India
Johannesburg was terrific, but there are lessons for India to learn
January 30th, 2018 | by
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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 run and still not feel...
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Bangladesh
January 30th, 2018 | by
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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 Pattinson, and RP Singh. On Sunday evening, the BCB called Razzak and told him that his air ticket to Chittagong was ready,...
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Cricket Worldwide
January 30th, 2018 | by
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England 259 (Root 62, Tye 5-46) beat Australia 247 (Stoinis 87, Curran 5-35) by 12...
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IPL
January 23rd, 2018 | by
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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 Mumbai Indians will play the tournament opener, and their opponent will be revealed when the...
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India
January 23rd, 2018 | by
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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 – the first since the one-off Test between New Zealand...
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Cricket Worldwide
Not sure if Kohli is a long-term captaincy option – Graeme Smith
January 23rd, 2018 | by
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South Africa’s most successful Test captain Graeme Smith has raised doubts over Virat Kohli‘s ability to get the best out of his players, and wondered aloud if Kohli is a long-term captaincy option for India. Smith also said Kohli needs a person in the support...
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Australia
January 23rd, 2018 | by
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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 the first time in 2012 as he was named ODI player of the year as well. The corresponding...
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India
Why India’s overseas record is a problem
January 23rd, 2018 | by
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Over the last two and a half years, India have had an outstanding run of success, winning nine series in a row. Most of those, though, were in Asia. The series loss in South Africa has once again brought to the fore a familiar failing for...
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India
Let’s not be too harsh on Virat and Co
January 19th, 2018 | by
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Indian fans are up in arms. Their team has just lost a three-Test match series in South Africa with one game still to go. Obviously the defeat of the team they support will sadden them, make a few angry. That’s understandable, but is it fair on the...
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Australia
January 19th, 2018 | by
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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 to score 10 or more hundreds and the fastest among them. He edged past David Warner who had reached the milestone in his...
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