“Cooky is the one player who has any realistic chance of challenging Sachin Tendulkar’s run-scoring feats”
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Legendary England all-rounder Sir Ian Botham believes that Alastair Cook is capable of breaking iconic India batsman Sachin Tendulkar’s record for the most runs scored in Test history.
Smith celebrates after scoring his 11th Test century
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England were left reeling at the end of the second day of the fifth Ashes Test at The Oval as they lost eight wickets in almost no time at all after Australia batsman Steven Smith scored 143.
Pakistan have not hosted any international series since March 2009
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Kenya are set to tour Pakistan next month for five one-day matches against the Pakistan A team at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
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“We will look at leaving a little grass on it just to assist with making it a competitive wicket”
The curator of the Adelaide Oval, Damian Hough, has announced that his ground staff are doing everything in their power to ensure the pitch has “as much pace and bounce” as possible in order to calm fears that bowlers will struggle to take wickets.
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“It’s important to have a good start, get used to the conditions and adapt as quickly as possible and attack them in areas where they are not strong”
South Africa ODI captain AB de Villiers has announced that “it’s important to have a good start” in the upcoming limited overs series against Pakistan after the two-Test series ended as a 1-1 draw.
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Ronchi has only scored 47 runs in six innings
New Zealand head coach Mike Hesson has come to the defence of wicketkeeper-batsman Luke Ronchi, who was recently picked to play for the national team, but has had a tough time with the bat over the past couple of months.
