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Bailey and Finch gave Australia a 1-0 lead
Australia stand-in captain George Bailey and opening batsman Aaron Finch both recorded half-centuries as they helped the baggy greens draw first blood against India in Pune.
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Finch and Marsh’s partnership was worth 246 runs
It seemed as if the 3-0 thrashing Australia received at the hands of England during the Ashes series became too much to bear and, as a result, they took out all their frustrations on a hapless Scotland side, who didn’t know what had hit them.
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Dhawan recorded his third ODI century
India opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan gave his side a 58-run win and a 2-0 lead over Zimbabwe in the five-match ODI series after scoring his third ODI century.
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Ul-Haq was given a frosty reception at the post-match presentation ceremony
Edgbaston was the place to be on June 15 as arch-rivals India and Pakistan squared off against each other in a highly anticipated match.
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Morkel has been a crucial part of the South African pace attack
South Africa’s Champions Trophy campaign suffered another serious blow after lanky pace bowler Morne Morkel was ruled out for the rest of the tournament with a left quad injury.
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Dhawan’s maiden century sealed the deal for India
India started their Champions Trophy campaign in style, beating South Africa by 26 runs, thanks to Shikhar Dhawan’s maiden ODI ton.
Ganguly is convinced Dhoni played a part in seeing Sehwag dropped
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly believes current skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni had something to do with the dropping of opening batsman Virender Sehwag from the Test side during the recently concluded four-Test series against Australia.
Laxman believes Sehwag can still be an asset to the Test team
Former India middle order batsman VVS Laxman has announced that the national team will definitely need opener Virender Sehwag in the side when they travel to South Africa at the end of the year.
Hayden is convinced that Sehwag will bounce back and regain his spot on the Test roster
Former Australia opening batsman Matthew Hayden believes that it will only be a matter of time before India opener Virender Sehwag regains his spot on the Test roster, after having been dropped halfway through the recently concluded four-Test series against Australia, since he is too good of a player to stay down for long.
Sehwag has been in dismal form as of late
Former India batsman Rahul Dravid has announced that the national selectors must come to a final decision on whether they want Virender Sehwag opening the batting in Test matches by the start of the South Africa tour at the end of the year.
