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Malik was the top-scorer in the inaugural edition of the CPL
Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik has agreed to sign with the Hobart Hurricane for this year’s edition of the Big Bash League (BBL), which gets underway on December 20.
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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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Ponting’s next assignment is the CPL
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has announced his retirement from all formats of cricket after finishing a two-month stint with English county side Surrey.
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It is only a matter of time before Sandhu is selected to play for Australia
Former Australia pace bowler Glenn McGrath will take Josh Hazlewood, Gurinder Sandhu and Kurtis Patterson under his wing at the MRF Pace Foundation in Chennai, where he holds the esteemed position of director.
McCullum believes Cook is well on his way to becoming a legend of the game
England captain Alastair Cook has received high praise from New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum, who noted that his English counterpart was on the path to immortalising himself as one of the greatest Test cricketers the world has ever seen.
Hodge already has a double century next to his name in Tests
Former Australia batsman Dean Jones believes veteran batsman Brad Hodge is the only man capable of replacing Michael Hussey, who recently retired from international cricket, and added that the national selectors should include him in the Test squad for their upcoming four-Test series against India, which starts later this week.
Starc still believes he has a long way to go before anyone can refer to him as an all-rounder
Australia’s Mitchell Starc is more well known for his left-arm pace bowling rather than the damage he can inflict with the bat, but after having scored maiden half-centuries in both ODIs and Tests over the Australian summer, some cricket pundits and former players believe that he has the ability to become the team’s new all-rounder.
Kallis is only the fourth cricketer to accomplish the feat
South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis has become only the fourth international cricketer to surpass 13,000 Test runs.
Sangakkara equalled the fastest record for scoring 10,000 Test runs
Sri Lanka wicketkeeper batsman Kumar Sangakkara has become only the 11th player in cricketing history to score 10,000 Test runs and he now joins an elite club which boasts members such as former West Indies batsman Brian Lara, India’s Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar and ex-Australia skipper Ricky Ponting.
