Smith and Watson are ecstatic after Rajasthan won the match via a boundary count
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The Rajasthan Royals walked away with an unorthodox victory against the Kolkata Knight Riders in Abu Dhabi after a Super Over was not enough to separate both sides.
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Gambhir has not represented India since January 2013
India opening batsman Gautam Gambhir and all-rounders Irfan and Yusuf Pathan have not been included in the provision 30-man squad for the upcoming World Twenty20 in Bangladesh in March.
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Sehwag and Khan both failed to secure central contracts for the 2013-14 season
India opening batsman Virender Sehwag and left-arm pace bowler Zaheer Khan have both missed out on getting a central contract for the 2013-14 season.
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Kulkarni received his maiden national call-up
Mumbai fast bowler Dhawal Kulkarni has been included in India’s 15-man squad for their upcoming three-match ODI series against the West Indies, while the pace duo of Ishant Sharma and Vinay Kumar have been dropped after their horrendous performances against Australia.
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Sharma became only the third cricketer to score an ODI double century
India opening batsman Rohit Sharma’s maiden ODI double century proved to be too much for James Faulkner, who smashed a magnificent century, and the rest of his Australian team-mates to handle.
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Bailey fell two agonising runs short of his second ODI century
Australia captain George Bailey and all-rounder Glenn Maxwell both narrowly missed out on centuries as the baggy greens posted a daunting total of 295 against India in the fourth ODI in Ranchi.
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Faulkner smashed 30 runs off an Ishant Sharma over to turn the tables on India
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s brilliant century counted for nothing at all as Australia batsman Adam Voges and all-rounder James Faulkner inspired the baggy greens to a sensational comeback in the third ODI in Mohali.
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Sharma and Kohli helped India pull off the second-highest run chase in ODI history
India opening batsman Rohit Sharma played the innings of his life as he and Virat Kohli pulled off the country’s highest ODI chase of 360 against Australia in a dramatic high-scoring affair in Jaipur.
