A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: Giving Dhoni a break from captaining the national side will benefit him and India as well, says Sunil Gavaskar

Gavaskar feels that Dhoni needs some time off to “reflect on his game”

Former India batsman Sunil Gavaskar has announced that relieving captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni of his post as skipper will hugely benefit himself and the national team as well.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: Nathan Lyon’s stock will slide if Shane Warne plays in the Ashes this year, says Johan Botha

Botha believes Australia should not put Lyon’s future at risk for Warne

Former South Africa spinner Johan Botha has announced that if Australia allow legendary ‘spin king’ Shane Warne to play in this year’s back-to-back Ashes series against arch-rivals England, it could see a slide in off-spinner Nathan Lyon’s stock, especially in the future.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: I felt really intimidated when walking into the England dressing room, admits Joe Root

Root believes he needs to spend more time at the crease to truly understand the challenges of international cricket

England batsman Joe Root admitted that he was seriously intimidated the first time he walked into the national team’s dressing room and added that his blazer size seemed to be at least seven sizes too big.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: Michael Clarke shoots to top of the ICC Test batsmen rankings after sparkling performances against South Africa

This is the third time Clarke has topped the ICC Test batsmen rankings

Australia Test captain Michael Clarke has once again re-established himself as the world’s greatest Test batsman after scoring two double hundreds in the recently concluded three-Test series against South Africa.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: I knew Sachin Tendulkar was going to be something special the first time I saw him play, says Rahul Dravid

Dravid knew Tendulkar had been blessed with a gift the first time he saw him play

India batting great Rahul Dravid has revealed that the first time he saw the iconic Sachin Tendulkar play, he knew that the ‘Little Master’ was destined for greatness and would go on to accomplish things other players could only dream about doing.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: Brian Lara impressed with Michael Clarke’s performance against South Africa

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Lara still remembers the day he met Clarke

Legendary West Indies batsman Brian Lara has congratulated Australia Test captain Michael Clarke for his outstanding performance with the bat throughout the three-Test series against South Africa, stating that he has now become a run-scoring machine.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: Jacques Kallis confident top order batsmen will continue to score runs during last two Test matches against Australia

Kallis believes the top order batsmen have the potential to carry on making big scores in the last two Test matches

Fresh off scoring a brilliant 147 against Australia in the first Test at Brisbane, veteran South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis is confident that the Proteas’ top order batsmen will continue their dominant run against the Baggy Greens during the last two Test matches of the series.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: I want South Africa’s pace attack to show me everything they got, says David Warner

Warner is ready for round two against the South Africans on November 22

Despite only making four runs in the first Test against South Africa, Australia opening batsman David Warner has called on the Proteas’ pace trio of Vernon Philander, Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel to showcase everything they have in the last two Test matches at Adelaide and Perth.

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