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Gilchrist is still yet to be assigned to one of the franchises
Former Australia wicketkeeper batsman Adam Gilchrist has become the second international player to sign up for the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) after his long-time teammate Ricky Ponting.
Mathews’ record of centuries is currently bare with only one triple figure score
Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara has issued a challenge to batsmen Lahiru Thirimanne, Dinesh Chandimal and captain Angelo Mathews, telling each of them to score at least “35 to 40 hundreds by the time they finish” their careers.
Giles wants England to be at their best for the Champions Trophy
England limited overs coach Ashley Giles has vowed to become more “ruthless” after the national team’s less than impressive 2-1 victories in both the Twenty20 and ODI series against New Zealand.
Ponting will captain Surrey in Smith’s absence
Surrey may have considered themselves lucky after South African captain Graeme Smith agreed to sign a three-year deal with the club, but they may now be seen as real contenders to win the county league this year after reaching an agreement with former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting.
The Real Time Snickometer would become an automated part of the DRS
In the past number of series there have numerous decisions involving batsmen edging the ball that have left commentators, pundits and fans all scratching their heads, but their cries of better technology being needed for edges have been answered after Australia-based company BBG Sports invented the Real Time Snickometer, which is said to “have taken the Hot Spot system from an accuracy of around 85% to a current accuracy of 95%”.
McGrath and Turner dominated world cricket despite being born in different eras
Legendary Australia bowlers Glenn McGrath and Charlie Turner, who represented the country more than a century apart, have both been inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame, bringing the total number of inductees to 37.
Amla has not enjoyed his time as vice-captain at all
South Africa batsman Hashim Amla is highly likely to step down as the vice-captain of the limited overs squad after it was revealed that he declined a request from Cricket South Africa to lead the national team in their recently concluded ODI series against New Zealand when regular skipper AB de Villiers was banned for two matches due to a slow over rate.
Boycott feels that it is unfair to solely blame Dhoni for India’s slide
Former England captain Geoffrey Boycott believes India would be a “very average” side if they did not have captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni controlling things and giving them boosts with the bat lower down the order.
Cowan is enjoying his role as an opening batsman
After Australia all-rounder Shane Watson announced that he would be giving up bowling in order to prolong his international career, he also started gunning for Ed Cowan’s opening spot on the Test roster, but Cowan has refused to back down and instead stated that there is no doubt in his mind that he deserves to open for the national team.
Kohli is looking to turn his fortunes around during the upcoming series against Australia
India batsman Virat Kohli has expressed his frustration at the prolonged period of bad form he has been experiencing with the bat in all three formats, stating that while it is highly “annoying”, it is something every cricketer goes through during their career.
