) is a major city in eastern India, often considered as the gateway to the North-East Region (NER) of the country and is the largest cit... ~Wikipedia

Sutherland (Cataibh in Gaelic) is a committee area of the Highland Council, Scotland, a registration county, and a lieutenancy area. The population as at the 2001 Census was 13,466. ~Wikipedia

Michael Brown (born Michael Lookofsky in New York, April 25, 1949), is an American singer-songwriter. The son of violinist and arranger Harry Lookofsky, he is best known as the principal songwriter for the 1960s baroque-pop outfit The Left Banke and ... ~Wikipedia

Ishant Sharma (born September 2, 1988, in Delhi, India), is an Indian cricketer, more specifically a right arm fast bowler at pace around 145 km/h (90 mph). He delivered the fastest ball ever bowled by an Indian bowler when he clocked 152.6 kph (94.8... ~Wikipedia

Rahul Sharad Dravid (Kannada:ರಾಹುಲ್ ಶರದ್ ದ್ರಾವಿಡ,Marathi:राहुल शरद द्रवì... ~Wikipedia

Brendon Barrie McCullum (born 27 September 1981 in Dunedin) is a New Zealand Test cricketer. He is a wicket-keeper, as well as an aggressive batsman who opens in One-day Internationals and is known for his fast scoring rate. His brother Nathan McCull... ~Wikipedia

Michael Edward Killeen Hussey (born 27 May 1975, Morley, Western Australia) is an Australian cricketer. He is also known by his nicknames of Huss, The Huss, and Mr Cricket, the latter due to his statto-like knowledge of his sport, though he loathes t... ~Wikipedia

Monty Panesar (born Mudhsuden Singh Panesar, 25 April 1982 in Luton, Bedfordshire), is an English cricketer. A left-arm spinner, Panesar plays Test and ODI cricket for England, and county cricket for Northamptonshire. He is the 631st capped player fo... ~Wikipedia

Mahendra Singh Dhoni or MS Dhoni pronunciation (help·info) (Hindi:महेन्द्र सिंह धोनी) (born July 7, 1981 in Ranchi, Jharkhand) is an Indian cr... ~Wikipedia

Stephen Rodger Waugh, AO (born June 2, 1965 in Canterbury, New South Wales) is a former Australian cricketer who captained the Australian Test cricket team from 1999 to 2004. He is the most capped Test player in history with 168 appearances. He is kn... ~Wikipedia

Robert ("Bob") George Dylan Willis (born in Sunderland 30 May 1949) is a former cricketer who played for Surrey, Warwickshire, Northern Transvaal and England. He adopted his second middle name "Dylan" by deed poll in honour of his... ~Wikipedia

Inzamam-ul-Haq (Urdu: انضمام الحق) (born 3 March 1970 in Multan, Punjab Province, Pakistan), also known as Inzamam or Inzy, is a former Pakistan international cricketer who was captain betwe... ~Wikipedia

Sir Ian Terence Botham, OBE (born 24 November 1955) is a former England Test cricketer and Test team captain, and current cricket commentator. He was a genuine all-rounder with 14 centuries and 383 wickets in Test cricket, and remains well known by h... ~Wikipedia

Jacob David Philip Oram (born 28 July 1978, Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand) is a New Zealand cricketer. He is a big hitting left-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler. Because of his abilities with both bat and ball, he is a regu... ~Wikipedia

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Chennai Super Kings is the Chennai based franchise of the Indian Premier League. The team is led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, currently the highest-paid IPL Player, and coached by Kepler Wessels. The M.A.Chidambaram stadium (often referred to as Chepauk)... ~Wikipedia

Bangalore (also known as Bengaluru) (Kannada: ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು; pronunciation: ['beŋgəɭuːru] (help·info) in Kannada and /'bæŋgəlɔː(ɹ)/ (help·info... ~Wikipedia

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Sinhalese: ශ්රී ලංකා, Tamil: இலங்கை; known as Ceylon before 1972) is a majority Buddhist island ... ~Wikipedia

Kamran Akmal (born 13 January 1982 in Lahore) is a Pakistani cricketer who has played 35 Test matches and 73 ODIs for Pakistan. He is a quick-scoring batsman and a wicket-keeper, who nevertheless has only achieved four centuries and two fifties in 31... ~Wikipedia

Luteru Ross Poutoa Lote Taylor (born 8 March 1984 in Lower Hutt) is a cricketer. He has captained the New Zealand Under-19 side in youth internationals. Taylor has scored 132* in the State Shield in 2003-2004, and 184 in the State Championship in 200... ~Wikipedia

Mohammad Javed Miandad Khan (Urdu: محمد جاوید میانداد ) (born June 12, 1957 in Karachi, Pakistan), popularly known as Javed Miandad (Urdu: جا&... ~Wikipedia

Jeetan Shashi Patel (born 7 May 1980 in Wellington) is a New Zealand cricketer of Indian origin. Patel is a right arm off spin bowler. He plays domestic cricket for the Wellington Firebirds and has represented the New Zealand Black Caps in One Day In... ~Wikipedia

Ian Michael Chappell (born 26 September 1943), is a former cricketer who played for South Australia and Australia. He captained Australia between 1971 and 1975 before taking a central role in the breakaway World Series Cricket organisation. Born into... ~Wikipedia

Mohammad Yousuf (Urdu: محمد یوسف; formerly Yousuf Youhana, Urdu: یوسف یوحنا) (born 27 August 1974, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan) is a Pakistani crickete... ~Wikipedia

Andrew John Strauss MBE, (born 2 March 1977 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is an English cricketer who plays county cricket for Middlesex County Cricket Club and Test matches and One Day Internationals for England. ~Wikipedia

Shoaib Malik (Urdu: شعیب ملک) (born 1 February 1982 in Sialkot) is the current captain of the Pakistani cricket team. He made his One Day International (ODI) debut in 1999 against the West Indies and his Test... ~Wikipedia

Gautam Gambhir pronunciation (help·info) (born 14 October 1981, in Delhi) is an Indian opening batsman. He has been a member of the Indian national cricket team since 2003 (ODIs) and 2004 (Tests). Gambhir had been a prolific run-scorer in... ~Wikipedia

Mohammad Moin Khan (Urdu: محمد معین خان) (born September 23, 1971) popularly known as Moin Khan (Urdu: معین خان) is a Pakistani cricketer (wic... ~Wikipedia

Daniel Raymond Flynn (born 16 April 1985) is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for the Northern Districts. He has captained the New Zealand Under-19 side in Youth ODIs, His teammates were Brad Wilson, Bradley-John Watling, Te Ahu Davis, Anton Devcich... ~Wikipedia

David Ivon Gower, OBE (born April 1, 1957) is a retired cricket player and current cricket broadcaster. He is best known as a former captain of the England cricket team during the 1980s. ~Wikipedia

Simon Mathew Katich (born August 21, 1975 in Middle Swan, Western Australia) is an Australian cricketer. He is the captain of the New South Wales Blues, and also captained, up until the end of the 2007 season, Derbyshire County Cricket Club. . He cur... ~Wikipedia

James Edward Charles Franklin (born November 7, 1980 in Wellington) is a New Zealand cricketer. He is a left-arm fast bowler who can swing the ball and also a capable left handed lower order batsman. He is one of only two New Zealanders to ever take ... ~Wikipedia

Gregory Stephen Chappell, MBE (born 7 August 1948 in Unley, South Australia) is a former cricketer who captained Australia between 1975 and 1977 and then joined the breakaway World Series Cricket (WSC) organisation, before returning to the Australian... ~Wikipedia

Mike Watkinson (born 1 August 1961 in Westhoughton, near Bolton, Lancashire) was an English cricketer who played four Test matches and one One Day International in the mid-1990s. A right-handed batsman and a right-arm bowler of either medium-pace or ... ~Wikipedia

Owais Alam Shah (born 22 October 1978 in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan) is a cricketer who plays for Middlesex and has appeared for England in a number of One Day Internationals and two test matches. ~Wikipedia

Shaun David Udal (born 18 March 1969 in Farnborough, Hampshire) is an English cricketer. An off spin bowler and lower-middle order batsman, he was a member of England's Test team in 2005. ~Wikipedia

Stuart Rupert Clark (born 28 September 1975, Sutherland, New South Wales) is an Australian International cricketer who plays domestic cricket for the New South Wales Blues. He plays as a right-arm fast-medium bowler. Similarities between his bowling ... ~Wikipedia

Sourav Chandidas Ganguly (Bengali: সৌরভ গাঙ্গুলী) (pronunciation (help·info)) (born 8 July 1972), is an Indian cricketer. Ganguly lives in Behala in Kolkata (formerly... ~Wikipedia

Ian Ronald Bell MBE (born 11 April 1982 in Coventry, West Midlands) is an England Test cricketer. He also plays county cricket for Warwickshire County Cricket Club. He is a right-handed higher/middle order batsman and occasional right-arm medium pace... ~Wikipedia

Dale Willem Steyn (born 27 June 1983 in Phalaborwa) is a South African cricketer who plays in Test and One Day International cricket for South Africa. Steyn plays domestic cricket in South Africa for Nashua Titans. He is a right-arm fast bowler. Stey... ~Wikipedia

The Washington Nationals are an American professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C., United States. The Nationals are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. From 2005 to 2007, the Nationals played in Ro... ~Wikipedia

Wasim Akram (Urdu: وسیم اکرم) (born June 3, 1966 in Lahore, Punjab) is a former Pakistani cricketer. He was a left-arm fast bowler and left-handed batsman, who represented the Pakistani cricket team in ... ~Wikipedia

Redmond is a city in King County, Washington, USA. It is situated on the eastern edge of the Seattle urban area, in what is known as the Eastside. In 2003 the Census Bureau estimated the city population was 46,391. Redmond is best known as the home o... ~Wikipedia

Duncan Andrew Gwynne Fletcher OBE (born 27 September 1948) is a former Zimbabwean cricketer, former captain of the Zimbabwean cricket team and former coach of the English cricket team. Fletcher is largely credited with rejuvenating the fortunes of th... ~Wikipedia