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India rise to No. 1 in ODI rankings
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India rise to No. 1 in ODI rankings

February 13th, 2018 | by admin
After winning their first bilateral series in South Africa, India have climbed to the top of the ODI rankings for the third time in six months. India overtook South Africa – who will finish the ongoing series ranked...
Captain Markram – two ODIs; the rest – 803 ODIs
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Captain Markram – two ODIs; the rest – 803 ODIs

February 7th, 2018 | by admin
Aiden Markram captained South Africa in place of an injured Faf du Plessis in the second match of the six-match ODI series against India. Although South Africa had earmarked Markram as a future captain, Markram would’ve...
India spinners bring aggression with their slowness
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India spinners bring aggression with their slowness

February 5th, 2018 | by admin
David Miller’s dismissals in both the ODIs look different, but there is a common thread to them. And it not the bowler, who was Kuldeep Yadav in both...
India sense ODI opportunity in de Villiers’ absence
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India sense ODI opportunity in de Villiers’ absence

February 1st, 2018 | by admin
Big picture Inevitably, everyone wants another Test between South Africa and India after the three-match series ended 2-1, with South Africa dominating the early stages and India getting progressively better. A fourth, maybe even...
Injured de Villiers ruled out of first three ODIs
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Injured de Villiers ruled out of first three ODIs

January 31st, 2018 | by admin
Ab de Villiers has been ruled out of the first three ODIs against India with a finger injury. The selectors will not name a replacement, so the squad has been trimmed to 14 players, with the likelihood of Khaya Zondo being...
Think two steps ahead in ODIs, unlike in Tests – Rohit
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Think two steps ahead in ODIs, unlike in Tests – Rohit

January 31st, 2018 | by admin
Rohit Sharma is ready to put behind him the Test series in which he was preferred to Ajinkya Rahane for the first two Tests and then dropped. Rahane made a crucial contribution in the Test that India won. Rohit is a genius ODI...
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Raina returns for SA T20Is; Shreyas Iyer left out

January 30th, 2018 | by admin
Suresh Raina has been recalled to India’s squad for the three-match T20I series in South Africa. Raina’s inclusion was the biggest highlight among a several changes from the squad that faced Sri Lanka at home last...
Johannesburg was terrific, but there are lessons for India to learn
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Johannesburg was terrific, but there are lessons for India to learn

January 30th, 2018 | by admin
Who told India they could walk down the wicket to Kagiso Rabada on a pitch that at one time was considered dangerous for the safety of the batsmen? Who told Cheteshwar Pujara he could bat for 53 balls without scoring his first...
What’s the record for most run-outs in a Test?
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What’s the record for most run-outs in a Test?

January 23rd, 2018 | by admin
There were five run-outs in the second Test between South Africa and India. Was this a record? asked Simon Garner from South Africa The recent Test in Centurion provided the 13th instance of five run-outs in a match –...
‘Feel like I am in the best form of my life’ – de Villiers
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‘Feel like I am in the best form of my life’ – de Villiers

January 19th, 2018 | by admin
South Africa coach Ottis Gibson was asked in the lead-up to the series if the Indian pace attack had enough in it to make them reconsider the usual policy of batting first in Cape Town. This was, after all, not the usual Cape...