Plunkett recorded the first five-wicket haul of his Test career
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England pace bowler Liam Plunkett picked up the first five-wicket haul of his career and fellow seamer Stuart Broad took a hat-trick to help their side slice through Sri Lanka on the first day of the second Test at Headingley.
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“I will be thinking about him if I get a big one here”
England batsman Kevin Pietersen has dedicated his 100th Test match to his recently deceased childhood friend.
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Sharma and Kohli helped India pull off the second-highest run chase in ODI history
India opening batsman Rohit Sharma played the innings of his life as he and Virat Kohli pulled off the country’s highest ODI chase of 360 against Australia in a dramatic high-scoring affair in Jaipur.
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Singh’s magical innings included eight boundaries and five sixes
Yuvraj Singh was definitely the king of Rajkot yesterday as he blitzed his way to an unbeaten half-century to lead India to a stunning win over Australia in their one-off Twenty20 International.
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Anderson is only the fourth English bowler to take 300 Test wickets
In a rather bold statement, England bowling coach David Saker believes veteran pace bowler James Anderson is the “most skilful fast bowler in the world”, even more so than South African seamer Dale Steyn, who is currently ranked first on the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Test bowler rankings.
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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.
Abbott is eagerly awaiting South Africa’s next Test series in seven months time
In just one Test match, 25-year-old South Africa pace bowler Kyle Abbott became a household name in the country after taking nine wickets against Pakistan during the third Test at Centurion.
Root believes he needs to spend more time at the crease to truly understand the challenges of international cricket
England batsman Joe Root admitted that he was seriously intimidated the first time he walked into the national team’s dressing room and added that his blazer size seemed to be at least seven sizes too big.
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.
