Faf du Plessis: “We feel, as the opposition, that India are very reliant on Virat to score runs”
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In a move that is likely to split opinion right down the middle, South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has said that India rely too much on captain Virat Kohli.
Paris could make his ODI debut next week
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Uncapped left-arm seamer Joel Paris has been drafted into Australia’s ODI squad for their upcoming five-match ODI series against India.
“Aggressively is probably the only way I can play in one-day cricket”
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England opener Moeen Ali has announced that the top-order batsmen have to start taking more risks in order put the opposition on the back foot early on in the match.
“Dhawan has been jabbing at the ball, much like Pujara and Kohli”
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Legendary India batsman Sunil Gavaskar believes that it will be “very difficult for India to save this Test match now” after they lost four wickets in their chase of 445.
“We can’t relax and expect for that to continue”
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Bangladesh bowling coach Heath Streak has announced that the national team cannot continue to rely on their spinners to keep taking wickets and win games for them.
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“His [Irfan’s] fitness wasn’t compromised at all”
Pakistan bowling coach Mohammad Akram has announced that he believes the national team’s bowling attack will benefit from a rotation policy as it will limit their workload and decrease their chances of getting injured.
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“Bowlers need to be offered a crumb in the shorter forms of the game otherwise they’ll revolt, as they have done in the past, using extreme methods like Bodyline and chucking”
Following the first three ODIs between India and Australia, former baggy greens captain Ian Chappell believes that “bowlers will become an endangered species” in the shorter formats of the game if batsmen continue giving themselves an advantage by using heavier bats.
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Lloyd has called for Sammy to be reinstated as captain
West Indies legend Clive Lloyd has announced that he is still having a hard time understanding why the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) decided to replace all-rounder Darren Sammy as ODI captain, especially after he led the country to victory at the World Twenty in September last year.
Vaas is already having a positive effect on many of the youngsters in the team
Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews and coach Graham Ford have both announced that they are amazed at the early impact bowling coach Chaminda Vaas has had on the national team’s pace bowling attack.
Akram is being looked upon as a joke by the Pakistan pace attack
Sources close to the Pakistan national team have revealed that numerous bowlers in the side have little or no respect at all for bowling coach Mohammad Akram after the team’s horrendous tour of South Africa.