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of articles posted on 26-Sep-2007.
Chak De Team India!
Wednesday, September 26, 2007 www.dnaindia.com
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Team India has just arrived at the CSI airport in Mumbai to a hero's welcome after winning the inaugral Twenty20 World Cup in Johannesburg. The Maharashtra CM Vilasrao Deshmukh, Deputy CM RR Patil and the top brass of the Cricket Board, including President Sharad Pawar were present at the airport to receive the players. The players have boarded an open top bus and will travel to the Wankhede Stad
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Twenty20
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British press praises Team India : Chak De Effect
Wednesday, September 26, 2007 www.dnaindia.com
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Inspite of Indian batsman Yuvraj Singh smashing England's Stuart Broad for six sixes in an over, the British Press showered praises over the Indian team and referred to the India's victory in the Twenty20 World Championships final as something of a 'mini-epic'. Britain's newspapers were unanimous in their praise for the clinical manner in which Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his team went about win
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Yuvraj-Singh
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India invited to play Stanford Super Star team
Wednesday, September 26, 2007 justsamachar.com
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Sports - Cricket
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A Texan billionaire Allen Stanford has invited the Twenty20 World champions to play a USD 5 million winner-take-all match against the Stanford Super Star team in June next year. Sir Allen, who is the financier of the Stanford Twenty20 tournament in Antigua, had proposed the match prior to India's five-run win over their arch-rivals in the Twenty20 World Cup final at the New Wanderers Stadium in J
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BCCI was opposed to Twenty20 cricket
Wednesday, September 26, 2007 justsamachar.com
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Sports - Cricket
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While the whole nation seems to be going gaga over the exploits of the Indian team during the Twenty20 tournament, it may be recalled that the BCCI were against the shorter version of the game and felt it could have an adverse effect on the 50-over game. While the cricket boards of different countries were mulling over the Twenty20 version, the BCCI felt that India was not ready for the new format
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Twenty20
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Dhoni advises boys 'not to get carried away'
Wednesday, September 26, 2007 justsamachar.com
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The Indian captain has a reputation for maintaining a cool demeanour both on and off the field, so much so that following India's victory over Pakistan in the final, Mahendra Singh Dhoni told his ecstatic teammates, "Sab kuch normal rakhne ka (keep everything normal)". He advised the young team to enjoy the success but not to get carried away by it. Following the victory, Dhoni and Sreesanth ret
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Dhoni
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It's raining cash on Team India
Wednesday, September 26, 2007 www.ndtv.com
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Sports - Cricket
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Although the BCCI initially opposed the idea of a Twenty20 World Cup, not that the Indian team won the tournament, they do not seem to be complaining. The BCCI has led the way in terms of showering money on the players. The six members of the team who are with Air India will be given a promotion. While the BCCI has announced Rs 12 crore for the entire team, Rs 8 crore for winning the title and Rs
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BCCI
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No respite for the Mumbai police
Wednesday, September 26, 2007 www.rediff.com
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Sports - Cricket
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While the citizens of Mumbai have a lot to cheer with the Indian victory and the Ganesh festival, the woes of the police do not seem to end. The Indian team which is returning from South Africa will travel to the Wankhede Stadium in an open bus amid lots of fanfare. They will be felicitated by the BCCI President Sharad Pawar at the stadium. The onus of providing security to the team will fall on t
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Security
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'My son has brought glory to the nation' : Gamnhir's mother
Wednesday, September 26, 2007 justsamachar.com
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Sports - Cricket
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The mother of Indian opener Gautam Gambhir is not complaining that her son's contribution -an invaluable 75 - in Monday's final against archrivals Pakistan, has not been given the importance it deserves. "I am not complaining. He has done his job and that is what matters to me. If my son's contribution brings glory to the nation then so be it," she said.
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Gautam-Gambhir
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Kapil congratulates fearless Dhoni
Wednesday, September 26, 2007 www.dnaindia.com
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Sports - Cricket
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The former Indian captain, Kapil Dev referred to the Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni as 'fearless' and the Twenty20 format of the game as a "big hit." Kapil congratulated the team for its victory over Pakistan saying "it is one moment which we can never forget."
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Pak fans take defeat in their stride
Wednesday, September 26, 2007 www.ndtv.com
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Sports - Cricket
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Following the Indian victory over Pakistan in the finals of the Twenty20 tournament, the Pakistani fans were disheartened, but the good news is that most fans are treating the defeat as a lost match, not a lost battle. There were reports of fans burning effigies of cricketers but they were the exceptions rather than the norm. Thus Indo-Pak rivalry has undergone a sea change and good performances o
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Twenty20
Indo-Pak
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