“I was so angry and gutted because I had not scored runs”
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England batsman Joe Root has revealed that being dropped from the national team during the 2013-14 Ashes series was the starting point on his road to becoming the top Test batsman in the world.
“He knows he’s one of the better players in the world at the moment”
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Australia opener Chris Rogers has announced that “it’s scary to think how good” stand-in captain Steven Smith can become after he made an unbeaten 72 on the first day of the Boxing Day Test against India in Melbourne.
Brathwaite celebrates after scoring his maiden double century
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Bangladesh continued to suffer on the second day of the first Test in St Vincent as they not only failed to take any wickets, but also allowed West Indies opener Kraigg Brathwaite to score his maiden double century.
“With my new role it’s very important for me to make sure I get those hundreds”
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After scoring his maiden ODI century against Australia, South Africa batsman Faf du Plessis has announced that he wants to “make this No. 3 position my own”.
Thirimanne is definitely one of the bright spots in Sri Lanka’s future of batting
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As we all know, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene are all nearing their retirements, but the question many cricket fans and pundits are asking is who is the future of Sri Lanka’s batting.
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“I’m starting to learn about my body and know when something is bad”
Uncapped Otago all-rounder James Neesham has been put on stand-by for the third Test against the West Indies in Hamilton after fellow all-rounder Corey Anderson sustained a shin injury during the second Test.
Khawaja is ready to step back into the international limelight
Queensland coach Darren Lehmann believes batsman Usman Khawaja has become a changed man ever since joining the state side from New South Wales and added that he would be an excellent addition to the Australian side, who are currently looking for veteran Michel Hussey’s replacement.
Clarke broke two major records during his 2012 season
2012 will always be remembered as the year of Michael Clarke as the Australia captain not only became the first player in Test cricket history to score four double hundreds in one year, but also surpassed his predecessor Ricky Ponting as the country’s highest Test run scorer in a calender year.
