Ganguly, Laxman selected for Challenger Trophy

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"Ganguly and V.V.S. Laxman were yesterday named in the India �B� team for the Challenger Trophy limited overs cricket tournament to be held in Chennai from October 1 to 4. "

Ganguly, Laxman selected for Challenger Trophy

India Cricket Match Test ODI News Indian Cricket News Photos Indian Cricket Team: "Ganguly and V.V.S. Laxman were yesterday named in the India �B� team for the Challenger Trophy limited overs cricket tournament to be held in Chennai from October 1 to 4. "

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"Roger Wijesuriya, the former Sri Lanka cricketer and national selector, has been appointed coach of Sri Lanka's Under-19 team for a three-year period commencing November 1.
Reacting to the decision, Wijesuriya, who has proved himself to be a successful coach at the school level, said: 'I consider this appointment as a stepping stone towards becoming coach of the senior national team one day."

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"All-rounder Dwayne Smith took 4-31 as the West Indies shot out India for only 162 in the Kuala Lumpur tri-series.
He claimed 4-31 from his 10 overs including captain Rahul Dravid (0), Virender Sehwag (one) and Yuvraj Singh (0). Tendulkar was the mainstay of the Indian innings with 65 runs from 102 balls, before he was run out by Chris Gayle.
West Indies made steady progress at the start of their innings, but soon were all out for 146 in 41 overs. Lara remained not out at 40. Harbhajan Singh was awarded the Man-of-the-Match award for his crucial 37 and 3 for 35. "

"Dope test in ICC Champions trophy introduced

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Sep 19, 2006
The International Cricket Council (ICC) in collaboration with the World Anti-Doping Agency (wada) has decided to go in for dope test of all players taking part in the the ICC Champions trophy.
This prestigious tournament is to be played at Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Mumbai and Mohali from October 7 to November 5. The samples of any player can be taken at random, Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) president Inderjit Singh Bindra disclosed at a press conference at the PCA stadium.
Arrangements for collecting urine samples of the players at random have been made with Fortis hospital here, he said. As there is no WADA accredited laboratory available in India to analyse the samples, the ICC would send these to Malaysia or any other nearest country for testing,. The ICC trophy will begin with a qualifying match between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh on October 7 at the PCA stadium "