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“He can be fantastic, really good and engaged in the dressing room and really go out of his way to help other people at times”
Former England captain Andrew Strauss has put his differences with flamboyant batsman Kevin Pietersen aside and endorsed the South African-born big-hitter to be a “fantastic” mentor to the younger players in the ODI squad.
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Gibson is looking for retribution against India
West Indies coach Ottis Gibson has admitted that his side’s tour of India in November and New Zealand in December will be “an immense challenge”.
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“I wouldn’t say it was just nerves. Technically, it didn’t click”
England left-arm spinner Simon Kerrigan has vowed to regain his spot in the national team after a brutal Test debut that saw him give away 53 runs off eight overs.
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It was raining sixes all night thanks to Finch
After suffering a 3-0 thrashing in the Ashes series, Australia would have started pondering over whether they were going to triumph over England even once throughout the limited overs series.
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“I’ve always said you can’t look too far ahead”
England coach Andy Flower has refused to acknowledge if he is considering stepping down from his position.
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Sreesanth’s arrest prompted the BCCI to introduce the education programme
After having been cut down to their knees and at a loss of words over the spot-fixing scandal involving former India pace bowler Sreesanth, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have decided to introduce an education programme to enlighten younger players about the dangers lurking in cricket’s shadowy underworld.
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Sangakkara’s triumphant knock cut England down to their knees
Kumar Sangakkara singlehandedly put Sri Lanka on his back and carried them across the finish line against England in what many cricket pundits would have arguably called his best ODI innings to date.
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Amla’s 81 effectively dumped Pakistan out of the tournament
Pakistan’s Champion Trophy dreams were crushed to a pulp after they suffered an embarrassing 67-run loss against South Africa.
Laxman spent hours practising against spin bowling
India’s legendary middle order batsman VVS Laxman has revealed that he became a master of playing spin bowling by practising everyday, and not due to the fact that it was a God-given talent.
Healy and Wade sorted out their differences
Former Australia player Ian Healy and wicketkeeper Matthew Wade have put their differences aside after Healy heavily criticised Wade’s glovework during the Test series against South Africa and Sri Lanka.
