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Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium will host the IPL final
India will host all the remaining 40 Indian Premier League (IPL) matches from May 2 onwards after the first 20 games of the tournament were moved to the United Arab Emirates due to the federal elections.
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De Kock hammered a career-best 135
After a war of words between India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and South Africa skipper AB de Villiers, it was the Proteas who emerged triumphant in the first ODI in Johannesburg as they absolutely annihilated the Indians, beating them by a massive margin of 141 runs.
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“If you look at the record since he took over as captain, how many series and Tests we’ve won, that speaks volumes for him as a captain”
England pace bowler James Anderson believes captain Alastair Cook is not getting enough credit and respect in light of everything he has accomplished since the national team were dethroned as the world number one Test side in July last year.
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Tendulkar will play his final match on his home ground
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have confirmed that legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar will play his 200th Test in his hometown of Mumbai.
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“Cutting down on pace never ever crossed my mind”
India pace bowler Umesh Yadav has been struggling with a stress reaction in his back as of late and revealed that he needs to “have a clear mind about what my priorities are”.
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Singh had represented the Royals in 23 IPL matches
The exposure of the match-fixing scandal taking place in the Indian Premier League (IPL) this year has sent shock waves across the cricketing world and has undoubtedly left an everlasting stain on the tournament and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), but what will sting the board even more is the fact that the bookie arrested was a former Rajasthan Royals player.
This is the first time the Royals will not be playing all their home games in Jaipur
The Rajasthan Royals have been forced to move all of their home games from Jaipur to Gujarat for the 2013 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) due to an ongoing dispute between the Rajasthan Cricket Association and the state sports council.
Clarke was Australia’s shining light once again
Just days after losing the first Test against India in Chennai by eight wickets, Australia captain Michael Clarke has pointed out that England were in the same position after losing their first Test in Ahmedabad before going on to defeat the Indians in the next two Tests and win the series 2-1 to prove to the world that they are no longer as dominant as they used to be on home soil.
India are nowhere near the dominating force they used to be
Legendary England batsman Geoffrey Boycott believes that India are no longer the dangerous and threatening force they used to be and added that touring the country seems to be much easier nowadays.
England fought back after learning from their mistakes during the first Test
Former England captain Nasser Hussain believes that India’s “bravado” and overconfidence during their four-Test series against England turned out to be their own undoing after suffering a shocking, yet humiliating 2-1 loss in front of their home fans.