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Cricket Australia has pulled Hindi adverts displayed during the series with India after being alerted that they could be promoting tobacco, which would attract big fines for breaching local laws.

Cricket Australia withdraws Hindi advertisements displayed during recent games with India after warnings they could be illegally promoting tobacco.

The call of a Jurassic-era cricket was simple, pure and capable of traveling long distances in the night, said scientists who reconstructed the creature's love song from a 165 million year old fossil.

Pakistan's cricket team have put their numerous problems behind them through consistent performances as they beat the world's best team England 3-0 with captain Misbah-ul Haq aiming to move on to further heights.

The cellphone carrier's MuveMusic service has helped labels tap a vast underserved audience: people who can't afford computers. Muve users can download songs directly to their phones. In less than a year it has grown to more than 500,000 subscribers. For the embattled music industry, hope lies inside a small corner store in the City Heights section of San Diego.

Cricket Australia could face heavy fines for using Hindi-script advertisements which potentially breach laws prohibiting the promotion of tobacco. The advertisements, for an Indian company which makes chewing tobacco and mouthwash, featured on the boundary ropes during the four-test series and the Twenty20 Internationals against India.

Cricket Australia has pulled Hindi advertisements amid anti-smoking group claims they promoted tobacco, not an Indian mouthwash.

Cricket Australia has pulled Hindi advertisements for mouthwash due to their similarity to a tobacco brand.

Cricket Australia has pulled an ad for mouth freshener after complaints the Indian company which placed it also sells tobacco products under the same name

Less than four years after playing their first tournament against teams including Japan and Norway, Afghanistan will write a new chapter in their remarkable rise with a one-day international against Pakistan on Friday.