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England's Phil Salt completes 2,000 international runs
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Salt reached this milestone during his side's fourth T20I against India at Pune. During the match, he gave England a fine start, scoring 23 in 21 balls, with four boundaries after a string of low scores.
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Great batters struggling against time: Career slumps, declining averages
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Great batters are often celebrated for their ability to maintain high standards over long periods, defying challenging conditions, diverse situations, and even the inevitable march of time. Cricket history is replete with examples of those who dominated for years but struggled to time their
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Joe Root overtakes Sachin Tendulkar to achieve elusive record in Test cric
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Star England batter Joe Root on Sunday overtook Sachin Tendulkar to achieve an elusive record in Test cricket.
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India's Yashasvi Jaiswal joins exclusive club featuring Sobers, Cook, de V
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The exclusive club features batting legends, including Garfield Sobers (1,193 Test runs in 1958), Graeme Smith (1,198 Test runs in 2003), AB de Villiers (1,008 Test runs in 2005) and Alastair Cook (1,013 Test runs in 2006).
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Not Kohli or Smith, Cook names player with "best form" who stands closest
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Former England captain Alastair Cook believes at the "precise moment in time" the in-form Joe Root is only matched by New Zealand's Kane Williamson.
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"There were murmurings about him...": Pollock recalls De Villiers' rise in
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
De Villiers was inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame last week alongside England opening great Alastair Cook and Indian women's spin legend Neetu David.
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Can Root eclipse Sachin Tendulkar? Alastair Cook ponders on possibility
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Former England captain Alastair Cook is hopeful about Joe Root going all the way to becoming the leading run-scorer in the history of Test cricket by dethroning the legendary Sachin Tendulkar from the summit.
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ICC Hall of Famer Cook expresses admiration for England's 'Bazball' of cri
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Cook travelled to the UAE for the announcement of his induction into the ICC Hall of Fame, where he and his family also watched the ICC Women's T20 World Cup Final between New Zealand and South Africa, which the former won.
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"Root's phenomenal run-making will again be tested....": Ian Chappell
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Root is the leading run-scorer in the current ICC World Test Championship 2023-25. In 18 Tests, he has scored 1,712 runs at an average of 59.03, with six centuries and six fifties in 32 innings, with the best score of 262. In this calendar year, Root has scored 1,300 runs in 13 Tests at an a
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Sachin lauds ICC Hall of Famers Cook, Neetu, AB for "immense contribution"
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Sachin took to X, lauding these three stars for their immense contributions to the "beloved game". Sachin lauded Cook for redefining " patience and resilience as a Test opener" and called Neetu as the "true legend of Indian women's cricket" for her in-field and off-the-field contributions. H
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"You are one of the greatest players to play this game": Virat Kohli sha
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday announced South African legend AB de Villiers, also known as 'Mr 360', England batting great Alastair Cook, and Indian bowling legend Neetu David as the newest members of the ICC Hall of Fame. Following the ICC Hall of Fame announcement,
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Alastair Cook, Neetu David, AB de Villiers inducted into ICC Hall of Fame
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Cook, with 12,472 runs in 161 Tests and 35 centuries, cemented his legacy as one of the finest to pick up a bat, while Neetu became only second Indian woman to be a part of this elite company, besides Diana Edulji. De Villiers also added a big feather to his cricketing journey with the induc
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