“We want to perform in a manner that makes people want to come and watch us”
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Newly appointed England vice-captain Ben Stokes has revealed that he plans to win back the hearts of the fans in order to help them “fall in love with” the national team once again.
Bavuma is ecstatic after scoring his maiden Test century
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South Africa batsman Temba Bavuma made history and captured the hearts of Proteas fans all around the world when he scored a sparkling century on the fourth day of the second Test in Cape Town.
“We’ve spoken about this (attacking cricket) over the last 12 months and it is good to see we are finally going out and doing it”
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England opener Alex Hales has revealed that he is excited by the more aggressive and attacking brand of ODI cricket the national team are starting to play.
Ajmal’s participation in the World Cup depends on whether he passes the biomechanics test
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Even though he has been banned from bowling due to an illegal action, spinner Saeed Ajmal has still been included in Pakistan’s 30-man preliminary World Cup squad.
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“I am feeling very good and I will be ready to go from ball one of the IPL”
After leaving England in a state of disarray during the recent Ashes series and a trail of destruction in South Africa, Australia left-arm pace bowler Mitchell Johnson has vowed to be even more lethal during the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL).
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“What Mitchell Johnson did in this Test match and in the Ashes is add a new dimension to what you’ve seen over the past five or six years in Test cricket”
Legendary West Indies pace bowler Michael Holding has announced that Australia left-arm seamer Mitchell Johnson has brought batsmen back to reality with his lethal pace.
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“We want to play within the rules but we will play aggressive, in-your-face cricket which was a trademark of the above eras”
Australia head coach Darren Lehmann has announced that he intends to “take Australian cricket back to the golden eras of Lillee and Thomson, the Chappells and Steve Waugh”.
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Khan’s 200 triggered Pakistan’s inspiring comeback
Zimbabwe would have thought they had a chance to make history by beating Pakistan at home before Younis Khan broke their hearts in the second innings with a brilliant unbeaten double hundred.
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“He is a good player and a tough individual but the best thing for him to do would be to take a leaf out of David Warner’s book and just play with it”
Former England captain David Gower believes pace bowler Stuart Broad has a chance to win the hearts of the Australian fans when the national team travel to the Land Down Under in November if he follows the lead of Australia’s opening batsman David Warner.
Kohli has captained Bangalore on 10 previous occasions
With India batsman Virat Kohli poised to take over the national team captaincy within the next couple of years, he has been given a chance to show what he can do when given the reigns after his Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise, the Royal Challengers Bangalore, promoted him as skipper since New Zealand spinner Daniel Vettori is still recovering from an Achilles injury.
