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Bangladesh
Mirpur pitch gets ‘below average’ rating
The pitch at the Shere Bangla National Stadium has been rated “below average” by the ICC for its performance in the second Test between...
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Cricket Worldwide
Rabada fined for Dhawan send-off
South Africa fast bowler Kagiso Rabada has picked up a fine and a demerit point for giving India opener Shikhar Dhawan a send-off in Port Elizabeth. He lost...
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India
India rise to No. 1 in ODI rankings
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...
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#CWC2019
‘Two or three IPLs left in me’ – Yuvraj
Playing for India still remains a motivation for Yuvraj Singh, who has also insisted he has “two or three IPLs” left in him. Yuvraj, 36, also said...
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Australia
Maxwell’s big show powers Australia home
Australia 5 for 161 (Maxwell 103*, Short 30, Willey 3-28) beat England 9 for 155 (Malan 50, Maxwell 3-10, Agar 2-15) by 5 wickets An outstanding allround...
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Cricket Worldwide
Kohli’s run addiction brings another high
Virat Kohli is tired, finally. He has reached 150, and he hardly celebrates. Just a limp raise of the bat. This is the last over of India’s allocation....
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India
Captain Markram – two ODIs; the rest – 803 ODIs
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...
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England
England T20 talking points – Vince, Buttler and the captain
Since reaching the final of the World T20 and being on the receiving end of Carlos Brathwaite’s onslaught, England have been a mixed bag in the...
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Pakistan
Five Pakistan players the IPL could do with
Pakistan players have not played the IPL since the first season in 2008. However, with the emergence of the Pakistan Super League and blessed with unique...
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India
Two runs to go, let’s take lunch
A lengthy break taken with a one-sided match just minutes from concluding? Expect it from cricket. Fans were left bemused after umpires called lunch with India...
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India
India spinners bring aggression with their slowness
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...
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Cricket Worldwide
India’s wristspinners announce themselves in the land of the wrong’un
South Africa is the land where Reggie Schwarz, the Englishman and Bernard Bosanquet’s former Middlesex team-mate, brought the wrong’un in the early...
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Cricket Worldwide
Kohli 112 bests du Plessis 120 as India go 1-0 up
India 270 for 4 (Kohli 112, Rahane 79) beat South Africa 269 for 8 (Du Plessis 120, Morris 37, Kuldeep 3-34) by six...
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England
Pujara to prepare for England tour with Yorkshire stint
Cheteshwar Pujara will warm up for India’s Test series in England by playing county cricket for...
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India
‘Rahane a strong candidate for No. 4’ – Kohli
What to do with Ajinkya Rahane in ODIs is a question India have grappled with since the last World Cup. As action moved to slower pitches, captain MS Dhoni...
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India
Think two steps ahead in ODIs, unlike in Tests – Rohit
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...
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Cricket Worldwide
Gill and Porel power India into World Cup final
India 272 for 9 (Gill 102*, Kalra 47, Shaw 41, Musa 4-67) beat Pakistan 69 (Nazir 18, Porel 4-17) by 203...
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Bangladesh
‘I didn’t expect a recall now, not like this’ – Razzak
Bangladesh left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak’s surprise recall to the Bangladesh Test side takes the mind back to the comebacks of Brian Close, Darren...
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Cricket Worldwide
Curran’s five-for steals thrilling win for England
England 259 (Root 62, Tye 5-46) beat Australia 247 (Stoinis 87, Curran 5-35) by 12...
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IPL
IPL to begin on April 7
The 2018 season of the IPL will begin on April 7 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai with the final scheduled for May 27 at the same venue. Defending champions...
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India
What’s the record for most run-outs in a Test?
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...
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Australia
Kohli and Smith win big at ICC awards
India’s Virat Kohli hit a windfall at the ICC awards after being named both cricketer and captain of the year. He also regained a trophy he had won for...
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Australia
Finch – fastest to 10 ODI hundreds for Australia
83- Number of innings taken by Aaron Finch to score 10 centuries in ODIs – the least among Australia batsmen. He’s the sixth Australia batsman...
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South Africa
‘Feel like I am in the best form of my life’ – de Villiers
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...
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India
India must answer the tough questions, at least in the dressing room
By now we should have trained ourselves to taking Virat Kohli‘s press conferences with generous dollops of salt. His charges against Steven Smith of...
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New Zealand
NZ rotate Boult out, Wheeler gets T20 call-up
New Zealand fast bowler Trent Boult has been rested from the final ODI against Pakistan on Friday as well as the first T20I that follows next week. To ensure...
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#CWC2019
Fakhar the hero, Rohit the repeater
Click here for the ODI bowling...
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Cricket Worldwide
India quicks follow Kumble’s lines
They came to England and were quite surprised by the lack of swing and seam. But to their credit, they have adjusted well enough to be in the semi-finals Last...
Mirpur pitch gets ‘below average’ rating February 15th, 2018
Rabada fined for Dhawan send-off February 15th, 2018
India rise to No. 1 in ODI rankings February 13th, 2018
‘Two or three IPLs left in me’ – Yuvraj February 13th, 2018
Maxwell’s big show powers Australia home February 8th, 2018
Kohli’s run addiction brings another high February 8th, 2018
Captain Markram – two ODIs; the rest – 803 ODIs February 7th, 2018
England T20 talking points – Vince, Buttler and t... February 5th, 2018
Five Pakistan players the IPL could do with February 5th, 2018
Two runs to go, let’s take lunch February 5th, 2018
India spinners bring aggression with their slowness... February 5th, 2018
India’s wristspinners announce themselves in the ... February 2nd, 2018
Kohli 112 bests du Plessis 120 as India go 1-0 up February 2nd, 2018
Pujara to prepare for England tour with Yorkshire stint... February 1st, 2018
‘Rahane a strong candidate for No. 4’ – Kohli February 1st, 2018
Think two steps ahead in ODIs, unlike in Tests – ... January 31st, 2018
‘I didn’t expect a recall now, not like thi... January 30th, 2018
Curran’s five-for steals thrilling win for England January 30th, 2018
IPL to begin on April 7 January 23rd, 2018
What’s the record for most run-outs in a Test? January 23rd, 2018
Kohli and Smith win big at ICC awards January 23rd, 2018
Finch – fastest to 10 ODI hundreds for Australia January 19th, 2018
‘Feel like I am in the best form of my life’... January 19th, 2018
India must answer the tough questions, at least in the ... January 19th, 2018
NZ rotate Boult out, Wheeler gets T20 call-up January 17th, 2018
Fakhar the hero, Rohit the repeater January 17th, 2018
India quicks follow Kumble’s lines June 13th, 2017
Mumbai to play Chennai Super Kings in IPL season opener... February 15th, 2018
Nepal’s ‘miracle’ takes them into Wor... February 15th, 2018
