New Delhi: Former Australian cricketer Shane Warne once again expressed his disappointment after he was ruled out of Lord`s bicentenary match between the MCC and Rest of World due to a broken hand. The maverick spinner, who was leading ROW`s playing XI against Sachin Tendulkar`s MCC, suffered a broken hand after being struck by a …
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West Indies Twenty20 captain Darren Sammy has hailed the performances of Man-of-the-Series Andre Fletcher and hoped the top order batsman to cement his place in the regional squad. Fletcher struck 62 in Sunday`s second and final T20 against New Zealand, as the West Indies pulled off a 39-run win at Windsor Park to earn a …
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The 29-year-old, one of several changes to the West Indies team for the two-match series at Windsor Park, said Thursday that clever bowling would be important for success in the game`s shortest format, reports CMC. “I`ll always be watchful of the batters, that`ll be the main thing. On occasions, depending on the situation, you might …
Johannesburg: South Africa coach Russell Domingo has said that Jacques Kallis is likely to bat at the number three position during the upcoming ODI series in Sri Lanka. 38-year-old Kallis is back in South Africa`s ODI plans and has an eye on next year`s Cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand . According to …
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Veteran India pacer Zaheer Khan said that it was time Ishant Sharma should step up and spearhead the Indian bowling attack during the upcoming five-Test series against England, starting in Nottingham on July 9. Ishant, who is the only one out of the six frontline seam bowlers in the Indian squad to have toured England …
Australian cricket team to play first day-night Test in series against New Zealand Cricket Australia (CA) CEO James Sutherland and his New Zealand counterpart David White met here last week during the International Cricket Council (ICC) annual conference to discuss the possibility of a day-night Test in 2015-16. The two boards are planning to stage …
The Indian top-order batsmen got much needed batting practice against a below-par Leicestershire attack as they finished the first day of their opening tour match at a comfortable 333 for four in Leicester on Thursday. As many as three batsmen went on to complete their half-centuries with comeback man Gautam Gambhir’s 54 being one of …
A court in Andhra Pradesh issued an arrest warrant against Indian cricket team captain M.S. Dhoni for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of Hindus. A local court in Anantapur issued the arrest warrant as Dhoni did not appear in the court despite three summons served in the past. It directed police to present Dhoni in …
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England crashed to their first home Test series defeat by Sri Lanka as the tourists claimed a thrilling victory off the penultimate ball at Headingley, ensuring that a valiant maiden century from Moeen Ali went unrewarded. The England spinner’s rearguard action with the bat had all but saved the final Test of the two-match series, …
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Mahela Jayawardene steered Sri Lanka to a lead of more than a hundred runs in the second Test at Headingley after Moeen Ali proved an unlikely bowling hero for England. Sri Lanka were 214 for four in their second innings at stumps on third day with a lead of 106 runs. Jayawardene was batting on …
