![Cameron Bancroft and Steve Smith with the two umpires [Image-Getty]](https://sportzwiki.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/cameron-bancroft1-1621052423.jpg "Ball Tampering Was Rampant Well Before The 2018 Sandpaper Gate Saga: Mickey Arthur 1")
Mickey Arthur, Sri Lanka head coach has claimed ball-tampering was rampant since well before the 2018 Sandpaper Gate saga. Former South Africa and Australia coach feels it will be ‘naive’ to think that players didn’t subtly use sweeteners and gums to maintain the ball before. Ball-tampering has been highlighted once again after Australian batsman Cameron Bancroft’s […]
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Tim Southee Loves Test Cricket Since It Gets His Blood Boiling
Tim Southee, veteran New Zealand seamer revealed he loves Test cricket more compared to other formats, adding that it gets the best out of him as it gets his ‘blood boiling’. The Kiwi bowler also spoke about the prospect of facing India in the first-ever World Test Championship final. New Zealand has taken off for England, […]
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Stuart Broad Supports World Test Championship But Isn’t Impressed By Points Allocation
Stuart Broad has lent his support to the World Test Championship, calling the competition a promising concept. However, the England pacer was less impressed with the way the points are allocated in the current format, claiming he can’t understand how a five-match Ashes series and a two-Test India-Bangladesh series are on the same pedestal. Stuart […]
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Indian Batsmen Struggling Against Spin Has Become A Pattern: VVS Laxman
VVS Laxman said Indian batsmen struggling against spin bowling has become a pattern as he cited the examples of world-class batsmen Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Former India cricketer VVS Laxman said the Indian batsmen struggling to deal with spin has become a pattern these days after skipper Virat Kohli and vice-captain Rohit Sharma were […]
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Ben Stokes Was Keen To Play ODIs And So He Wasn’t Rested: Eoin Morgan
Eoin Morgan, England limited-overs skipper said that the management did not consider resting all-rounder Ben Stokes for the ODI series against India as he was keen to play. India defeated England in the fifth T20I, and as a result, the hosts won the series 3-2. Now both teams will lock horns in a three-match ODI […]
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England Will Be Feared By All Other Teams In 2021 T20I World Cup: Paul Collingwood
Paul Collingwood, England’s assistant coach said that England, the No 1 ranked T20I side in the world, has been in terrific form in the last 4 years and therefore they will be feared by all the other teams during the T20 World Cup. Paul Collingwood feels that his team is likely to be feared by […]
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Spirit Of Rishabh Pant Epitomizes India’s Confidence, Says Ian Chappell
Ian Chappell, former Australia captain has said that the spirit of wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant epitomizes India’s confident and attacking approach in modern-day cricket. Rishabh Pant has been in the remarkable form off late as he played a crucial knock in the fourth and final Test against England which also saw him reverse-sweeping James Anderson when […]
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Ian Bell Reckons Time Has Come For Rishabh Pant To Feature In All 3 Formats
Ian Bell has figured that the time is right to make Rishabh Pant a regular feature in all three formats, with three ICC events including two T20 World cups and 50 over World Cup lined up in the next three years. The growing upward curve in his batting has convinced Ian Bell that Rishabh Pant […]
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Rishabh Pant Played A ‘Courageous’ Reverse Flick Shot In 1st T20I: Gautam Gambhir
Gautam Gambhir, former Indian cricketer described gloveman Rishabh Pant’s reverse-flick off pacer Jofra Archer as a “courageous shot”. After the 4th Test between India and England at Motera in Ahmedabad, a lot of the talks doing the rounds revolved around Rishabh Pant’s beautiful reverse scoop-off veteran pacer James Anderson for a six. The stunning shot […]
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Sourav Ganguly Would Have Been Proud To Play Back-foot Punch Like Washington Sundar: Michael Vaughan
Michael Vaughan said even former India captain and current BCCI president Sourav Ganguly would have proud to have played a backfoot punch as Washington Sundar did against James Anderson in the 4th Test at Ahmedabad. Rishabh Pant and spinners Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin may have been the stars for India’s victory in the fourth […]