The game has seen some epic duels between batsmen and bowlers and one of them was between former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting and Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh. It had all started back in 1998 during an ODI in Sharjah when a 17-year-old Harbhajan, playing in just his fourth ODI, had Ponting stumped and celebrated by marching […]
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Ultra-talented Kohli has attitude to be the best: Ponting
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Hailing Virat Kohli as “ultra-talented”, former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting on Monday said the Indian Test cricket captain has got the attitude to be the best for the country. Ponting said both Kohli and Australia skipper Steve Smith are at the same stage of their careers along with England’s Joe […]
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Virat Kohli is the best batsman in the world, says Brett Lee
Former Austaralian fast bowler Brett Lee had heaps of praise for Indian test captain Virat Kohli. The 39-year old expressed his admiration for Kohli’s aggression and batting technique. He also feels that Virat Kohli is currently the best batsman in the world. The Indian batsman has improved significantly over the last few years and have raised the bar […]
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Chief selector backs rookie pacers to excel in South Africa
The Australian selectors had a few surprises in store when they announced the squad for the upcoming limited overs tour. Ace pacers Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc were rested for the tour in a bid to remain fresh for the grueling home season ahead. In their absence, Victoria pacer John Hastings will lead the Australian […]
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Sri Lanka makes seven changes for T20Is
Sri Lankan cricket board on Monday announced the squad for the upcoming T20 series against Australia. Surprisingly the selectors have made seven changes in the squad as they have dropped Niroshan Dickwella, Danushka Gunathilaka, Farveez Maharoof, Ramith Rambukwella, Lahiru Thirimanne, Angelo Mathews, Nuwan Pradeep. Mathews and Pradeep have been dropped due to injuries. Tillakaratne Dilshan, […]
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5 India A players who could come into India senior team
India A won the quadrangular series played in Australia. There were some outstanding performances from individuals which will give selectors a headache to choose the Indian cricket team. With a busy home season ahead, if somebody gets injured or dropped these players could be selected on basis of the performances. Here we look at 5 […]
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David Warner is happy to score a hundred against Sri Lanka
Australia’s stand-in captain and opener David Warner ended a lean patch in ODI cricket with a fine hundred in his team’s successful chase of 196 in the fifth and final one-day International against Sri Lanka in Pallekele on Sunday (September 4). However, Warner admitted that he was lucky to score an innings of 106 runs […]
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South Africa admitted that transformation system is not working
South African cricket board admitted that the transformation system in the cricket team is faltering. “The very fact that there is a need to set certain targets indicates that the system has not been working optimally to achieve representivity‚” CSA president Chris Nenzani said in a statement after the organisation’s annual meeting in Johannesburg on […]
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England captain Eion Morgan had no regrets about team selection
England captain Eion Morgan had no regrets about team selection after the hosts lost the final one-day international against Pakistan by four wickets in Cardiff on Sunday. England played a powerful brand of cricket to move 4-0 ahead in the series but they gave left-arm spinner Liam Dawson his debut in the last month and […]
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Twitter reacts to Pakistan’s epic chase against England
Pakistan defeated England by four wickets in the last and final One-Day International to secure a consolation win and avoid a humiliating whitewash. Pakistan skipper Azhar Ali earlier won the toss and elected to ball first on a pitch that was looking good for batting. England batsmen Jason Roy and Ben Stokes both struck quickfire […]