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De Villiers now sits atop the ICC ODI Batsmen rankings
South Africa captain AB de Villiers has dethroned India vice-captain Virat Kohli to become the top-ranked ODI batsman on the International Cricket Council (ICC) rankings.
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“I did get a bit lucky”
South Africa wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock laughed at India pace bowler Ishant Sharma’s comment about him having “been quite lucky” to become the fifth cricketer in ODI history to score three centuries in a row.
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Watling smashed an outstanding half-century to keep New Zealand in the driver’s seat
New Zealand wicketkeeper-batsman BJ Watling’s fantastic half-century helped keep the Black Caps in complete control on the second day of the second Test in Wellington.
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De Kock’s third century on the trot was ruined by the rain
South Africa wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock scored his third ODI century in a row against India to lead the Proteas to a strong total of 301 in the third and final ODI in Centurion before the rain came and forced the match to be abandoned.
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“We know it’s going to be tough”
Sri Lanka Twenty20 captain Dinesh Chandimal and veteran wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara have both announced that they wary of what Pakistan are capable of following their impressive performance against South Africa, which saw them draw the Twenty20 series 1-1 and win the ODI series 2-1.
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Gilchrist and Younis will be inducted into the Hall of Fame on December 13
Former Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist and Pakistan pace bowler Waqar Younis are set to be inducted into the International Cricket Council (ICC) Hall of Fame on the first day of the third Ashes Test in Perth, which gets underway on December 13.
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“He hasn’t got runs for a year now”
Former England captain Michael Atherton has announced that wicketkeeper-batsman Matt Prior is “horribly out of nick” after having been dismissed cheaply in the first Ashes Test in Brisbane and the first innings of the second Test in Adelaide.
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De Kock hammered a career-best 135
After a war of words between India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and South Africa skipper AB de Villiers, it was the Proteas who emerged triumphant in the first ODI in Johannesburg as they absolutely annihilated the Indians, beating them by a massive margin of 141 runs.
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Dhoni has been nominated for the Cricketer of the Year and ODI Cricketer of the Year awards
After being named captain of the International Cricket Council (ICC) ODI Team of the Year, India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has also been nominated for the Cricketer of the Year and ODI Cricketer of the Year awards.
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“We’ve set a goal for ourselves to try and get to number one by the time the tournament starts”
South Africa Twenty20 captain Faf du Plessis has announced that the Proteas are aiming to be the number one ranked Twenty20 team prior to the start of the World Twenty20 in Bangladesh in March 2014.
