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Cricket News  Sachin's Wax Figure Unveiled in MumbaiSachin Tendulkar has been literally immortalised on Monday as the Master Blaster's wax figure was unveiled in Mumbai. The process of creating the figure by Madame Tussauds Wax Museum was started in February this year in Mumbai. Sachin became the 10th Indian with a figure in the wax museum and is the only one to have had his figure unveiled in India. Injured Sreesanth to Miss IPL Season TwoFast bowler S. Sreesanth will miss the Indian Premier League’s (IPL) season two in April-May due to a stress fracture in his lower back, his IPL team Kings XI Punjab announced Wednesday. First Test Preview - New Zealand Vs IndiaThirty-three years ago in Auckland the spinning talents of Erapalli Prasanna and Bhagwath Chandrasekhar oversaw an eight-wicket hammering of New Zealand; the last time India won a Test on New Zealand soil. Pollock With New Role in IPLThe South African fast bowler and former captain was a key player for the Mumbai Indians last year but had scrapped a three-year contract after quitting competitive cricket. Pakistan Can Win World Twenty20 Title, Says IntikhabCoach Intikhab Alam believes Pakistan can win cricket’s World Twenty20 championship in England this June. Intikhab said that he counts Pakistan among the biggest contenders for the title but was quick to add that his charges will have to bring a vast improvement in their fielding if they are to win the crown this time after losing to old rivals India in the final of the inaugural edition in South Africa in 2007. Younis Khan Falls On 313Younis Khan hit 313 and Kamran Akmal chipped in with an unbeaten century to help Pakistan achieve a record total as the first Test against Sri Lanka ended in a draw on Wednesday. Muralitharan claims record 503rd 1-day wicketTop Test wicket-taker Muttiah Muralitharan claimed a world record 503rd one-day international victim but finished on the losing side against India in Colombo on Thursday. Kp, Flintoff Become Highest Paid Cricketers In The WorldEnglishmen Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff became the costliest players of the Indian Premier League (IPL) after they both were sold for an identical figure of $1.55 million in the auction for the second season in Panaji on Friday.
Pak Players Upset at missing IPLPak players are demanding that their contracts with the PCB (Pakistani Cricket Board) be suitably amended. The players would have been expecting a certain amount of remuneration factoring in the IPL earnings, failing which their financial circumstances now stand considerably altered. Malik Never Deserved Captaincy: YousufBanned Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf has lauded the PCB`s decision to sack Shoaib Malik as captain, saying that Malik never deserved to lead the side as he is an inconsistent player and does not have the respect of the team.
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