Wahab Riaz has said that Mohammad Amir has the backing of the whole Pakistani team as he prepares to make his much anticipated return to Test cricket at Lord’s on Thursday. The tainted pacer is set to make a return to Test cricket in England this summer and, should he be selected for the first […]
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England, Pakistan have chance to pip India in ICC Test rankings
Dubai, July 12 (IANS) With England taking on Pakistan and India locking horns with the West Indies, the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test rankings may be heading for some major changes in the near future. Read the full ranking here. England are presently just a rung below Pakistan in the rankings with 111 points. This […]
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Cheteshwar Pujara’s father fails to understand Virat Kohli’s strategy
After three Indian batsmen (KL Rahul (50), Shikhar Dhawan (51) and Cheteshwar Pujara (34) “retired out” on the first day of the two-day practice match against West Indies Cricket Board President’s XI, Cheteswar Pujara’s father Arvind Pujara has said that he fails to understand the logic of making batsmen retire out, even in a practice […]
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Kane Williamson is suffering from mental fatigue
Current New Zealand captain Kane Williamson is struggling with “mental fatigue”. This week he was rested from Yorkshire’s line up that triggered the alarm bell. Yorkshire county’s director Martyn Moxon told English media. New Zealand will tour Zimbabwe and South Africa. New Zealand’s recent international tournament came in the World T20 in India. After World […]
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India vs West Indies Board President’s XI: Player ratings
The two-days practice match between India and West Indies Cricket Board President’s XI ended in a draw. Batting first India scored 258 runs with the help of half centuries from openers Lokesh Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma. In reply, the hosts scored 281 runs with the help of century from Shai Hope and half […]
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Indian seamers failed to impress on Day 2 of the warm-up match
Past records at the Warner Park wouldn’t encourage the bowlers especially. In three of the Test matches played here, the average first innings score has been 465, although in the last Test here Pakistan could only manage 272. But in the inaugural Test, India racked up 581 runs. In the second Test, South Africa plundered […]
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I will be surprised if India lose the series: Gavaskar
India has begun the West Indies tour with a two-day warm-up game against WICB President’s XI in St. Kitts from Saturday and the batsmen got enough chance to adjust to the conditions. The two-day match is an official one where both teams will have the chance to bat a day each with all players being […]
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England’s squad selection leaves Nasser Hussain surprised
Former England skipper Nasser Hussain has expressed his surprise over England’s squad selection for the first Test against Pakistan. “It’s a bit of a surprise selection,” said Hussain in an interview with Sky Sports. In-form English batsman Jos Buttler was tipped to replace Nick Compton in the team. However, the selectors surprised everyone by including […]
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People have wrong perception about me, says Shoaib Akhtar
Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar thinks people have the wrong perception about him. Akhtar said he is very down to the earth person in reality. He feels people have misjudged him and clearly wants to change his image. “I am a simple guy and I am not a party guy or anything like that,” […]
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Watson and Pietersen gang-up to troll Cook over Bell’s exclusion
Shane Watson, who recently retired from international cricket after the T20 World Cup 2016, recently took Twitter to raise a question to England selectors regarding the continuous exclusion of one of the strongest batsman in England, Ian Bell. Watson asked that why Bell isn’t being recalled to the Test team. Watson tagged the former English […]