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De Kock hammered a career-best 135
After a war of words between India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and South Africa skipper AB de Villiers, it was the Proteas who emerged triumphant in the first ODI in Johannesburg as they absolutely annihilated the Indians, beating them by a massive margin of 141 runs.
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“Graeme Swann is a very talented bowler and he’s someone who I’ve watched”
Australia off-spinner Nathan Lyon has refused to criticise England spinner Graeme Swann over his poor performance in the first Ashes Test in Brisbane.
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Sammy’s blistering knock helped the West Indies level the series
West Indies all-rounder Darren Sammy’s trailblazing innings of 63 guided his side to a two-wicket win over India in the second ODI in Visakhapatnam.
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Sammy will continue to captain the Test side
Despite being whitewashed 2-0 by India, the West Indies have retained their Test squad for the upcoming tour of New Zealand, which will consist of three Test matches, five ODIs and two Twenty20 Internationals.
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“He is returning to the Caribbean for ongoing management and subsequent physical rehabilitation”
West Indies pace bowler Kemar Roach has been ruled out of the ongoing India tour after being sent home due to a shoulder injury.
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“If you look at the record since he took over as captain, how many series and Tests we’ve won, that speaks volumes for him as a captain”
England pace bowler James Anderson believes captain Alastair Cook is not getting enough credit and respect in light of everything he has accomplished since the national team were dethroned as the world number one Test side in July last year.
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Bailey and Finch gave Australia a 1-0 lead
Australia stand-in captain George Bailey and opening batsman Aaron Finch both recorded half-centuries as they helped the baggy greens draw first blood against India in Pune.
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It is only a matter of time before du Plessis replaces de Villiers as ODI captain
South Africa Twenty20 captain Faf du Plessis has admitted that his “performances need to be better” if he is to have any chance of replacing AB de Villiers as skipper of the ODI team.
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Pollard led by example with both the bat and ball
The Barbados Tridents absolutely humiliated the St Lucia Zouks in front of their fans after demolishing them by a huge margin of 83 runs.
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Ul-Haq and Sammy guided St Lucia to their first CPL win
Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq smashed an impressive 49 not out to help the St Lucia Zouks get their first win in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) as they eased past the Guyana Amazon Warriors by a comfortable margin of five wickets.
