South Africa captain Faf du Plessis poses with the series trophy after his side beat New Zealand 1-0
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Coming into the final day, South Africa had their backs against the wall and were potentially facing the threat of losing the third Test against New Zealand in Hamilton.
“Cooky is the one player who has any realistic chance of challenging Sachin Tendulkar’s run-scoring feats”
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Legendary England all-rounder Sir Ian Botham believes that Alastair Cook is capable of breaking iconic India batsman Sachin Tendulkar’s record for the most runs scored in Test history.
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“I think it’s possibly a way to keep [Test cricket] alive”
West Indies captain Jason Holder has supported Kevin Pietersen’s idea that Test cricketers need to be paid higher salaries.
“Retirement isn’t on the cards at the moment”
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Veteran West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul has made it clear that he is still interested in playing Test cricket despite being dropped for the recently concluded two-Test series against Australia.
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.
Sangakkara overtook Adam Gilchrist as the wicketkeeper with the most dismissals in ODIs
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Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara has broken the record for the most dismissals by a wicketkeeper in ODIs.
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“We will do everything in our power to try and win it for him”
South Africa pace spearhead Dale Steyn has announced that the Proteas have to “do whatever it takes” to win the ongoing Test match against India in Durban in order to give veteran all-rounder Jacques Kallis the perfect farewell.
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“That was a tour I will be very happy to forget”
England pace bowler James Anderson has announced that the national team do not want to relive the tragic memories of the 2006-07 Ashes series, where England were whitewashed 5-0 by Australia, but instead, they will try and mirror the 2010-11 series, where they beat Australia 3-1 in their own backyard.
