Shahid Afridi: “Pakistan faced their worst defeat in the very first match of the World Cup at the hands [the] West Indies, which dented the team’s chances in the World Cup”
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Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi believes that the national team’s loss to the West Indies in their World Cup opener “dented” their chances of doing well at the tournament.
Faulkner’s only Test match for Australia came against England in August 2013
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Australia all-rounder James Faulkner has been included in the Test squad for the upcoming two-Test series against Pakistan as a cover for fellow all-rounder Mitchell Marsh, who is still recovering from a hamstring injury.
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De Villiers walloped nine boundaries and three sixes during his knock of 69
South Africa stand-in captain AB de Villiers hammered a stunning half-century to lead the Proteas to a nail-biting three-run win over England and carry them into the semi-finals of the World Twenty20.
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Morgan and Bopara saved England from suffering an embarrassing defeat
The Irish duo of Boyd Rankin and Eoin Morgan helped England breeze past their former team-mates by six wickets in a one-off ODI in Dublin.
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Clarke has even started questioning his own captaincy abilities
Australia captain Michael Clarke has lashed out at all the batsmen in the squad after they yet again failed to put up an impressive performance during the second Ashes Test, which cost Australia the match by an embarrassing 347 runs and handed England a 2-0 lead heading into the third Test at Old Trafford, Manchester.
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India were crowned the winners of the last ever Champions Trophy
England players and fans were left heart-broken as India lifted the coveted Champions Trophy after beating their arch-rivals in a Twenty20 sprint.
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Rahim never once suspected Ashraful of being involved in spot-fixing
Spot-fixing seems to be the talk of the cricketing community nowadays and Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim has finally broken his silence after veteran batsman Mohammad Ashraful admitted to taking part in corrupt activities.
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Gambhir believes the IPL’s image should not be tainted by the actions of a few individuals
The recent match-fixing scandal has dented the integrity and everything else the Indian Premier League (IPL) stands for, but India opening batsman Gautam Gambhir believes there is still hope for the tournament and that people are being too quick to judge the competition based on the actions of a handful of corrupt individuals.
Root became an overnight hero after his stellar innings against India
England Test coach Andy Flower has warned the cricketing community not to over-hype the early success of Joe Root after there were increasing calls for the 22-year-old to start opening alongside captain Alastair Cook in Test matches and also mounting speculation over which member of the batting line-up he will replace for the upcoming Champions Trophy in June.
Peterson and du Plessis have already established themselves as a lethal pair in the limited overs format
Aside from retaining their number one Test team ranking after beating Australia 1-0 in their recently concluded three-Test series, South Africa have also found two players, who are set to become regulars in the side for future series.
