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Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium will host the IPL final
India will host all the remaining 40 Indian Premier League (IPL) matches from May 2 onwards after the first 20 games of the tournament were moved to the United Arab Emirates due to the federal elections.
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Raja believes both India and Australia are playing “quality” cricket
Former Pakistan captain Rameez Raja has disagreed with ex-Australia skipper Ian Chappell’s negative views on the ongoing India Australia limited overs series, stating that he believes “we have seen some quality batting and bowling”.
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“Bowlers need to be offered a crumb in the shorter forms of the game otherwise they’ll revolt, as they have done in the past, using extreme methods like Bodyline and chucking”
Following the first three ODIs between India and Australia, former baggy greens captain Ian Chappell believes that “bowlers will become an endangered species” in the shorter formats of the game if batsmen continue giving themselves an advantage by using heavier bats.
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“There are going to be days when you would look silly out there, and that has happened to me a lot of times”
Just a day after James Faulkner smashed 30 runs, which included four sixes, off an over from Ishant Sharma, the Australian all-rounder has tried to comfort the Indian pace bowler by telling him not to “worry” about it.
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Faulkner smashed 30 runs off an Ishant Sharma over to turn the tables on India
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s brilliant century counted for nothing at all as Australia batsman Adam Voges and all-rounder James Faulkner inspired the baggy greens to a sensational comeback in the third ODI in Mohali.
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McDermott is extremely worried about Australia’s lack of swing
Former Australia pace bowler Craig McDermott, who was recently re-appointed as the national team’s bowling coach for Test matches, has admitted that the lack of swing Australia’s pace bowlers are getting in India “is a real concern” ahead of their Ashes series at home next month.
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Sharma and Kohli helped India pull off the second-highest run chase in ODI history
India opening batsman Rohit Sharma played the innings of his life as he and Virat Kohli pulled off the country’s highest ODI chase of 360 against Australia in a dramatic high-scoring affair in Jaipur.
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Bailey and Finch gave Australia a 1-0 lead
Australia stand-in captain George Bailey and opening batsman Aaron Finch both recorded half-centuries as they helped the baggy greens draw first blood against India in Pune.
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The CLT20 will run from September 21 to October 6
This year’s Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) is set to start off with a bang as the Indian Premier League (IPL) champions, the Mumbai Indians, will square off against the Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur on September 21.
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The last seven-match ODI series between India and Australia was played in October-November 2009
Australia are set to return to India after their 4-0 whitewashing in the Test series in February-March to play seven ODIs and a one-off Twenty20 International.
