A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: It’s too early to start over-hyping Joe Root’s success, says Andy Flower

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.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: I knew Sachin Tendulkar was going to be something special the first time I saw him play, says Rahul Dravid

Dravid knew Tendulkar had been blessed with a gift the first time he saw him play

India batting great Rahul Dravid has revealed that the first time he saw the iconic Sachin Tendulkar play, he knew that the ‘Little Master’ was destined for greatness and would go on to accomplish things other players could only dream about doing.

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