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“It was difficult to come to India and not play some years ago but I watched carefully and learned from the sidelines”
West Indies spinner Shane Shillingford has announced that he believes he can give legendary India batsman Sachin Tendulkar and the rest of his team-mates “a run for their money” when the men from the Caribbean tour the subcontinent nation next month.
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“It should spin a lot more from day three, so in that case it will be more difficult for both the teams to score and there is a good possibility for a result”
With heavy rain having intervened and ended play early on the first two days of the second Test between Bangladesh and New Zealand in Mirpur, Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan believes “if the next three days are played completely, there will be a result in this match”.
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“Australia in general can be quite an intimidating place”
England pace bowler James Anderson has come up with a simple, yet effective, plan to silence the Australians during the national team’s upcoming tour of the Land Down Under next month.
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“I know how the conditions are, how to score runs, what kind of changes I have to make in my technique”
India batsman Cheteshwar Pujara has revealed that he can be a major asset to the national team if their tour of South Africa goes ahead since he knows what the conditions will be like.
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Harris has vowed not to let his injury get the better of him
Australia pace bowler Ryan Harris has had his share of bad luck over the past year, but the 33-year-old has sent a warning message to England ahead of their highly anticipated Ashes encounter, which gets underway in just four days.
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Botham believes Anderson will be key to England’s success in the Ashes
England legend Sir Ian Botham believes pace bowler James Anderson has what it takes to break his record of 383 Test wickets after the 30-year-old recently became the fourth English bowler to surpass the 300 Test wicket mark during the first Test against New Zealand at Lord’s.
Kumble is certain that Sehwag will be a key player during India’s tour of South Africa
Former India leg-spinner Anil Kumble believes that opening batsman Virender Sehwag is facing the toughest challenge of his international career to date after he was dropped from the Test team halfway through the recently concluded four-Test series against Australia.
McCullum is hoping New Zealand can redeem themselves by winning the ODI series
New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has called on all the rookies in the team to step up and show their worth throughout the ODI series against South Africa.
Dravid feels as if India have given up on Test cricket
Former India batsman Rahul Dravid has launched a scathing attack against the national team, stating that he did not know whether they possessed the “skill, ability and talent” to play Test cricket any more, especially after being defeated at home in a four-Test series against England.
England’s ability to reverse swing the ball throughout the series proved costly for India
England pace bowler James Anderson and India opening batsman Gautam Gambhir have both admitted that reverse swing played a major role throughout their four-Test series.
