Shikhar Dhawan has learnt to treasure and protect his wicket, says VVS Laxman

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Laxman was impressed with Dhawan’s form throughout the tournament

After having scored 363 runs in the recently concluded Champions Trophy, India’s Shikhar Dhawan has become the talk of the town and even former players like VVS Laxman cannot hold their silence as the former batting great noted that the opening batsman has learnt to treasure and protect his wicket a lot more.

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‘IPL is a serious competition’, says Gautam Gambhir

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Gambhir believes the IPL’s image should not be tainted by the actions of a few individuals

The recent match-fixing scandal has dented the integrity and everything else the Indian Premier League (IPL) stands for, but India opening batsman Gautam Gambhir believes there is still hope for the tournament and that people are being too quick to judge the competition based on the actions of a handful of corrupt individuals.

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Russell Domingo to replace Gary Kirsten as South Africa coach

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Domingo is the first coloured coach of South Africa since they were readmitted 22 years ago

South Africa assistant coach Russell Domingo is poised and ready to replace Gary Kirsten as head coach of the national team after Kirsten decided not to renew his contract with Cricket South Africa (CSA) due to family reasons.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: You cannot judge Mahendra Singh Dhoni by ‘how much he misses’, says David Richardson

Richardson sees Dhoni as a pioneer of the modern game

International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive officer (CEO) David Richardson has backed India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, stating that people should not be so quick to judge him by “how much he misses”.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: India’s current crisis is ‘not even close’ to when we lost the 2007 World Cup, says Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Dhoni is convinced that this is not the lowest point of his international career

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni believes the current struggles of the national team cannot even be compared to the hardships they endured after losing the 2007 International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup.

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