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Amla, Elgar move up in Test Rankings
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], Oct. 3 (ANI): South Africa batsmen Hashim Amla and Dean Elgar have moved up the ICC Test Player Rankings after notching fine centuries in the first Test against Bangladesh in Potchefstroom, which their team won by 333 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.
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I respect selector's decision: Rahane on T20 axing
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai [India], Oct 2 (ANI): Indian batsman Ajinkya Rahane, who has been dropped for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Australia, has said that he has no complaints over losing his starting spot as it is the national selectors' decision and he respects the same.
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Rohit Sharma moves into top five of ODI batsmen
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], Oct. 2 (ANI): Flambouyant opener Rohit Sharma, who finished as the leading scorer in the five-match ODI series against Australia which India won 4-1 on Sunday, has moved up four places to reach fifth position in the ICC ODI Player Rankings.
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Azhar Ali becomes 8th Pakistan cricketer to score 5, 000 Test runs
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], Sept. 30 (ANI): Pakistan middle-order batsman Azhar Ali completed 5,000 runs in Test cricket on Day Three of the ongoing first Test against Sri Lanka at Sheikh Zayed Stadium on Saturday.
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Know I need to score runs, admits 'underfire' Matthew Wade
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], Sept. 30 (ANI): Australia wicket-keeper batsman Matthew Wade, who has been under the scanner following his poor run with the bat, has revealed that he has received a warning call from the selectors in order to have his name in the squad for the Ashes series.
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England have strength in depth for Ashes: Jonny Bairstow
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], Sept 30 (ANI): Coming fresh of an ODI century, wicketkeeper-batsman Jonny Bairstow believes that England's batting line-up has the strength to compete in the Ashes series against Australia despite the probable absence of star all-rounder Ben Stokes.
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Bat-size restrictions won't affect my game: David Warner
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Bengaluru [India], Sept 27 (ANI): Australian opening batsman David Warner on Wednesday brushed aside the idea that the implementation of International Cricket Council's (ICC) new rule, which puts hard-line size restrictions on bats, will have any impact on his game.
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Stuart Law calls on Windies to pace their innings better
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
London [U.K], Sept 27 (ANI): West Indies coach Stuart Law has called on his side's batsmen to focus on getting their `tempo` correct as the Caribbean side looks to improve their performance in the 50-over format of the game.
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Legendary batters Misbah, Younis will be missed: Azhar Mahmood
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
London [United Kingdom], Sept.24 (ANI): The Pakistan cricket team will miss the services of two legendary batsmen, Misbah-ul-Haq and Younis Khan who have recently retired, said the team's bowling coach, Azhar Mahmood.
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Suu Kyi bats for resisting collateral damage in counter-terrorism operatio
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], September 20 (ANI): The majority-Buddhist Myanmar is no stranger to the anti-muslim sentiment, even as the country's government has long denied citizenship to the Rohingyas, with the argument that they are illegal Bangladeshi immigrants.
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Khalid Latif banned, fined in PSL spot-fixing case
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], Sept 20 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has imposed a five-year ban on tainted batsman Khalid Latif for his involvement into the spot-fixing scandal that marred the second edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) earlier this year.
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Delighted to join the elusive club: Jonny Bairstow
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Manchester [UK], Sept. 20 (ANI): Wicketkeeper-batsman Jonny Bairstow said he was extremely pleased to have scored his first ODI century and join the 'elusive club' during England's comfortable seven-wicket win over West Indies at the Old Trafford on Tuesday.
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