A major surprise in Australia’s playing XI for the first test at the Basin Reserve was the exclusion of pacer James Pattinson. Jackson Bird, the Tasmania pacer, who last wore the Australia shirt in mid 2013, was given the preference ahead of an in form Pattinson. The latter had recently grabbed a five wicket haul […]
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AB de Villiers to play for Barbados Pride in CPL
Bridgetown (Barbados), Feb 12 (IANS) South Africa’s super star AB deVilliers is set for his first stint in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) after signing to play for Barbados Tridents, officials have announced. The South African Test and One-Day International captain says he is excited about the prospects of playing in the CPL expected to take place […]
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Nehra skips football session to keep away from injuries
India’s senior pacer Ashish Nehra skipped football session ahead of 2nd T20I to keep away from any injuries. In the past, Nehra’s international career was halted due to several injuries. For this reason, the 36-year old left-arm pacer does not want to take any further risk with his international career. Nehra said, “I would love […]
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Brendon McCullum reflects on his journey
Brendon McCullum has not just been another successful cricketer, but also a great ambassador for the game. Under McCullum’s inspiring captaincy, the Blackcaps have been at their all time high and have looked like a completely different side in his leadership. As McCullum warms up for his final test series against Australia, he sounds nostalgic […]
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Top 5 batting performances in World T20
With the ICC World T20 just around the corner, we relive some of the greatest batting performances in the showpiece event of the shortest format of cricket. Right from its inception in 2007, the World T20 has witnessed some of the finest batting knocks in the T20 format. Whether its Yuvraj Singh’s demolition of Stuart […]
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India vs Sri Lanka 2nd T20I: Predicted XI
After a stunning defeat against a new-look Sri Lankan team at Pune on Tuesday, India is now desperate to win the second T20I match of the 3-match T20 series on Friday. Both the matches are a must-win game for India team. The winner of the series will top the T20I ranking. Indian batsmen collapsed against […]
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MS Dhoni is not taking the Sri Lankan team lightly
Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni is not taking the weak-looking Sri Lankan team lighty for the upcoming 3-match T20I series which will be played in India. India will play their first match in this series on Tuesday at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune. Most of the experience cricketers have either retired from the international […]
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Continuing T20 matches will help in World T20 preparations: Dhoni
Pune, Feb 8 (IANS) Ahead of the opening game of the three-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series against Sri Lanka, India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Monday said the non-stop T20 matches in the coming days will help the team prepare well for the forthcoming World T20 scheduled to be played at home in March-April. The confidence […]
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Can’t judge a player’s talent through IPL: Dhoni
India’s limited over captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has said that a player can’t be judged for the longer format of cricket through IPL (Indian Premier League) performance. Dhoni admitted that the IPL can find talents but the domestic circuit performance can establish players’ exact ability for international cricket, specially for Test and ODI formats. Dhoni said, […]
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Australia announce 15-man squad for 2016 ICC WT20, Steve Smith named as skipper
Cricket Australia (CA) announced their 15-man squad for 2016 ICC World T20 on Tuesday which will be held in India. Aaron Finch has been omitted from the captaincy charge while Test and ODI captain Steve Smith will be now taking the captaincy charge in T20I for the national team. Yet Finch is included in the […]