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Ul-Haq and Simmons both made 75 runs
It is fairly special to witness a tie during an ODI match, but to have a tie after both the West Indies and Pakistan won one game apiece was even more spectacular as it indicated just how evenly matched these two sides are.
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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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Dhawan’s century stole the limelight once again
Jeetega bhai jeetega, Shikhar Dhawan jeetega would have been the chant of all the Indian fans in the crowd at The Oval in London after the opener scored yet another masterclass century to book India a place in the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy.
Vaas is already having a positive effect on many of the youngsters in the team
Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews and coach Graham Ford have both announced that they are amazed at the early impact bowling coach Chaminda Vaas has had on the national team’s pace bowling attack.
McDermott has helped produce some of the greatest young bowlers Australia have seen in a while
Former Australia pace bowler Craig McDermott has announced that he will be returning to his coaching role at Cricket Australia’s Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Brisbane less than a year after he stepped down as the national team’s bowling coach.
There has been growing speculation that Afridi’s international career may be all but over
Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif has advised veteran batsman Shahid Afridi to start playing domestic cricket once again, as he believes it is the only way the big-hitter will regain his touch with the bat.
Ponting is focusing on scoring some runs in the second Test at Adelaide
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has admitted that his struggles in the past year have made him into a better player ahead of the second Test against South Africa at Adelaide.
