“Prognosis for me is I’m on a plane in the next 24 hours to go home and have scans”
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Australia captain Michael Clarke will return home after aggravating his hamstring injury during his side’s shocking loss to Zimbabwe in the ongoing ODI tri-series.
This will be Afghanistan’s first bilateral ODI series against a Test-playing nation
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Afghanistan will play their first bilateral ODI series against a Test-playing nation when they tour Zimbabwe for four ODIs and two four-day matches next month.
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Sibanda instantly became a hero when he hammered the last ball for six
Zimbabwe kept their hopes of making it to the group stages of the World Twenty20 alive thanks to Vusi Sibanda’s last-ball six, which helped the African nation defeat the Netherlands by five wickets in Sylhet.
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“I never thought this day would happen again”
Veteran Australia batsman Brad Hodge has been included in the Twenty20 squad for the second Twenty20 International against England in Melbourne on Friday.
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This would have been Afghanistan’s first tour of a Full Member nation
Afghanistan’s tour of Zimbabwe, which was scheduled to take place later this month, has been cancelled due to financial troubles.
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“Zaheer will be the leader”
Former India leg-spinner Anil Kumble has announced that veteran left-arm pace bowler Zaheer Khan “shouldn’t drop his pace” during the Test series against South Africa, which gets underway on December 18 in Johannesburg, since the conditions in the African nation are extremely pace-friendly.
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“It’s not about having the best bowling attack”
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has defended his team’s bowling attack after South Africa skipper AB de Villiers stated that “there is no doubt that India are certainly not the best bowling attack in the world”.
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“We know what awaits us, but we are confident of doing well”
India opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan is brimming with confidence ahead of the national team’s tour of South Africa, which gets underway on December 5.
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Pakistan’s tour of South Africa will not last more than two weeks
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have revealed that they are in talks with Cricket South Africa to have the national team tour the African nation when their ongoing series against the Proteas in the United Arab Emirates finishes.
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Ntini is the only black African to have represented South Africa in more than 100 Test matches
Cricket South Africa have implemented a quota for black African players, whereby all major franchises must now have at least one black player on the field at all times.
