‘I have no reason to respect’ Johnson, says Virat Kohli

"I was really annoyed with him hitting me with the ball, and I told him that's not on"

“I was really annoyed with him hitting me with the ball, and I told him that’s not on”

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After a heated and intense battle against Mitchell Johnson on the third day of the third Test in Melbourne, India batsman Virat Kohli has announced that he has “no reason to respect” the Australian left-arm pace bowler.

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Cricketers set new world record for highest-ever cricket match

A new world record has been set for highest-ever cricket match

A new world record has been set for highest-ever cricket match

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A group of cricketers, including former England spinner Ashley Giles, England women’s vice-captain Heather Knight and ex-South Africa pace bowler Makhaya Nitini have set a new world record for the highest-ever cricket match by playing near the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.

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‘Test cricket, an older, larger entity is the trunk of a tree and the shorter game’, says Rahul Dravid

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Dravid believes Test matches are the “life source” of cricket

Legendary India batsman Rahul Dravid has always been a keen advocate of saving Test cricket, and once again, he has made a desperate plea for more Test matches to be played as he believes it provides players with a solid foundation, which helps them prosper in ODIs and Twenty20 Internationals.

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The CPL will give me a perfect opprtunity to scout for younger talents, says Ottis Gibson

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Gibson likes the fact that there will be “fierce competition” throughout the CPL

West Indies coach Ottis Gibson has revealed that the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) will provide him with an ample opportunity to scout for younger talents as each franchise must have at least four Under-23 players representing them at all times.

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