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Faulkner smashed 30 runs off an Ishant Sharma over to turn the tables on India
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s brilliant century counted for nothing at all as Australia batsman Adam Voges and all-rounder James Faulkner inspired the baggy greens to a sensational comeback in the third ODI in Mohali.
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Tendulkar could play his 200th Test if the series goes ahead
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have announced that they are planning to host the West Indies for a Test series in November, which will give veteran batsman Sachin Tendulkar the chance to play his 200th Test match before India travel to South Africa at the end of the year.
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Waugh believes Ganguly always “showed a lack of respect for the game”
Former Australia captain Steve Waugh has slammed ex-India skipper Sourav Ganguly over his disrespectfulness and the fact that he was always late for tosses when the two nations squared off for a Test series in 2001.
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Dhoni’s honesty with Tendulkar secured his position as captain
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is no stranger to having every move of his closely watched and analysed by the media, but in a rare moment of being away from prying eyes, Dhoni revealed that his road to becoming captain of his country was all due to securing the vote of veteran batsman Sachin Tendulkar, which he managed to accomplish through complete honesty.
Donald will continue to press the issue until all the bowlers are capable of bowling swinging yorkers
South Africa’s pace bowlers are constantly referred to as being the best in the world at what they do, which is bowling at lightning fast speeds and being masters at delivering bouncers, but bowling coach Allan Donald has identified a new problem within the pace attack, one that will require strenuous work to fix.
Gavaskar called on the cricketing world to save Test cricket
Former India batsman Sunil Gavaskar believes that Test cricket has to remain as the pinnacle of the sport and noted that balanced pitches were needed in order to accomplish that.
Smith cannot see Australia winning in England
South Africa captain Graeme Smith has tipped England to experience Ashes glory once again this year, stating that playing at home for the first leg of the back-to-back series will give the side the upper hand.
Dravid knew Tendulkar had been blessed with a gift the first time he saw him play
India batting great Rahul Dravid has revealed that the first time he saw the iconic Sachin Tendulkar play, he knew that the ‘Little Master’ was destined for greatness and would go on to accomplish things other players could only dream about doing.
Gooch believes Cook has established himself as one of the greatest batsmen England have ever produced
England batting great Graham Gooch has branded Test captain Alastair Cook’s “fighting” innings of 176 against India during the first Test at Ahmedabad as the best of his international career to date.
Watson knows that the odds are stacked against him
Australia all-rounder Shane Watson has admitted that his current Test record is extremely poor given the amount of success he has had in the limited overs formats.
