Category: Interesting stories

Interesting stories from the field of cricket.

  • ENGLAND vs SRI LANKA 5th ODI PREVIEW : CONFIDENT ENGLAND LOOK TO FINISH THE SERIES ON HIGH

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      After winning the fourth ODI, England have already clinched the series. Now they will be looking forward to continue their momentum and finish the series with the win. On the other hand, Sri Lanka will try to finish the series on positive note by winning this ODI. However, it is not a meaningless match,…

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  • I WILL NOT QUIT DESPITE POOR SHOW SAYS SOUTH AFRICAN COACH RUSSELL DOMINGO

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      In the Tri Nation ODI Series, South Africa could manage to win only two of their six matches against West Indies and Australia. A disastrous collapse in the must win final league match against West Indies in Barbados again brought to the fore the Proteas’ choking tendency in crunch situations. On the other hand,…

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  • Amir will get a good reception in England: Shane Warne

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      Australian spin legend Shane Warne believes it will be a “who has a better bowling attack” competition in the Pakistan-England series which will commence from July 14 at Lord’s. The spin king believes the top-order of both the teams will have to face a hard time trying to cope with the seam on English pitches. “I…

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  • We just want to be the best we can in the next 12 months: Murali Vijay

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    India’s Test opener Murali Vijay, in an interaction with the media during the national team’s camp in Bangalore, speaks about Anil Kumble, former team director Ravi Shastri, what lies ahead for the team, Virat Kohli-Kumble combo, and more. Here’s the excerpts: On first practice session with Anil Kumble It has been a couple of good…

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  • Cap on U-19 World Cup Outings Will Help in Curbing Age-tinkering says Rahul Dravid

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    India’s Under-19 coach Rahul Dravid strongly believes that the recent decision by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) working committee to put a cap on players getting only one shot at junior level World Cup will prevent age tinkering by players. Ravindra Jadeja (2006 and 2008), Vijay Zol (2012 and 2014), Sandeep Sharma…

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  • ENGLAND vs SRI LANKA 4th ODI REVIEW : JASON ROY STARS AS ENGLAND CLINCHED THE SERIES

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      Jason Roy’s career best 162 off 118 balls with 13 fours and 3 sixes helped England to seal the series. Match had been reduced to 42 overs per side after interruption of more than 2 hours of rain. Jason Roy was looking unstoppable as he crafted his 2nd century of the series to seal…

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  • It’s not about Ravi or me, it’s about the Indian team doing well: Anil Kumble

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    After being appointed as the head coach of Indian Cricket team, Anil Kumble for the first time interacted with the media. The legendary leg spinner in his very first press conference made it clear that Indian cricket is bigger than any individual and it’s about helping the team do well and achieve greater glory. During his…

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  • Kumar Sangakkara gives an explanation of leaving out Sachin Tendulkar from his All-Time XI

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    In a sad state of affairs, a controversy has been created out of now where or perhaps it was on the cards when the Sri Lankan great Kumar Sangakkara left out Sachin Tendulkar from his greatest XI. He has also excluded other notable names such as Virender Sehwag, Glenn McGrath, Waqar Younis among others. The lone…

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  • “Ravi is miffed with the rejection. It’s a new experience for him” says Sanjay Manjrekar

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    Sanjay Manjrekar has expressed his views on social media that Anil Kumble “was a better choice” than Ravi Shastri as head coach of Indian cricket team. The former Test batsman and a well-known TV commentator also reacted to Shastri’s disappointment at Sourav Ganguly, who was one of the dominant members of the BCCI’s Cricket Advisory Committee that…

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  • Ravi Shastri is Living in a ‘Fool’s Paradise’ : Sourav Ganguly

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    The controversy over Ravi Shastri’s snub as India head coach has escalated even more with Sourav Ganguly, one of the members of the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s Cricket Advisory Committee, expressing disappointment with his remarks. Shastri, in an interview to India Today on Tuesday, had said that he was disappointed as he…

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