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Khan’s 200 triggered Pakistan’s inspiring comeback
Zimbabwe would have thought they had a chance to make history by beating Pakistan at home before Younis Khan broke their hearts in the second innings with a brilliant unbeaten double hundred.
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Broad’s 11 wickets left Australia down for the count
After England retained the Ashes in less than impressive circumstances, with rain virtually wiping out the final day of the third Test to end it as a draw, more salt was rubbed in Australia’s wounds as they faltered in their chase of 299 to hand England an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series.
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Narine’s four wickets helped the West Indies tie the series
After suffering their largest loss to Pakistan and recording their lowest total at home during the first ODI, the West Indies were hungry for redemption and they got it thanks to the outstanding effort of spinner Sunil Narine.
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Strauss wants England to take full advantage of Australia’s troubles
Former England captain Andrew Strauss has become the latest cricketer to join the ‘England are going to win the Ashes’ bandwagon after he himself noted that Australia are struggling to pick themselves up after the numerous amount of controversies the side have been involved in over the past six months.
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Jayawardene single-handedly crushed Australia’s hopes and dreams of reaching the semi-finals
Sri Lanka fans would have been beating their drums and blowing their trumpets louder than ever as Mahela Jayawardene’s brilliant knock of 84 catapulted his side into the semi-finals, while Australia could only bury their face in their hands and think about what could have been if they had played harder.
Ashwin is still yet to produce any real evidence that he has developed a new mystery ball
Before the start of the Test series against England, India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin claimed to have developed a new mystery ball that would completely bamboozle all of the batsmen on the opposing team.
Duminy is hoping his replacement can have a positive impact over the next couple of months
Just a few days after sustaining his Achilles injury, South Africa batsman Jean Paul (JP) Duminy has advised his long-term successor to make an early impact on the team.
Dhoni wants India to avenge their 4-0 whitewashing at the hands of England last year
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni believes that the Test team and the country’s recent record in overseas tours will start to improve over time.
Raina knows that he will lose his Test spot if he fails to make runs in the next couple of series
India batsman Suresh Raina has admitted that he was truly inspired by New Zealand captain Ross Taylor’s blazing century on the first day of the second Test.
