Herath has taken 60 wickets at an average of 27.45 in Test matches this year
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Sri Lanka spinner Rangana Herath will miss the first Test against New Zealand after tearing his hamstring during a training session.
“There’s never a good time to be injured but the goal is to be ready in time for the BBL if all goes to plan”
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Queensland batsman Chris Lynn will miss the first half of Australia’s domestic season after having undergone surgery on his injured shoulder.
The Perth Scorchers are the defending champions
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This year’s edition of the Big Bash League (BBL) will be shortened by eight days and will run from December 18 to January 28, which mostly coincides with school holidays.
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“We need to be on the money from Wednesday itself, otherwise they can score quickly and at [the] Wanderers”
South Africa pace bowler Morne Morkel has announced that India will sorely miss their iconic batsman Sachin Tendulkar during the upcoming two-Test series, which gets underway on December 18 in Johannesburg.
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“Zaheer will be the leader”
Former India leg-spinner Anil Kumble has announced that veteran left-arm pace bowler Zaheer Khan “shouldn’t drop his pace” during the Test series against South Africa, which gets underway on December 18 in Johannesburg, since the conditions in the African nation are extremely pace-friendly.
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“I’m pretty sure that he [will] be back in a couple of months”
Former India pace bowler Venkatesh Prasad has announced that the “selectors should consider” picking left-arm seamer RP Singh for the national team’s tour of New Zealand in January.
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“The Indian batsmen will be really tested in [the] Tests”
Former Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar has announced that it comes as no surprise to him that the “Indians have struggled” against South Africa.
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Jamshed was dropped after a string of poor performances
Pakistan have dropped the batting duo of Nasir Jamshed and Umar Amin for the upcoming ODI series against Sri Lanka, which gets underway on December 18.
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“We were very happy with the performance of the Proteas in the second Test match at Dubai and we see no need to change something that is operating well”
South Africa have retained the same Test squad for their two-Test series against India, which gets underway on December 18 in Johannesburg.
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Smith has failed to score a half-century in his last eight ODIs
South Africa captain Graeme Smith has been released from the ODI squad in order to focus on the upcoming two-Test series against India, which gets underway on December 18.
