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“The position we got to, we’d have liked to win the game and be part of the best Test match ever”
South Africa batsman Faf du Plessis has revealed that he knew right from the get go that his match-saving innings of 134 in the first Test against India in Johannesburg would be much harder than his fabulous unbeaten knock of 110 against Australia in the second Test in Adelaide in November 2012.
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“I will be thinking about him if I get a big one here”
England batsman Kevin Pietersen has dedicated his 100th Test match to his recently deceased childhood friend.
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“I believe Sachin has done a tremendous job, not just for Indian cricket but for world cricket”
In an emotional tribute to his long-time friend, legendary West Indies batsman Brian Lara has announced that “Sachin Tendulkar has definitely had the best cricket career out of any cricketer that I have known”.
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Pietersen arrived in Australia yesterday
England batsman Kevin Pietersen has joined up with the rest of his team-mates in the Australian city of Perth after being granted compassionate leave by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).
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Pietersen is England’s highest run-scorer in all formats
England batsman Kevin Pietersen has not flown to Australia with the rest of the Ashes squad after he was granted compassionate leave by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).
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Ponting was “flabbergasted” by Cricket Australia’s publicity stunt to raise awareness about the BBL
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has lashed out at Cricket Australia over the amount of publicity and hype they created over the upcoming season of the Big Bash League (BBL) just hours after the national team were thrashed by 347 runs against England in the second Ashes Test at Lord’s.
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Ganguly is hoping Tendulkar performs well during his 200th Test match
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has announced that he hopes his long-time team-mate and friend, Sachin Tendulkar, is able to fire on all cylinders during the national team’s tour of South Africa at the end of the year.
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Warne was the first cricketer to ever take 700 Test wickets
Former Australia spin king Shane Warne will be inducted into the International Cricket Council (ICC) Hall of Fame during today’s Ashes tea interval at Lord’s.
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Ganguly tops Lara’s list of the best Indian captains
There is a never-ending debate about which India captain was the most triumphant of all, but West Indies batting legend Brian Lara has attempted to put an end to all the arguments by stating that Sourav Ganguly was his favourite Indian skipper.
McGrath and Turner dominated world cricket despite being born in different eras
Legendary Australia bowlers Glenn McGrath and Charlie Turner, who represented the country more than a century apart, have both been inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame, bringing the total number of inductees to 37.
