Rahane was named Man of the Match for his brilliant knock of 64
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India’s opening pair of Robin Uthappa and Ajinkya Rahane both scored half-centuries to lead their side to a seven-wicket win via the Duckworth-Lewis method in a rain-affected encounter against Bangladesh in Mirpur.
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“It is weird, with Trotty going home and now Swanny retiring, it is a bit different for us”
Australia opening batsman David Warner has announced that England off-spinner Graeme Swann’s sudden retirement is a “knockout blow” for the tourists, especially since there are still two Tests left in the series.
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“We complement each other and we are able to sustain pressure for a long period of time and that is the best way of giving yourself a chance of knocking over these high quality English batsmen”
Despite only needing five wickets to win on the fifth and final day of the third Test in Perth, Australia all-rounder Shane Watson has announced that the baggy greens “still have a bit of work to do”.
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“Feel a bit embarrassed to have it because Sir Viv Richards is certainly the master blaster, the original great batsman”
South Africa opening batsman Hashim Amla has announced that he feels “a bit embarrassed” to have beaten the legendary Sir Vivian Richards to 4,000 ODI runs during his team’s 134-run thrashing of India in the second ODI in Durban.
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“We know India is going to be a tough assignment for us, they are coming off outstanding performances”
South Africa head coach Russell Domingo has admitted that India will give the national team a run for their money in the upcoming series, which gets underway tomorrow.
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Warner conceded that he went overboard with his comments about Trott
Australia opening batsman David Warner has admitted that he “went a little bit too far with the comments” he made about England batsman Jonathan Trott.
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“If it’s not Warne, it’s Glenn McGrath telling everyone they’re going to win 5-0”
Legendary England all-rounder Sir Ian Botham has announced that Australia spin king Shane Warne’s controversial comments about captain Alastair Cook being “negative, boring [and] not very imaginative” was nothing more than “a bit of friendly banter”.
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Gower believes Australia are going to struggle without Ponting and Hussey
Former England captain David Gower has slammed Australia for their recent behaviour on and off the pitch, calling them a country with no morals and accusing the national team of having an “animal mentality”.
