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.
“Obviously we are looking for a win quite badly”
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England batsman Gary Ballance has announced that the national team need to snap their nine-match winless streak during the second Test against India at Lord’s.
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Herath took five wickets and only gave away three runs from 3.3 overs
Sri Lanka spinner Rangana Herath wreaked havoc on the New Zealand batsmen as he recorded his maiden five-wicket haul to lead his side to a 59-run win in Chittagong and to the semi-finals of the World Twenty20.
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“I am going to be [adopting] a new role so they may want to target that”
South Africa batsman Faf du Plessis has announced that Australia will be gunning for him during the upcoming Test series, given that he has been promoted to the number four spot on the batting order, which used to belong to all-rounder Jacques Kallis, who retired from Test cricket in December 2013.
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“This is a strong start to the year and, win or lose, another chance to demonstrate that we belong at this level”
Sri Lanka’s tour of Ireland, which is scheduled to consist of two ODIs, could limit the amount of time their players have in the Indian Premier League (IPL), especially since the national team will be heading to England straight after for a series that will include two Tests, five ODIs and a one-off Twenty20 International.
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“Funny because even during the ODIs versus Australia, I was thinking about getting a Test hundred in South Africa”
Just a day after scoring a century in his first Test innings in South Africa, India vice-captain Virat Kohli has announced that he doesn’t believe the Proteas’ pace attack were that “threatening at all”.
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“I think there’s probably eight guys who have got a chance of playing in that Ashes team”
Australia captain George Bailey has announced that he is more focused on the ongoing limited overs series against India than the Ashes as he believes that “there’s probably eight guys who have got a chance of playing in that Ashes team”.
