Category: Updates
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West Indies cruise past South Africa to qualify for the Tri-Series final
The West Indies make their headway to the final of the one-day International tri-series by crushing South Africa by 100 runs on Friday at the Kensignton Oval Barbados. Darren Bravo led the charge for the West Indies with his century, then later on paceman Shannon Gabriel came to the party with his three wickets. The World T20…
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MISBAH-UL-HAQ DOESN’T SUPPORT THE DIVISION OF TEST CRICKET IN TWO TIERS
MISBAH-UL-HAQ DOESN’T SUPPORT THE DIVISION OF TEST CRICKET IN TWO TIERS Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq opposed the planning of division of Test Cricket saying that lower ranked teams will suffer, if they do not play with top order teams. ICC wants seven top teams to play the higher tier and next five to play…
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Hales and Roy power England to crushing win
An England record opening partnership of 256 between Alex Hales and Jason Roy led their side to a crushing 10-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the second one-day international in Birmingham on Friday. Both made centuries, with Hales 133 not out and Roy 112 not out as England stormed past Sri Lanka’s 254-7 in 34.1…
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I WAS NOT SURPRISED BY KUMBLE’S SELECTION AS INDIA’S HEAD COACH SAYS RAVI SHASTRI
I WAS NOT SURPRISED BY KUMBLE’S SELECTION AS INDIA’S HEAD COACH SAYS RAVI SHASTRI After Anil Kumble was selected as head coach of Team India, Ravi Shastri said that he was not surprised by Kumble’s selection as India’s head coach. Ravi Shastri said in an interview that, “Anil called me as soon as…
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Why Rahul Dravid rejected the Team India coaching offer ?
Anil Kumble was named as the Team India head coach on Thursday (23rd July) evening. 57 candidates had applied for this high profile job job, which was later trimmed down to 21 and interviewed in Kolkata. Shastri and Kumble were the front runners for the post and eventually Kumble was chosen by the committee. But,…
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Live Blog : England vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI 24th June 2016
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Nick Compton to take immediate time off from Cricket
Going through the poor form since the start of the year England batsman, Nick Compton has decided to take an immediate break from cricket. The grandson of English batting great Denis Compton, will take a leave from Cricket for an unspecified length of time after an awful season for both England and Middlesex. Since his comeback knock of…
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Mini Version of IPL could take place in September: BCCI
The Board of Control for Cricket in India is considering to start a mini version of the Indian Premier League in September this year. The tournament will be held overseas. The President of BCCI Anurag Thakur said the dates and format of the mini IPL will be announced later. All eight IPL teams are expected to…
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Ravi Shastri disappointed on missing out as India’s head coach
Former Indian team director Ravi Shastri expressed his disappointment after losing the high profile Indian head coach post to Anil Kumble. The former all-rounder had served team India as a director in the difficult times when India were losing all their matches to England in 2014. During his 2 years stint with the team as a director,…
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ENGLAND vs SRI LANKA 2nd ODI PREVIEW : BOTH TEAMS WILL PLAY FOR UPPER HAND IN THE 2nd ODI
ENGLAND vs SRI LANKA 2nd ODI PREVIEW : BOTH TEAMS WILL PLAY FOR UPPER HAND IN THE 2nd ODI After a memorable opening match of the series, both teams will be looking forward to take lead in the series by winning the second ODI. Both teams had ups and downs in the first match…
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