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Abbott took seven wickets in the first innings of his Test debut
South Africa pace bowler Kyle Abbott has been included in the squad for the third Test, which gets underway on March 1 in Cape Town, as a replacement for left-arm seamer Wayne Parnell.
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“I can watch videotapes of me scoring hundreds against Mitchell Johnson”
South Africa captain Graeme Smith has announced that everyone has to avoid getting caught up in the “hype” surrounding Australia left-arm pace bowler Mitchell Johnson.
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Johnson took 12 wickets during the match
Australia left-arm pace bowler Mitchell Johnson was the star of the show once again as he took 12 wickets during the first Test in Centurion to help his side pulverise South Africa by 281 runs.
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Arafat will undergo surgery later this week
The Perth Scorchers will be without Pakistan pace bowler Yasir Arafat for the remainder of the Big Bash League (BBL) season after he injured his right thumb while fielding during the franchise’s match against the Adelaide Strikers.
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Khan was the highest wicket-taker in the recent Faysal Bank T20 Cup
Pakistan have drafted uncapped left-arm pace bowler Usman Khan into their Twenty20 squad ahead of their series against Sri Lanka, which gets underway tomorrow in Dubai.
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Narine picked up 12 wickets in his last series against New Zealand
West Indies spinner Sunil Narine has been drafted into the Test squad for the national team’s upcoming three-Test series against New Zealand, which gets underway on December 3 in Dunedin.
Sharma was part of India’s Under-19 World Cup squad
The Kings XI Punjab have signed Sandeep Sharma and Manan Vohra, both of whom are uncapped players, for the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Smith has challenged Philander to increase the speed of his bowling
Having taken 89 wickets in just 16 Tests matches at an absolutely jaw-dropping average of 17.13, South Africa pace bowler Vernon Philander is definitely one of the biggest threats in the cricketing world right now, but Proteas captain Graeme Smith still sees room for improvement for his star seamer.
Ashwin and Ojha picked up 18 out of the 20 New Zealand wickets
Fresh off their convincing innings and 115 run win against New Zealand in the first Test at Hyderabad, Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who took 12 wickets in the entire match, stated that fellow spinner Pragyan Ojha, who finished with six wickets in the match, deserved as much credit as him since he played a vital part in guiding the team to victory.
