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Du Plessis’ outstanding knock of 58 helped South Africa whitewash Pakistan 2-0
South Africa captain Faf du Plessis, who scored a spectacular half-century, and left-arm pace bowler Wayne Parnell, who picked up three wickets, helped the Proteas register a thrilling six-win run over Pakistan in the second Twenty2o International in Dubai.
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Vettori will return when he feels ready
New Zealand spinner Daniel Vettori has undergone a surgical procedure to repair his troublesome Achilles tendon in London in a bid to prolong his international career.
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Ronchi has only scored 47 runs in six innings
New Zealand head coach Mike Hesson has come to the defence of wicketkeeper-batsman Luke Ronchi, who was recently picked to play for the national team, but has had a tough time with the bat over the past couple of months.
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Dhoni may also miss India’s tour of Zimbabwe
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been ruled out for the remainder of the ODI tri-series, involving Sri Lanka and the West Indies, after he sustained a hamstring injury in his side’s narrow one wicket loss to the men from the Caribbean.
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Morkel has been a crucial part of the South African pace attack
South Africa’s Champions Trophy campaign suffered another serious blow after lanky pace bowler Morne Morkel was ruled out for the rest of the tournament with a left quad injury.
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Starc no longer feels any pain or discomfort in his ankle
Australia pace maestro Mitchell Starc believes the decision he made to surgically repair his ankle over a month and a half ago is really starting to pay dividends as he feels lighter on his feet and may even lead to an increase in his bowling speed.
Pattinson “could hardly breathe” after sustaining the injury
Just when it seemed Australia’s injuries list couldn’t get any worse, pace bowler James Pattinson was ruled out for the rest of the Test summer after sustaining a highly unusual side and rib injury during the second Test against South Africa at Adelaide.
Kirsten stated that all bowling attacks have to deal with bad days and injuries at some point in time
South Africa head coach Gary Kirsten has defended the national team’s bowling attack for their relatively poor performance throughout the three-Test series against Australia.
Watson may have to seriously cut down on his bowling to avoid sustaining any more injuries in the future
Australia all-rounder Shane Watson has once again started off the summer campaign with an injury and there have been mounting calls that he should stop bowling in order to limit his workload.
Australia do not want their young bowlers sustaining any more injuries
Australia’s young pace bowlers Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and James Pattinson will be constantly rotated during Test series in order to manage their workload and ensure that they don’t sustain injuries.
