“It was my last game for New Zealand, in the final, so it was a lovely way to finish”
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Left-arm spinner Daniel Vettori has brought his 18-year international career to an end, stating that the World Cup final loss to Australia was his last game for New Zealand.
Dev was given the award in recognition of his contribution to sport and charity work
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Legendary India all-rounder Kapil Dev has been bestowed with a lifetime achievement award at a ceremony in the House of Lords.
“I am truly honoured to be recognised alongside some of the greatest sportsmen and women we have ever seen”
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Legendary India batsman Rahul Dravid has become the 47th member to be inducted into the Laureus World Sports Academy.
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“He doesn’t want to end up being someone who struggles his way through to the end”
Legendary India batsman Rahul Dravid has announced that left-arm pace bowler Zaheer Khan needs to start pondering about his international career.
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Williamson and McCullum celebrate their centuries
New Zealand batsman Kane Williamson and captain Brendon McCullum both scored breathtaking centuries as they pummelled India on the first day of the first Test in Auckland.
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Dev is the 21st recipient of the award
Legendary India all-rounder Kapil Dev will receive the 2013 Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) CK Nayudu lifetime achievement award.
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“I never threatened Sachin’s place in the team as a batsman but he sometimes threatened mine as a bowler”
Former India leg-spinner Anil Kumble has revealed that Sachin Tendulkar “threatened” his place in the national team at times since “he was a natural spinner of the ball”.
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Sharma scored an unbeaten century in his debut Test match
India batsman Rohit Sharma’s unbeaten century on debut gave his side a solid 120-run lead over the West Indies at the end of the second day of the first Test in Kolkata.
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“He was a versatile batsman, potent strike bowler and charismatic captain”
Former New Zealand pace bowler Richard Hadlee has announced that ex-Pakistan captain turned politician Imran Khan was easily the best all-rounder during his era.
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Jadeja is the first Indian bowler to top the rankings since 1996
India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has joined West Indies spinner Sunil Narine atop the International Cricket Council (ICC) ODI bowlers rankings after ascending four places.
