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Whatmore wants the batsmen to step up and take charge
Pakistan coach Dav Whatmore has promised his side will show more heart and fight during their tour of the Caribbean after they failed to win a single game in the recently concluded Champions Trophy.
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Cook effectively crushed New Zealand’s hopes of making it to the semi-finals
England found themselves within touching distance of the semi-finals after captain Alastair Cook’s blistering innings of 64 pretty much knocked New Zealand out of the running, despite a lone effort by Kane Williamson.
Samuels was initially diagnosed with a broken eye socket
Australia and Melbourne Stars batsman Cameron White believes West Indies all-rounder Marlon Samuels is not a “well-liked” man in the country after his infamous confrontation with ex-Australian ‘spin king’ Shane Warne.
Dhoni noted that Tendulkar’s presence would be missed by every member of the ODI team
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has paid tribute to veteran batsman Sachin Tendulkar after he announced his retirement from ODIs, stating that the ‘Little Master’ has been an inspiration for the entire team.
Pakistan’s permanent pace attack got the better of India’s mixing and matching
After ending their Twenty20 series against India as a 1-1 draw before defeating them 2-1 in the ODI series, Pakistan pace bowler Sohail Tanvir announced that his team were able to win due to the fact that they had a permanent pace attack, unlike the Indians, who have constantly been mixing and matching to find the perfect match as of late.
Starc has attributed a lot of his early success to Siddle
Australia pace bowler Mitchell Starc has announced that veteran seamer Peter Siddle is the “heart and soul” of the national team’s pace attack and added that he is the person all bowlers look up to, just like all the batsmen in the side admire Ricky Ponting and Michael Hussey.
Ponting is currently the second-highest Test scorer in history
West Indies legend Sir Vivian Richards has branded former Australia captain Ricky Ponting as one of the most fearless cricketers to ever play the game and wished him all the best after the ex-skipper announced his retirement from international cricket.
Ponting still feels the pain of having to give up the captaincy
Veteran Australia batsman Ricky Ponting has admitted that giving up the captaincy was the most painful decision he had to make in his entire international career.
