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Gabba Test: Aussies strike twice after setting 490-run target for Pak
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Brisbane [Australia], Dec.17 (ANI): Skipper Steve Smith and batsman Usman Khawaja struck half centuries as Australia maintained a complete strangehold over Pakistan at stumps on the third day of the opening day and night Test at the Gabba here on Saturday.
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New Zealand recall Ronchi, Broom for Bangladesh ODIs
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], Dec.16 (ANI): New Zealand batsman Neil Broom, who played his last ODI in March 2010, has been recalled in the 13-man squad for the upcoming three-match series against Bangladesh beginning at the Hagley Oval on Boxing Day.
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Azhar Ali's time almost up, says PCB chief
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], Dec. 15 (ANI): Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Shahryar Khan has admitted that they do not trust batsman Azhar Ali anymore, thus putting the latter's captaincy on the line during the upcoming five-match ODI series against Au
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`Uncapped` de Bruyn named in Proteas Test squad against Lanka
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Dec.14 (ANI): Uncapped top-order batsman Theunis de Bruyn has been included in the 13-man South Africa squad for the upcoming three-match Test series against Sri Lanka beginning at the St. George's Oval on Boxing Day.
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Khawaja holds no grudges against Arthur over `homeworkgate`
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], Dec. 13 (ANI): Australian batsman Usman Khawaja has insisted that he holds no grudges with current Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur over the so-called "homeworkgate" affair ahead of the upcoming three-match series between the two sides beginning on December 15 at th
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`Injured` Shami, Saha ruled out of Chennai Test
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai [India], Dec.11 (ANI):Indian fast bowler Mohammad Shami and wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha have been ruled out of the fifth and the final Test against England due to their respective injuries.
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Langer to coach Australia for Lanka T20 series
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], Dec.9 (ANI):Former Australian opening batsman Justin Langer will step in for Darren Lehmann briefly as a coach for the three-match Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka in February.
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Kamran Akmal appeals to PM Sharif to take up his case with PCB selectors
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], Dec. 8 (ANI): Dejected Pakistan's out-of-favour wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal, who is eagerly waiting to make a comeback to the international cricket, has urged the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to hear him out and ask the selectors
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Manish Pandey replaces injured Rahane for Mumbai Test
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai [India], Dec.7 (ANI):Right-handed batsman Manish Pandey has been roped in the Test squad as a replacement for injured Ajinkya Rahane for the crucial fourth Test against England beginning from tomorrow at the Wankhede Stadium.
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Keaton Jennings set to make debut in Mumbai Test
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai [India], Dec.7 (ANI): England skipper Alastair Cook has confirmed that uncapped batsman Keaton Jennings will make his debut in the fourth Test of the five-match series against India beginning tomorrow here at the Wankhede Stadium.
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`Mature` Parthiv still looks like 16-yr-old, says Kumble
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai [India], Dec. 6 (ANI): Heaping praise on Parthiv Patel, India's head coach Anil Kumble on Tuesday said that the recalled wicketkeeper-batsman still looks like 16.
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Will try to throw `jabs, punches` back to India in remaining Tests, says u
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai [India], Dec. 6 (ANI): Uncapped England batsman Keaton Jennings has insisted that his side, which is currently trailing 0-2 in the five-match series against India, will try to throw a few jabs, hand-makers and some punches back to the Virat Kohli-led side in the remaining Tests.
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