Ul-Haq’s magnificent form with the bat continued
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Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq scored 56 to lead his side to a shocking 29-run win over South Africa via the Duckworth-Lewis method in a rain-affected showdown in Auckland.
“I just needed to finish this tour and then I would have asked questions”
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In a rather shocking admission, West Indies all-rounder Marlon Samuels has revealed that he actually wanted to finish the tour of India instead of pulling out halfway through.
“Prognosis for me is I’m on a plane in the next 24 hours to go home and have scans”
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Australia captain Michael Clarke will return home after aggravating his hamstring injury during his side’s shocking loss to Zimbabwe in the ongoing ODI tri-series.
“I think it is in the best interests of the club if I make myself unavailable for selection this season and allow the Thunder the chance to offer a contract to a younger player”
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Australia captain Michael Clarke has made himself unavailable to represent the Sydney Thunder in this year’s Big Bash League (BBL) due to a hectic international schedule.
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“He is very important for us and we have already lost the services of [Kieron] Pollard so we are giving Chris the best possible chance to be fit and recover nicely for us to use him in the future”
Flamboyant West Indies opener Chris Gayle will miss the upcoming ODI series against England, which gets underway on February 28 in Antigua, due to lower back pain.
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Sammy dismissed Poynter, O’Brien and Thompson
West Indies captain Darren Sammy took three wickets in quick succession to help his side beat Ireland by 12 runs in the second Twenty20 International in Jamaica.
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“Graeme has had a great career and contributed to England wins for a long period of time”
Australia head coach Darren Lehmann has revealed that the national team had planned to attack England off-spinner Graeme Swann from the beginning of the ongoing Ashes series.
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Afridi helped Pakistan level the series
Coming off a shocking one-run defeat in the first ODI in Sharjah, Pakistan bounced back to crush South Africa by 66 runs in the second ODI in Dubai to level the series at 1-1.
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“I feel we are in a better position than before”
Pakistan coach Dav Whatmore has announced that the national team will be back to their best when they take on South Africa in the United Arab Emirates in the coming days.
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“Overall I would say that our performance was satisfactory”
Pakistan team manager Moin Khan has announced that the national team “didn’t lose the series” against Zimbabwe after numerous former players and cricket pundits heavily criticised them for their shocking loss to the African nation in the second Test at Harare.
