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New ODI rules and faulty bowling shackle Dhoni

The rule of having only four fielders in the deep to protect a less than incisive bowling line-up has placed limits on MS Dhoni's captaincy

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The fact that his wrist is not behind the ball and the seam doesn't come out upright speak volumes

Kohli's costly drop

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Irfan finds the right length

Not too many tall fast bowlers can pitch it up to good effect. Pakistan now have one, and he has the makings of a skilful customer

Australia's latest ODI batting star

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NFL players union tentatively agrees to HGH testing

The NFL Players Association "tentatively agreed" to let the league take 40 blood samples for HGH tests each week during the season, with a positive result drawing a four-game suspension, according to a memo the union sent players.

A copy of the NFLPA's email, written in a question-and-answer format, was obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press.

The memo says "a computer program will randomly select" five players apiece from eight teams each week to take the blood tests.

First, though, every player participating in NFL training camps this year will provide a blood sample and information about "height, weight, age, and race/ethnicity" for a "population study" to determine what level of HGH will result in penalties, the union wrote.

The NFLPA's letter says that if more than 5 percent of all training camp samples are above that threshold, players who fail will have "reasonable cause" testing during the next two seasons — meaning they'll be subject to additional testing.

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