Birmingham, June 1 (IANS) An eagerly awaited clash of two formidable pace bowling line-ups is on the cards when Australia and New Zealand face off in a Group A clash of Champions Trophy cricket tournament here on Friday. This is the first time Australia will have the option of fielding their four frontline fast bowlers […]
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2017 ICC Champions Trophy: ENG VS BAN – Joe Root Guides England To Eight-Wicket Win Over Bangladesh In Tournament Opener
Joe Root’s magnificent hundred and Alex Hales, Eoin Morgan’s hard-fought fifties set-up a convincing eight-wicket for England over Mashrafe Bin Mortaza-led Bangladesh, in the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy opener on Thursday at the Kenningston Oval in London. The left-handed promising Morgan remained unbeaten on 75 off 61 balls while Root, who played with a sore […]
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PCB Takes A Dig At ACB For Blaming Pakistan After Cancellation Of Bilateral Series
After around 90 innocent people were killed in Kabul bomb blast on Wednesday, May 31, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Thursday issued a strong-worded statement and in reply, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), has termed the allegations ‘baseless’ while opining the Afghan board is trying to impinge politics in sports. “The PCB strongly rejects the […]
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ICC Champions Trophy 2017 – Captain’s Corner: Five Tactics New Zealand Can Use To Beat Australia
Over the course of the last few years, New Zealand and Australia have had the better of each other on several occasions. The two finalists for the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy in South Africa and more importantly, the finalists of the ICC World Cup 2015, have put down enough punches on each other in the […]
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2017 ICC Champions Trophy: Virat Kohli Only Indian In Michael Vaughan’s Champions Trophy Dream Team
India skipper Virat Kohli is the only Indian player to feature in former England captain Michael Vaughan’s best pre-tournament ICC Champions Trophy eleven. The cricketer-turned-commentator selected four South Africans, three Australians, a couple of Englishmen and one New Zealand player in his team. Explosive Australian opener David Warner has got the nod ahead of his South Africa […]
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Kim Hughes Urges For Pay Dispute Solution
The dispute between Australia Cricketers’ Association and Cricket Australia has taken worst turnaround as the CA refused for any kind of negotiation. The ACA and Cricket Australia are in a stalemate over the governing body’s push to overhaul a 20-year-old pay deal that ensures domestic and international players receive a 25-per-cent share of all revenue […]
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Afghanistan Calls Off Friendly Twenty20 Series Against Pakistan After Kabul Blast
After the Chairman of the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) Atif Mashal in his media briefing in Lahore alongside his counterpart of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Shaharyar Khan has vowed to take their cricket relations to a new high on Saturday (27), the ACB on Thursday has cancelled the two friendly matches against Pakistan within a […]
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2017 ICC Champions Trophy: Angelo Mathews Likely To Miss South Africa Game
In what may come as a huge setback for Sri Lanka, their captain Angelo Mathews is doubtful for the Champions Trophy opener against South Africa on June 3 because of a calf injury. The news was confirmed by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Wednesday (May 31). As per the official release, the allrounder complained of pain on […]
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2017 ICC Champions Trophy: Brand Ambassador Harbhajan Singh Arrives in England
Harbhajan Singh has been lately in news for all wrong reasons. He was misinterpreted by the media when he showed his eagerness to play for India in the ICC Champions Trophy 2017. The media misquoted his words on ex-skipper MS Dhoni but thankfully the veteran spinner cleared all the confusions. On Tuesday morning itself, Harbhajan Singh appeared in […]
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2017 ICC Champions Trophy: Match 1 – England Vs Bangladesh – England Predicted XI
The Eoin Morgan-led England are termed as red-hot favourites for the forthcoming 2017 ICC Champions Trophy as they were runners-up in 2013, which was also the seventh edition when they played under the tutelage of Alastair Cook, in the rain-affected final in Birmingham against formidable India, that was eventually won by visitors by five runs, […]