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Melbourne, Oct 23 (IANS) Former Australia captain Mark Taylor has said that fast bowlers Mitchell Johnson and Mitchell Starc will need to curb their attacking enthusiasm if they’re both picked for the first Test against New Zealand. Starc and Johnson, the two wicket-taking linchpins of Australia’s bowling attack, have shown the benefits of a rare […]

Mumbai, Oct 23 (IANS) Former India fast bowler and current International Cricket Council (ICC) match referee Javagal Srinath believes that left-arm seamer Zaheer Khan’s decision to call time on his career came at the right time The 37-year-old Zaheer has contributed immensely for the country and should be proud of his achievement, Srinath added. Zaheer […]

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 22 ( IANS) There could be a rush from several quarters for putting up two new teams, once the fresh tender will be floated for the next edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), said an Indian cricket board official. Speaking to IANS, Board of control for Cricket in India (BCCI) vice-president T.C. […]

Melbourne, Oct 21 (IANS) Former Australia cricket captain Ian Chappell on Wednesday heaped praise on recently retired India batsman Virender Sehwag, terming him as someone unique with great mental strength, also adding that he will miss the 37-year-old’s “like it or lump it” style of approaching the game. Sehwag on Tuesday announced his retirement from […]

Dubai, Oct 21 (IANS) Ahead of the second cricket Test against England, Pakistan leg-spinner Yasir Shah has vowed to exploit the visiting batsmen’s weaknesses against spin bowling. Yasir missed the opening drawn match between the sides last week due to a back spasm but looked set to return and add to his impressive career figures […]

Former Indian captain and legend Sourav Ganguly has advised the BCCI to give Virender Sehwag a fitting farewell. Sehwag recently announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket and the IPL. Ganguly feels that a player of Sehwag’s caliber, who has contributed a lot to the success of Indian cricket, deserves a grand farewell. […]

Times Now claims that Virender Sehwag was forced into retirement without getting a chance to play a farewell Test match. It says that Virender Sehwag had requested for a farewell Test match but BCCI denied it, forcing Virender Sehwag to retire without playing a farewell Test. Times Now claims that this information has been leaked […]

Virender Sehwag, one of the destructive openers in the world cricket and Indian pride is planning to retire from international cricket soon. He revolutionized opener’s approach, to create a sense of fear among any opponent in the world. He played the last Test match against Australia and the last One-day Internationals against Pakistan in 2013. […]

Virender Sehwag has announced his retirement officially on twitter. Yesterday, a rumour spread that Sehwag has retired and today Sehwag has confirmed it officially. Here are his tweets and full message:   I hereby retire from all forms of international cricket and from the Indian Premier League. A statement will follow. — Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) […]

Virender Sehwag has announced his retirement from international cricket and Indian Premier League on Twitter and released a detailed statement confirming the same. Indian opener Virender Sehwag has announced his retirement from international cricket, more than two and half years on from his last appearance for India. Sehwag’s decision brings down the curtain on a […]