Stuart Broad said he was elated to have joined some of his cricket “heroes” as he and England new-ball partner James Anderson became only the third pace pair to take a combined 500 Test wickets. Broad finished the third day of the third Test against India at Southampton with three for 65 and Anderson took …
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India were on the back foot against England at the end of third day of the third Investec Test at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton. England’s tall fast bowlers exploited the pitch a lot better than the Indians and generated pace and movement through Tuesday. It was always that sort of a pitch, not as …
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After Alastair Cook, it was Bell`s turn to roar back to form with a blazing knock while debutant Jos Buttler upped the ante with a dazzling 83-ball-85 before England skipper decided to declare. At stumps, India were 25 for one in 14 overs as their first target will be to reach the magic figure of …
Former Pakistan captain, Inzamam-ul-Haq has said he is ready to accept any coaching assignment and join the national team at a short notice. After turning down offers from the board to become the batting coach of the team in recent times for different reasons, Pakistan`s most capped player said he was always keen to help …
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South Africa reclaimed top spot in cricket`s test rankings after grimly hanging on for a draw in the second and final test against Sri Lanka on Monday to win the series 1-0. It was South Africa’s first series win under new captain Hashim Amla and only their second series victory in Sri Lanka in 21 …
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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) decided to retain Misbah-ul-Haq as Test and ODI captain until the next World Cup in 2015 in order to crush apparent unrest in the national team over the captaincy issue. Outgoing Chairman of the board, Najam Sethi said on Geo TV that there was some intrigue and politics going on …
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Alastair Cook has managed to hold on to England captaincy solely because of “politics”, says maverick batsman Kevin Pietersen and insists that the disaster which the skipper is enduring in the series against India is something that he would not wish even for his worst enemy. “At the moment only politics are keeping Cook in …
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Monday`s 95-run defeat in the second Test at Lord`s, a result that put the tourists 1-0 up in the five-match series, came after England had won the toss on a pitch that might have been made to captain Alastair Cook`s specific instructions and against an India side who had not won away from home in …
Hashim Amla faced a stern test of character in his first series as captain after South Africa lost three key wickets against a determined Sri Lankan bowling attack in the second Test Friday. Amla, 31, dug in with a painstaking 46 off 134 balls as South Africa trailed the hosts by 323 runs with seven …
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Port of Spain (Trinidad): Darren Bravo smashed a six off the final delivery of the game to lift Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel to a sensational four-wicket victory over Guyana Amazon Warriors, in a thrilling encounter of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) here. Chasing 180 for victory Thursday night, Red Steel found themselves requiring nine …
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