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“His love for cricket has been consistent from the age of 16 to even now at 40”
Legendary India batsman Rahul Dravid has announced that “it is not going to be easy to fill” Sachin Tendulkar’s shoes when he retires after playing his 200th Test against the West Indies in his hometown of Mumbai next month.
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“Sometimes in England 240-250 can be a good score with the overhead conditions, but the majority of the time in Australia 400 is the bare minimum”
With England just having landed in the Land Down Under, captain Alastair Cook has already sent a strong message to the top-order batsmen, stating that they will have to step up and set the foundation for the rest of the team.
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Pathan is working towards regaining his spot in the national team
India big-hitter Yusuf Pathan has admitted that he was proud to see India lift up the trophy at the last ever Champions Trophy and added that it was also great to see the team firing on all cylinders once again.
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Marsh will effectively become the face of the organisation
Following Tim May’s resignation as chief executive of the Federation of International Cricketers’ Associations (FICA), Paul Marsh and Ian Smith have been chosen to run the organisation.
Steyn picked up 11 wickets in the first Test
Former Pakistan coach Mohsin Khan has announced that the senior batsmen in the national team will play a key role in the two remaining Tests against South Africa after failing to do anything during the first Test in Johannesburg, which allowed the Proteas to walk away with a whopping 211 run win.
Kallis believes the top order batsmen have the potential to carry on making big scores in the last two Test matches
Fresh off scoring a brilliant 147 against Australia in the first Test at Brisbane, veteran South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis is confident that the Proteas’ top order batsmen will continue their dominant run against the Baggy Greens during the last two Test matches of the series.
Ponting has been in sublime form in the past couple of Sheffield Shield matches for Tasmania
South Africa all-rounder Johan Botha has labelled veteran Australian batsman Ricky Ponting as top class when it comes to playing pace bowling, but added that he has to be able to pick up all the different variations and length deliveries the Proteas pace attack will bowl at him during the upcoming three-Test series.
