Australian skipper Steven Smith has slammed his team-mate Glenn Maxwell for the disrespectful comments against the wicket-keeper batsman and Victoria Bushrangers captain Matthew Wade. As the reports suggested, Sportzwiki has learned that the management group of Cricket Australia have fined Maxwell, which remained unrevealed while filing this report. “Everyone was disappointed in his comments. I’ve […]
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Former Australian Skipper Advises Aussie Players To Reconsider Playing In IPL
The debate over whether playing in the Indian Premier League is responsible for Australian players suffering several injuries in recent times has come into the spotlight again as former Australia skipper Michael Clarke believes that the players should reconsider playing in the cash-rich league in a bid to avoid fatigue and burnout. Steve Smith, John […]
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Injuries, No Back-Ups Mount Worry For India Despite 2-0 Lead Against England
Even after scripting two wins out of three matches in the series so far, the injury concerns has taken a toll on the Indian team ahead of the fourth Test at the historic Wankhede Stadium. Gautam Gambhir, who made a return to the Test side after two years, as selectors instead went with KL Rahul. The […]
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Sri Lankan Pacers Need To Develop Their Ability To Swing The Ball: Wasim Akram
Pakistan legend Wasim Akram, who has been appointed as the mentor of Sri Lanka for their upcoming tour of South Africa, said Angelo Mathews’ side has promising fast bowlers but despite their worthy performances, they need to develop the ability to swing the ball so as to achieve more success in international cricket. “Most of the […]
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New Zealand Face Tough Challenge Against Australia
New Zealand cricket team, who has just landed in Australia to defend the Chappell-Hadlee trophy will have an uphill task against the Australian team when they kick off the ODI series from December 4. They will miss the experience of Ross Taylor who has just had an eye operation and will need time to recover […]
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IND v ENG 2016: Sunil Gavaskar Blasts Virat Kohli For Ben Stokes Send Off
Sunil Gavaskar, former Indian skipper, has slammed Virat Kohli for giving a verbal send-off to England all-rounder Ben Stokes on Day 1 of the third Test against the Poms in Mohali. Known as someone who wears his heart on his sleeves, the Indian skipper allegedly hurled some abuses at Stokes after he was stumped off Ravindra […]
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Two Years On – The Legacy Of Phillip Hughes
“As an ex-player I’m in awe of Phillip Hughes’s batting ability. At 25, he had 26 first-class hundreds and nine one-day hundreds. Statistically this is freakish. You can trust me on that,” said the former Australian southpaw Justin Langer in his tribute to Hughes. Hailing from Macksville, the 20-year-old Hughes made his mark in international […]
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ICC Chief Relates Faf du Plessis ‘Mintgate’ Controversy to Rahul Dravid’s 2004 Ball Tampering Case
The International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Chief Executive Dave Richardson has cited Faf du Plessis mintgate controversy similar to that Rahul Dravid’s 2004 ball tampering incident, where the Indian batting stalwart was caught using the sweet in his mouth to shine the ball in an ODI match against Zimbabwe. Ironically, both these incidents which made headlines for mornings to come happened on the […]
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Pakistan T20 Team Owner Seeks BCCI Approval To Play Against IPL Franchises
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchise Peshawar Zalmi should be allowed to play Indian Premier League (IPL) sides to promote peace, the T20 team’s owner Javed Afridi urged BCCI President Anurag Thakur on Friday. Javed Afridi met the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president here and voiced his […]
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PCB Mulling Legal Action Against BCCI: Shaharyar Khan
Karachi, Nov 25 (IANS) Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Shaharyar Khan on Friday threatened to take legal action against the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for repeatedly refusing to play against the national team. Khan further said that the PCB is thinking about seeking compensation from the BCCI after the International Cricket […]