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Tag Archives: compatriot

Rabada refuses to get carried away after becoming top-ranked ODI bowler

Posted on June 1, 2017 by bimalmirwani

“Nothing changes; you have to get into each game looking to do your best”

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South Africa speedster Kagiso Rabada has vowed to keep working hard after he reached the summit of the ODI bowlers rankings.

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IPL 2017 45th Match: Simmons, Pollard star as Mumbai Indians annihilate Daredevils by record margin

Posted on May 7, 2017 by bimalmirwani

Simmons scored his 10th IPL fifty

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Lendl Simmons smashed a superb 66 and his West Indian compatriot Kieron Pollard hammered an unbeaten 63 as the Mumbai Indians battered the Delhi Daredevils by 146 runs.

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De Villiers: Du Plessis ‘has turned into a great’

Posted on March 5, 2017 by bimalmirwani

“He’s a wonderful player who has turned into a great player over the past few years”

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AB de Villiers and Faf du Plessis have known each other for a long time, so it came as no surprise when the South Africa ODI captain lavished praise on his compatriot.

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Stokes: ‘It’s a life changing amount of money’

Posted on February 21, 2017 by bimalmirwani

“Seven times my base amount – that’s mental”

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England all-rounder Ben Stokes has admitted that he still cannot believe he attracted the highest bid for a foreign player in Indian Premier League (IPL) history.

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Who is the best bowler Sangakkara has ever faced?

Posted on February 2, 2017 by bimalmirwani

“I think I’ve faced Wasim Akram only a few times (but he was) immensely difficult”

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Kumar Sangakkara is arguably the best wicketkeeper-batsman Sri Lanka ever produced, but while he is one of the greatest players of the modern era, the 39-year-old revealed the one bowler that caused him the most problems while he was at the crease.

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Lara: Chanderpaul deserved a better send-off

Posted on January 27, 2016 by bimalmirwani

“He was one of the giants of West Indies cricket”

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Legendary West Indies batsman Brian Lara has expressed his disappointment at the fact that compatriot and former team-mate Shivnarine Chanderpaul did not get a “proper send-off”.

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Smith wins top ICC awards

Posted on December 24, 2015 by bimalmirwani

“I’m incredibly honoured to receive these awards”

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Australia captain Steven Smith claimed the top International Cricket Council (ICC) awards as he was     named Cricketer of the Year and Test Cricketer of the Year.

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Gayle breaks T20 record

Posted on December 20, 2015 by bimalmirwani

Gayle has become the first player in history to hit 600 sixes in Twenty20 cricket

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West Indies opening batsman Chris Gayle has etched his name in the Twenty20 record books by becoming the first player to hit 600 sixes in Twenty20 cricket.

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Simmons replaces McCullum in Heat squad

Posted on December 3, 2015 by bimalmirwani

McCullum will not feature in the upcoming edition of the BBL

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West Indies batsman Lendl Simmons has taken New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum’s spot on the Brisbane Heat’s roster for the upcoming edition of the Big Bash League (BBL).

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Caribbean Premier League 23rd Match: Zouks trump Red Steel in last-ball thriller

Posted on July 17, 2015 by bimalmirwani

Charles smashed three boundaries and three sixes during his knock of 41

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The St Lucia Zouks escaped with a four-wicket win in a rain-affected showdown against the Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel thanks to Ross Taylor’s last over heroics.

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