“I can still remember what happened like it was yesterday, the way our home was caught up and lost”
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Boxing Day is usually associated with holidays, family and happiness. But, for Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Chandimal, December 26 has dark connotations as it was the day that he “lost everything” when a tsunami ravaged through his town in 2004.
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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“I set the goal to make it back earlier this year and it is a great end to a tough year for me”
Troubled New Zealand opening batsman Jesse Ryder’s Christmas has come early after he was included in the national team for the upcoming five-match ODI series against the West Indies, which gets underway on December 26 in Auckland.
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Gayle has yet to recover from his hamstring injury
West Indies flamboyant opening batsman Chris Gayle and all-rounder Kieron Pollard will miss the upcoming ODI series against New Zealand, which gets underway on December 26, due to injuries.
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India will arrive in South Africa on December 2
After weeks of going back and forth, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Cricket South Africa have finally confirmed that India’s tour of South Africa will get underway on December 5 with an ODI In Johannesburg.
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Rhodes sees Dhoni and Kohli as the biggest threat to South Africa
Former South Africa ace fielder Jonty Rhodes has announced that he believes India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his right-hand man Virat Kohli will cause the Proteas a lot of trouble when the two sides clash towards the end of the year in a three-Test series.
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Tendulkar’s battles with Steyn in the past have been legendary
The Boxing Day Test has made its triumphant return in South Africa after Cricket South Africa (CSA) cancelled the long-running tradition last year in favour of a Twenty20 International against New Zealand, which they thought would boost attendances.
