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Morris will miss the World Twenty20 and IPL as a result of his injury
South Africa pace bowler Chris Morris will be out of action for the next six months after succumbing to an ankle injury, which will need to be surgically repaired.
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Kohli’s stellar innings of 86 earned him the Man of the Match award
India drew first blood in the ODI series as a superb all-round team performance helped them breeze past the West Indies by six wickets in the first ODI in Kochi.
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“We’re pretty clear who we’re going to pick”
England bowling coach David Saker has hinted that Chris Tremlett will be included in the Ashes squad as the third pace bowler behind James Anderson and Stuart Broad.
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De Villiers’ century led South Africa to a convincing 4-1 series win
South Africa captain AB de Villiers led by example in the final ODI in Sharjah as he smashed a spectacular century to annihilate Pakistan by 117 runs and give the Proteas a convincing 4-1 series win.
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“This is a great opportunity for this young Australian team to play cricket in the heat and dust of India”
Former Australia pace bowler Brett Lee believes the national team have a “great opportunity” to give India a run for their money in their seven-match ODI series, which the baggy greens currently lead 1-0.
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Aaron is hoping to restart his international career via the Ranji Trophy
India pace bowler Varun Aaron, who has been sidelined for the past 15 months due to a severe back injury, has announced that he is looking forward to the upcoming Ranji Trophy season and hopes to use it as a launching pad to restart his international career.
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Sharma played a crucial role in India’s Champions Trophy triumph
India pace bowler Ishant Sharma has announced that he has been looking forward to the national team’s tour of South Africa for some time now and is ready to assume the role as India’s “spearhead” bowler.
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Watson acknowledged his failure with the bat
Australia opener Shane Watson has constantly been moved up and down the batting line-up, which has seen him come in anywhere from an opener all the way down to number six, but the flamboyant batsman stated that he was “happy to bat anywhere”.
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Afridi lavished praise on India for the way they dealt with the loss of their senior players
Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has announced that India’s talent depths stretch so far that they could easily have two teams representing the country at the international level.
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Sutherland has assured all Australian fans that the rotation policy will cease to exist during the Ashes
Cricket Australia’s rotation policy has been controversial since day one as the board continues to search for ways to protect their pace bowlers from falling victim to career-threatening injuries, but Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland has looked to calm fears by stating that none of the baggy greens’ quick bowlers will be rotated during the upcoming Ashes series.
