Umpires were not biased – Richardson

“Any suggestion that the match officials had ‘an agenda’ or did anything other than perform to the best of their ability are baseless and are refuted in the strongest possible terms”

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International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive David Richardson has lashed out at the organisation’s president after he questioned whether the umpires had been biased during the World Cup quarter-final match featuring India and Bangladesh.

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The 35 runs I scored in Adelaide was much more satisfying than my IPL century, says Wriddhiman Saha

“I would rate the innings of 35 in the Adelaide Test and a century stand for the sixth wicket with Virat Kohli closer to my heart”

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India wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha has admitted that the 35 runs he made in the fourth Test against Australia in Adelaide two years ago was much more satisfying than his century in the Indian Premier League (IPL) final.

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The days of aggressive fields in Test cricket has long gone, says Mahendra Singh Dhoni

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Dhoni believes a wicket is more likely to fall is fielders are placed on the boundaries

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni believes that the use of aggressive fields during Test matches has long gone since players have become a lot more attacking in their approach and mentality, while the pitches nowadays are also much livelier than they used to be during the golden era of Test cricket.

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