“I’m very proud of my recent achievements and this just caps it off”
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England pace bowler had been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s birthday honours list after he became the first English bowler to take 400 Test wickets.
Cook now holds the record for being the youngest player in history to score 9,000 Test runs
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England captain Alastair Cook has edged out legendary India batsman Sachin Tendulkar as the youngest player in history to score 9,000 Test runs.
“It is a very special day for me personally”
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England captain Alastair Cook has revealed that “it was an amazing moment” when he surpassed his mentor Graham Gooch as the country’s all-time leading run-scorer in Test history.
“It’s a nice feeling, a proud moment for me”
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England pace bowler James Anderson has revealed that it was one of the best moments of his career when he became the 12th man and first English bowler in history to take 400 Test wickets.
“It was my last game for New Zealand, in the final, so it was a lovely way to finish”
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Left-arm spinner Daniel Vettori has brought his 18-year international career to an end, stating that the World Cup final loss to Australia was his last game for New Zealand.
Sangakkara scored 105 not out against Bangladesh, 117 not out against England and 104 against Australia
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Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara has become the first player in the history of the sport to score three consecutive centuries in the World Cup.
Kumble will become the 77th member of the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame
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Former India leg-spinner Anil Kumble will be inducted into the International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket Hall of Fame during India’s World Cup match against South Africa on February 22 in Melbourne.
“They got odds of 500-1 and they all had $100 on”
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Friends of Australia pace bowler Josh Hazlewood’s father have hit the jackpot after the 23-year-old made his Test debut today.
Zaheer became the first Bangladeshi cricketer to score a century in a competitive match
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Former Bangladesh cricketer Ahsan Zaheer has passed away at the age of 60 after suffering a heart attack.
Khan became only the second cricketer to score three consecutive Test centuries against Australia
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Pakistan’s batting duo of Younis Khan and Azhar Ali both scored sensational centuries to wear Australia down on the first day of the second Test in Abu Dhabi.
