“I think he’ll cope with it brilliantly”
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Veteran England pace bowler James Anderson has backed Joe Root to rise to the occasion if Alastair Cook steps down as Test captain.
“They’ve got a lot of work to do in the next few months”
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Legendary Australia pace bowler Glenn McGrath has predicted that the Baggy Greens will whitewash India 4-0 when they meet in a highly anticipated Test series in December.
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“The matches were quite one-sided so we are concerned, particularly about our bowling”
Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim has expressed concern over his side’s “bowling in the first six overs and at the death” after they were whitewashed 3-0 by Bangladesh A in the Twenty20 Challenge Series.
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Anderson is only the fourth English bowler to take 300 Test wickets
In a rather bold statement, England bowling coach David Saker believes veteran pace bowler James Anderson is the “most skilful fast bowler in the world”, even more so than South African seamer Dale Steyn, who is currently ranked first on the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Test bowler rankings.
Clarke was astounded when he learnt that India had dropped Gambhir
Australia captain Michael Clarke has admitted that he was shocked by India’s decision to omit opening batsman Gautam Gambhir for the ongoing four-Test series, stating that his absence has taken some of the strain off his bowlers.
Singh noted that India are looking for revenge after being whitewashed by Australia last year
Having decimated Australia in the First Test in Chennai by eight wickets, India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh is confident the national team can go on to whitewash the Australians 4-0 after the tourists did the very same thing in front of their own fans at the beginning of 2012.
India’s overconfidence after winning the first Test led to their downfall
Former cricketers have slammed the national team for their poor performance against England during the four-Test series, stating that the Indians should have taken command and kept the visitors under pressure after winning the first Test in Ahmedabad by nine wickets.
Nash believes NZC need to get their act together right away
Former New Zealand captain and all-rounder Dion Nash has announced that he believes New Zealand Cricket (NZC) are in more disarray than the national team.
Gavaskar believes England’s 27-year losing streak in India could be broken in the upcoming series
India batting legend Sunil Gavaskar has announced that he is concerned about the national team’s “vulnerable” lineup ahead of their four-Test series against England.
Chappell got tired of telling Sehwag the same thing over and over again
Former Australia batsman Greg Chappell, who coached the Indian national team from 2005 to 2007, has revealed that he became extremely infuriated with opening batsman Virender Sehwag’s attitude.
