Why are South Africans considered the top-rated travellers in international cricket? Because, they have an impeccable winning record overseas in all conditions. A team that can do so well, away from home, cannot be beaten easily. The only series they lost in unfamiliar conditions in the last decade or so was to India when Hashim […]
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Amarinder wants Railways to relieve cricketer Harmanpreet
Chandigarh, Jan20: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday urged the Railways to relieve international woman cricketer Harmanpreet Kaur so that she could join the Punjab Police as an officer. “I have already written to the Railways twice and hope that she would be relieved soon so that she could join Punjab Police as a DSP […]
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Shane Watson admits cricket lost ‘innocence’ after the death of Phil Hughes
Former Australian all-rounder, Shane Watson has recently admitted that following the untimely death Phil Hughes in 2014, he feared facing short balls since a sense of fear afflicted him following the freak accident. Hughes was batting on a Sheffield Shield match when he got hit on the head by a bouncer from Sean Abbott at the […]
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Melbourne Cricket Ground pitch rated as ‘poor’
Melbourne, Jan2: Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) pitch, which hosted the fourth Ashes Test match between Australia and England, has been rated as ‘poor’, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Tuesday. The decision was taken under the ICC Pitch and Outfield Monitoring Process. ICC Match Referee Ranjan Madugalle submitted his report to the world’s cricket governing […]
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2017 Records: Bowlers with best economy rates in Test cricket
We are almost approaching the end of this year, and like all the years, 2017 was a memorable one for several cricketers who produced some brilliant performances over the course of this calendar year to win recognition for their country. This year we have seen some fantastic performances from the bowlers who have been economical, […]
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BCCI names Saba Karim as GM – Cricket Operations
New Delhi, Dec 23: Former India stumper Saba Karim was on Friday named General Manager, cricket operations of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). He will assume office on January 1. The General Manager’s post had been left vacant after the resignation of late M.V. Sridhar over a conflict of interest issue. According […]
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Nothing Can Quite Prepare You For Your First Ball In Test Cricket, Says Craig Oveton
There is no denying the fact that Craig Overton would have loved to start his international career with a win but England’s latest Test player would be pretty much delighted with the way he performed in his maiden international game after being informed of his debut just one hour before the game started. In his […]
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Three international Test captains offered match fixing baits by bookies
Though the corruption level in cricket have gone down for good, reports say that three skippers of current Test playing nations have received baits from bookies to fix international matches. According to reports by the Standard Sport, all the three offers are from intermediaries linked to illegal betting syndicates on the Indian sub-continent. However, keeping it […]
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Ashamed that Sri Lankan cricketers had to wear masks: Mamata
Kolkata, Dec 5: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said she was “ashamed” at seeing the Sri Lankan cricketers wearing pollution masks while playing against India in New Delhi. “It’s not a good scene that a visiting team is playing an international game wearing masks. Pollution is worsening everyday. This is not earning a […]
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Stats: Most Double Centuries By an Indian In Test Cricket
India have produced many wonderful batsmen over the years. Many have managed to earn their place in all-time greats of the game. There have been so many batsmen who made their debut to India at test level. However, only a few have managed to score a hundred. But to become a great player for any […]