‘I would ideally like an Indian support staff to work in tandem with Fletcher’, says Anurag Thakur

"What I feel is that a former cricketer of repute should be working with Mr Fletcher"

“What I feel is that a former cricketer of repute should be working with Mr Fletcher”

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Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) joint-secretary Anurag Thakur has announced that he would “ideally like an Indian support staff to work in tandem with” head coach Duncan Fletcher.

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Caribbean Premier League 7th Match: Guptill and Santokie annihilate St Lucia

Guptill smashed two boundaries and three sixes during his match-winning knock of 50

Guptill smashed two boundaries and three sixes during his match-winning knock of 50

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Guyana Amazon Warriors opener Martin Guptill struck an unbeaten half-century and pace bowler Krishmar Santokie claimed four wickets to help their side annihilate the St Lucia Zouks by nine wickets in Guyana.

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Sri Lanka vs South Africa 1st ODI: Kumar Sangakkara tortures South Africa with career-best 169

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Sangakkara single-handedly knocked out South Africa

Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara stole the show during this match and looked to be in formidable touch as he recorded a career-best 169 runs against South Africa to hand Sri Lanka a crushing 180-run victory and a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.

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India’s Champions Trophy triumph has somewhat numbed the pain caused by the IPL match-fixing scandal, says Rahul Dravid

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Dravid noted that many of the youngsters have made promising starts to their careers

Legendary India batsman Rahul Dravid has announced that the national team’s recent triumph at the Champions Trophy has somewhat numbed all the grief and pain caused by the Indian Premier League (IPL) match-fixing scandal.

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