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“We need to be on the money from Wednesday itself, otherwise they can score quickly and at [the] Wanderers”
South Africa pace bowler Morne Morkel has announced that India will sorely miss their iconic batsman Sachin Tendulkar during the upcoming two-Test series, which gets underway on December 18 in Johannesburg.
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“It’s the first time that they will be going there, and they will learn a lot in the series”
With the tour of South Africa looming, India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has announced the he is not concerned about the national team’s inexperienced batting line-up.
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Shami registered his maiden five-wicket haul on debut
Debutants Mohammed Shami, who took nine wickets, and Rohit Sharma, who smashed 177, helped India demolish the West Indies by an innings and 51 runs on the third day of the first Test in Kolkata.
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“I have seen the best of Waqar Younis, and this reverse swing bowling from Shami is as good as anyone that I’ve seen”
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has announced that pace bowler Mohammed Shami could become India’s Waqar Younis after he took nine wickets in his debut Test match against the West Indies in Kolkata.
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“Rohit defines aggression and fearless cricket and I am looking forward to seeing him in whites”
Legendary India batsman VVS Laxman has announced that opener Rohit Sharma “is ready to make his Test debut” against the West Indies tomorrow in Kolkata.
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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.
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Laxman has put his money on India to win the ODI series
India batting great VVS Laxman has announced that he believes the national team are favourites to win the seven-match ODI series against Australia.
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“I don’t follow cricket now and my focus is not on the sport anymore”
Former Pakistan captain Mohammad Yousuf has launched a verbal assault against legendary pace bowler Waqar Younis as he blames him for causing “a lot of damage to our cricket”.
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Laxman believes Dhoni is the reason for all of India’s recent success
Former India batsman VVS Laxman has announced that the country should be thanking their lucky stars for having a captain like Mahendra Singh Dhoni after he led the team to victory in both the Champions Trophy and the recently concluded tri-series tournament in the West Indies.
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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.
