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Philander has never played in the Caribbean before
South Africa pace maestro Vernon Philander believes the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) will allow him to “step up in the shortest form of the game” and earn himself a spot on the Proteas’ Twenty20 team.
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Ul-Haq noted that the performance of Pakistan’s batsmen would make or break their Caribbean tour
Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has slammed his underperforming batsmen over their dismal run of form throughout the recently concluded Champions Trophy and has told them to either step up or step down.
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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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Taylor has challenged the Australian batsmen to showcase everything they’ve got
Former Australia captain Mark Taylor has attributed the national team’s lacklustre batting displays over the past few series to Twenty20 cricket, stating that the large contracts and action-packed format has corrupted the gentlemanly and classic version of the sport.
Jones believes the result would have been a lot different if Australia had Ponting and Hussey
Former Australia batsman Dean Jones believes the retirement of veteran batting duo Ricky Ponting and Michael Hussey has really hurt the national team after they were subjected to a humiliating 4-0 whitewash at the hands of India.
Gavaskar wants to see Pujara replicate his home form during overseas tours
India batting legend Sunil Gavaskar has announced that while Cheteshwar Pujara may currently be enjoying all the success he is having in Test cricket, the real test for the 25-year-old will come after veteran duo Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar have retired.
Amla has not enjoyed his time as vice-captain at all
South Africa batsman Hashim Amla is highly likely to step down as the vice-captain of the limited overs squad after it was revealed that he declined a request from Cricket South Africa to lead the national team in their recently concluded ODI series against New Zealand when regular skipper AB de Villiers was banned for two matches due to a slow over rate.
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.
Clarke will no longer be able to turn to Ponting or Hussey during a time of crisis
2012 has definitely been a year to remember for Australia captain Michael Clarke, who not only broke the country’s record for the most Test runs scored in a calender year, but also became the first Test cricketer to score four double centuries in a season as well, however, the big question on everyone’s mind is how much of a toll has all his hard work has taken on his mind and body.
McCullum is hoping New Zealand can redeem themselves by winning the ODI series
New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has called on all the rookies in the team to step up and show their worth throughout the ODI series against South Africa.
