Steyn has yet to recover from a groin strain he suffered in the first Test
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South Africa pace bowler Dale Steyn will miss the second Test against India in Bangalore as he has not sufficiently recovered from a groin strain.
Cook celebrates after surpassing Gooch as England’s all-time leading run-scorer in Test history
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England captain Alastair Cook has become the country’s all-time leading run-scorer in Test history after surpassing his mentor Graham Gooch on the second day of the second Test against New Zealand at Headingley.
South Africa triumphed 1-0 in their last Test series against India in December 2013
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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have confirmed the venues for the national team’s home series against South Africa in October and Sri Lanka in February.
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The Wankhede stadium gave Tendulkar a standing ovation for perhaps the last time in his illustrious 24-year career
India veteran batsman Sachin Tendulkar registered 74 runs in what could be his last ever international innings before the country’s future stars came out and had a chance to shine against the West Indies on the second day of the second Test in Mumbai.
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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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Kohli became the fastest cricketer to score 17 ODI centuries
India opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan and vice-captain Virat Kohli kept the national team’s hopes of winning the seven-match ODI series against Australia alive as they both registered centuries to make a mockery of the baggy greens’ total of 350 in the sixth ODI in Nagpur.
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“India have to win two to clinch the series, we have to win one to win the series”
Australia opening batsman Aaron Finch has announced that “it’s definitely positive being 2-1 up” against India as it means that the men in blue will have to win the two remaining ODIs, while the baggy greens just have to win one more to clinch the series.
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The last seven-match ODI series between India and Australia was played in October-November 2009
Australia are set to return to India after their 4-0 whitewashing in the Test series in February-March to play seven ODIs and a one-off Twenty20 International.
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Dhoni’s honesty with Tendulkar secured his position as captain
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is no stranger to having every move of his closely watched and analysed by the media, but in a rare moment of being away from prying eyes, Dhoni revealed that his road to becoming captain of his country was all due to securing the vote of veteran batsman Sachin Tendulkar, which he managed to accomplish through complete honesty.
Root became an overnight hero after his stellar innings against India
England Test coach Andy Flower has warned the cricketing community not to over-hype the early success of Joe Root after there were increasing calls for the 22-year-old to start opening alongside captain Alastair Cook in Test matches and also mounting speculation over which member of the batting line-up he will replace for the upcoming Champions Trophy in June.
