Clarke has been unstoppable over the past year
Former Australia captain Greg Chappell has announced that skipper Michael Clarke should have no problems joining the 13,000-run club in Test cricket if he continues scoring at the rate he currently is.
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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPOR: Ricky Ponting to captain Mumbai Indians during IPL
Ambani hinted that Tendulkar and Ponting may become the franchises’ new openers
The Mumbai Indians have announced that former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting will captain the franchise during the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), which gets underway on April 3.
A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: Virat Kohli replaces Daniel Vettori as captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore
Kohli has captained Bangalore on 10 previous occasions
With India batsman Virat Kohli poised to take over the national team captaincy within the next couple of years, he has been given a chance to show what he can do when given the reigns after his Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise, the Royal Challengers Bangalore, promoted him as skipper since New Zealand spinner Daniel Vettori is still recovering from an Achilles injury.
A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: Angelo Mathews vows to stop Sri Lanka’s slide down the rankings
Mathews and Chandimal want Sri Lanka to top the rankings across all three formats in the near future
Sri Lanka ODI and Test captain Angelo Mathews has vowed to curtail the national team’s slide in the rankings and restore some pride and honour into the players and fans.
A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: Ross Taylor and I never had any issues, insists Brendon McCullum
Taylor has been full of smiles since ending his exile from the national team
New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has denied having any issues with his predecessor Ross Taylor as the former skipper made his return for the ongoing England series.
A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: Harbhajan Singh confident India can whitewash Australia 4-0
Singh noted that India are looking for revenge after being whitewashed by Australia last year
Having decimated Australia in the First Test in Chennai by eight wickets, India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh is confident the national team can go on to whitewash the Australians 4-0 after the tourists did the very same thing in front of their own fans at the beginning of 2012.
A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: Fair selection tops Sanath Jayasuriya’s priorities list
Jayasuriya has promised to be fair and unbiased when selecting the national team
Former Sri Lanka captain Sanath Jayasuriya, who was recently appointed as the country’s new chief selector, has announced that fair selection will top his list of priorities.
A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: India would be a ‘very average’ side if they did not have Mahendra Singh Dhoni, says Geoffrey Boycott
Boycott feels that it is unfair to solely blame Dhoni for India’s slide
Former England captain Geoffrey Boycott believes India would be a “very average” side if they did not have captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni controlling things and giving them boosts with the bat lower down the order.
A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: Giving Dhoni a break from captaining the national side will benefit him and India as well, says Sunil Gavaskar
Gavaskar feels that Dhoni needs some time off to “reflect on his game”
Former India batsman Sunil Gavaskar has announced that relieving captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni of his post as skipper will hugely benefit himself and the national team as well.
A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: We will not underestimate New Zealand, says AB de Villiers
De Villiers does not consider any team to be the favourite in this series
South Africa wicketkeeper batsman AB de Villiers has warned his team-mates that even though they are 1-0 up in the two-Test series, they should not take New Zealand lightly, especially after they were able to fight back and end their recent Test series against Sri Lanka as a 1-1 draw.