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“He had a calmness and an inner strength which wasn’t something I had seen a lot of in other cricketers”
Former India coach Greg Chappell believes captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has become a lot more confident compared to when he first met him and has also become a fan favourite since he is a one-of-a-kind cricketer.
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It was raining sixes all night thanks to Finch
After suffering a 3-0 thrashing in the Ashes series, Australia would have started pondering over whether they were going to triumph over England even once throughout the limited overs series.
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England’s celebration carried on late into the night
With the crowd cheering and the champagne bottles popping, England had once again asserted themselves as the dominant side in their battle against Australia for the coveted Ashes urn.
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Samuels dismissed three of St Lucia’s most important batsmen
West Indies all-rounder and Antigua Hawksbills captain Marlon Samuels took three key wickets to guide his team to their first triumph in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL).
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“The victories came at the right time for us”
Pakistan coach Dav Whatmore believes his side’s recent triumph over the West Indies couldn’t have come at a better time, especially since Pakistan lost their previous series against South Africa and failed to win a single game in the last ever Champions Trophy.
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Simmons played a sensible innings as the Amazon Warriors knocked off the Red Steel
A classy knock of 42 by Lendl Simmons, which was followed by three wickets from Veerasammy Permaul helped the Guyana Amazon Warriors triumph over the Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel by 19 runs in the second game of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL).
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The PCB were fuming about the allegations made in the report
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have launched a desperate mission to mend relations with their counterparts at the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) after the British-based Mail on Sunday newspaper published a report accusing the Pakistan players of match-fixing during their recent ODI series triumph over the West Indies.
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Dhoni’s iconic six will forever be remembered
Former India captain and all-rounder Kapil Dev believes his World Cup triumph in 1983 was nothing compared to the gruelling task current skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni had to endure to lead India to victory in the 2011 World Cup.
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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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Laxman was impressed with Dhawan’s form throughout the tournament
After having scored 363 runs in the recently concluded Champions Trophy, India’s Shikhar Dhawan has become the talk of the town and even former players like VVS Laxman cannot hold their silence as the former batting great noted that the opening batsman has learnt to treasure and protect his wicket a lot more.
