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Sri Lanka and Pakistan would have played the first international day-night Test if SLC had accepted the PCB’s offer
Just days after Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) president Jayantha Dharmadasa revealed that the board would seriously consider allowing the national team to play a day-night Test against Pakistan when they tour the United Arab Emirates in December, SLC have announced that they have rejected the offer.
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Duminy attributed his success to his knowledge of the conditions and past visits to the subcontinent
South Africa all-rounder Jean Paul (JP) Duminy has admitted that the Proteas’ tour of Sri Lanka has been an invaluable experience to the entire team since not many of the players have played in the subcontinent before.
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Jadeja rose four spots in the rankings after India’s 5-0 whitewashing of Zimbabwe
India vice-captain Virat Kohli has revealed that he is not surprised by the dramatic rise of spinner Ravindra Jadeja, who joined West Indies spinner Sunil Narine atop the International Cricket Council (ICC) ODI bowlers rankings after the national team’s 5-0 whitewashing of Zimbabwe.
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Watson is smiling once again after having been handed his opening spot back
Australia all-rounder Shane Watson has dismissed rumours and speculation that he encouraged Cricket Australia and then coach Mickey Arthur to impose a harsher punishment on opening batsman David Warner after he punched England’s Joe Root at the Walkabout bar in Birmingham during the recently concluded Champions Trophy.
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Hussey feels Raina has the qualifications needed to get picked for the Indian Test side
Former Australia batsman Michael Hussey believes Indian big-hitter Suresh Raina has the credentials to become a ‘talented’ Test cricketer after having played alongside him during his stint with the Chennai Super Kings in the recent Indian Premier League (IPL).
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Watson averages 43.06 as an opener
Former Australia opening batsman Mark Taylor has called on Cricket Australia to restore all-rounder Shane Watson to his usual opening spot ahead of the Ashes against England next month.
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Anderson is only the fourth English bowler to take 300 Test wickets
In a rather bold statement, England bowling coach David Saker believes veteran pace bowler James Anderson is the “most skilful fast bowler in the world”, even more so than South African seamer Dale Steyn, who is currently ranked first on the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Test bowler rankings.
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Taylor has challenged the Australian batsmen to showcase everything they’ve got
Former Australia captain Mark Taylor has attributed the national team’s lacklustre batting displays over the past few series to Twenty20 cricket, stating that the large contracts and action-packed format has corrupted the gentlemanly and classic version of the sport.
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Ahmed is the man behind all the success both Swann and Panesar have experienced
Former Pakistan leg-spinner and current England spin bowling coach Mushtaq Ahmed believes Graeme Swann is by far one of the best and most dexterous spinners in all of international cricket today.
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Has Sehwag reached the end of the line?
Legendary England batsman Geoffrey Boycott believes India opener Virender Sehwag will never don the national team colours again, especially after the success Murali Vijay and Shikhar Dhawan had during the four-Test series against Australia.
