“God has saved us”
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Legendary India batsman Sunil Gavaskar and former Hampshire batsman Mark Nicholas have escaped unscathed after being involved in a traffic collision while travelling from Manchester to London.
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Broad’s 11 wickets left Australia down for the count
After England retained the Ashes in less than impressive circumstances, with rain virtually wiping out the final day of the third Test to end it as a draw, more salt was rubbed in Australia’s wounds as they faltered in their chase of 299 to hand England an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series.
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Pollard excelled with both the bat and ball
The people of Barbados were singing and dancing long into the night as West Indies all-rounder and Barbados Tridents captain Kieron Pollard started the franchise’s Caribbean Premier League (CPL) campaign with a bang, as they registered a 17-run win over the St Lucia Zouks.
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India were crowned the winners of the last ever Champions Trophy
England players and fans were left heart-broken as India lifted the coveted Champions Trophy after beating their arch-rivals in a Twenty20 sprint.
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Ul-Haq was given a frosty reception at the post-match presentation ceremony
Edgbaston was the place to be on June 15 as arch-rivals India and Pakistan squared off against each other in a highly anticipated match.
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Bell’s 91 propelled England to an emphatic win
The historic Edgbaston ground in Birmingham was the place to be on June 8 as arch-rivals England and Australia prepared for their pre-Ashes clash in which the winner would be deemed to have the psychological advantage over their opponent heading into the first Ashes Test at Trent Bridge in Nottingham on July 10.
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Pakistan and Ireland played two ODIs in May
Cricket Ireland chief executive Warren Deutrom has announced that the national team would highly consider being the first international side since Sri Lanka in March 2009 to tour Pakistan if security protocols were up to standards.
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Zimbabwe Cricket are set to go deeper into debt with India’s last minute pull-out
India have decided to postpone their ODI tour of Zimbabwe in July due to the “fatigue factor” affecting the entire team, according to a Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) official.
Ashraf will now “reconsider” Pakistan’s bilateral ties with Bangladesh
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Zaka Ashraf has expressed his infuriation towards Bangladesh after the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) decided to delay the country’s tour to Pakistan for a second time.
Warner is sick and tired of giving his wicket away
Australia opening batsman David Warner believes that South Africa’s batsmen get distracted way too easily and added that they need to work on their concentration in order to hold on to the number one Test team ranking for a long period of time.
