Thirimanne is definitely one of the bright spots in Sri Lanka’s future of batting
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As we all know, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene are all nearing their retirements, but the question many cricket fans and pundits are asking is who is the future of Sri Lanka’s batting.
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The end of an era is upon us.
South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis has announced that he will retire from Test cricket following the second Test against India in Durban, which gets underway tomorrow.
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“We have proposed a triangular series with South Africa and Australia next year after the World T20”
Zimbabwe Cricket have announced that they are planning to hold an ODI tri-series with Australia and South Africa in 2014.
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“His reading of the game and his calmness in tough situations reminds me of Dhoni”
Legendary West Indies opening batsman and Barbados Tridents head coach Desmond Haynes has announced that all-rounder Kieron Pollard, who is the captain of the Barbados franchise, reminds him “a lot of Dhoni”.
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Anderson believes Root has “got a big future ahead of him”
England pace bowler James Anderson has announced that batsman Joe Root, who made 180 during the second Ashes Test at Lord’s, seems to “thrive off” pressure situations.
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Cook acknowledged Clarke and his men would fight to the end to bring the coveted urn back to Australia
While Alastair Cook admits that he still has “a few nerves” ahead of the second Investec Ashes Test at Lord’s, he also revealed that being branded the favourites to win the historic series has had no effect on him since “we have been favourites in series before”.
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Ponting once again confirmed he was retired and will not answer Australia’s cries for help during the Ashes
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting gave hope to millions of Australian fans for a few hours after saying that he would answer Australia’s Ashes cries by coming out of retirement and playing for them in this year’s back-to-back Ashes series.
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Ingram feels he is ready to don the Test whites for South Africa
Colin Ingram’s rise to fame may not have produced as much fanfare as that of England’s Joe Root, but this 27-year-old is ready to take his career to the next level.
Samuels has triumphed over adversity time and time again
West Indies all-rounder Marlon Samuels has announced that since his return to international cricket, he views the sport in a whole different light and no matter what format he is playing, “cricket for me is basically fun”.
Finn’s habit has deprived him of wickets in the past
England have been dealt major blows in the past after umpires have ruled pace bowler Steven Finn’s deliveries as dead balls when he disturbs the stumps at the non-strikers end with his legs, and Middlesex director of cricket Angus Fraser believes it is time for Finn to correct the mistake in order to avoid future situations where batsmen are given a reprieve due to his unorthodox quirk.
