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“What Sachin has been contributing to that Indian team is special”
Legendary Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist has announced that veteran India batsman Sachin Tendulkar’s retirement “has fallen perfectly with his 200th Test in Mumbai”.
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“Umar is talented and if he is given a chance to bat higher up in the order like Kohli, I think he can also make a bigger impact and improve rapidly as a player”
Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal has called on the cricketing community to stop comparing his younger brother, Umar, to India vice-captain Virat Kohli due to the fact that they don’t bat at the same spot.
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McCullum is now in a race against time to become fully fit and regain some form
New Zealand captain and wicketkeeper Brendon McCullum will return home from Bangladesh immediately after sustaining a recurrence of a back injury.
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“Kane is about six weeks away from playing again at this stage”
New Zealand batsman Kane Williamson has been ruled out for the rest of the ODI series against Bangladesh and the national team’s upcoming limited overs tour of Sri Lanka as well after fracturing his left thumb in the first ODI in Mirpur.
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Randall set up a cricket academy at Stirling Primary School
A former South African first-class cricketer has died after suffering a blow to the side of the head during a Border Cricket Board Premier League match in Alice in the Eastern Cape.
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“I’m more ambitious than that and I want to play Test cricket”
England wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler has announced that he wants to branch out into Test cricket as he is “concerned about being pigeon-holed as a one-day player”.
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“Matthew Wade has been omitted due to lack of form”
Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Brad Haddin has ousted his fellow partner in crime Matthew Wade to regain his spot in the ODI squad.
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Herath was named Cricketer of the Year for the first time in his career
Sri Lanka spinner Rangana Herath and wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara both bagged top honours at the recent Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) award ceremony in Battaramulla.
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Akmal suffered the seizure while representing the Barbados Tridents in the CPL
Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Umar Akmal has been cleared to resume playing cricket with “no restriction on physical activity or exertion” after getting a clean bill of health from his neurologist.
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This is Hales’ first stint at the number one spot
Pakistan Twenty20 captain Mohammad Hafeez has reclaimed his number one spot on the ODI all-rounders rankings after an outstanding series against Zimbabwe, while England opening batsman Alex Hales has topped the Twenty20 batsman rankings following his scintillating performance against Australia.
