Dravid respects Dhoni for showing the heart and passion to carry on in spite of all the harsh criticism he has received
Legendary India batsman Rahul Dravid has advised skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni to step down as captain of the Twenty20 side and also as leader of his Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise, the Chennai Super Kings.
Warner has to learn that not all deliveries can be thumped to the boundary
Australia captain Michael Clarke has announced that even though team-mate and opening batsman David Warner is an exceptional player, he has to learn when to apply the brakes and take a more defensive standpoint, especially if the team happens to be in a spot of bother.
Clarke became the first batsman in Test cricket history to score four double centuries in a year
Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting has revealed that one of the major reasons he decided to announce his retirement prior to the start of the final Test of the three-Test series against South Africa was due to the outstanding form of his successor Michael Clarke, who had scored back-to-back double hundreds in the first two Tests of the series against, what some cricket pundits and former players believe to be, the ‘best bowling attack in the world’.
This is the third time Clarke has topped the ICC Test batsmen rankings
Australia Test captain Michael Clarke has once again re-established himself as the world’s greatest Test batsman after scoring two double hundreds in the recently concluded three-Test series against South Africa.
Iqbal wants to see Bangladesh involved in Test series more frequently
Bangladesh opening batsman Tamim Iqbal has voiced his frustration at the massive lengths of time between each of the national team’s Test series, stating that it is the main reason why the country comes in dead last on the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Test team rankings.
Ramdin sees the pitches as being a spinner’s paradise
West Indies vice-captain and wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin believes that the pitches in Bangladesh will be perfect for the spinners in the team since conditions are similar to that of the Caribbean.
Both Yuvraj and Harbhajan Singh are under pressure to carry on performing at a high level
India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh and veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh have been included for the first two Test matches in the upcoming four-Test series against England.
Ponting has been in sublime form in the past couple of Sheffield Shield matches for Tasmania
South Africa all-rounder Johan Botha has labelled veteran Australian batsman Ricky Ponting as top class when it comes to playing pace bowling, but added that he has to be able to pick up all the different variations and length deliveries the Proteas pace attack will bowl at him during the upcoming three-Test series.
Clarke noted that the decision to drop his “training buddy” still hurts him
Australia Test captain Michael Clarke has admitted that the decision to drop veteran wicketkeeper Brad Haddin from the squad for the first Test against South Africa was extremely difficult and painful.
