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Warner achieves career-best third spot in ODI rankings
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], Oct.13 (ANI): Australian opener David Warner has surged to a career-best third position in the ICC ODI Players Rankings for batsmen after accumulating 386 runs at an impeccable average of 77.20 in the recently concluded five-match series against South Africa.
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Phillip Hughes inquest: Tom Cooper quashes Bollinger sledge claims
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], Oct.11 (ANI): South Australian batsman Tom Cooper has quashed the claims that New South Wales paceman Doug Bollinger sledged batsmen with taunt of "I'm going to kill you" during the Sheffield Shield match in which Phillip Hughes was fatally injured.
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Never felt the need to keep tail-enders safe from strike: Saha
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata [India], Oct.04 (ANI): Underlining the importance of extending confidence to tail-enders, wicketkeeper batsman Wriddhiman Saha has stated that he never felt the need to keep the lower-order batsmen away from strike and insisted that it will in turn boost the morale of the players as
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Rohit, Saha make huge gains in latest ICC Test rankings
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], Oct.04 (ANI): Indian batsmen Wriddhiman Saha and Rohit Sharma, and Luke Ronchi of New Zealand have made notable gains in the latest ICC player rankings after the second Test in Kolkata which India won by 178 runs to take a winning 2-0 lead and assure itself of the number-one tea
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Contribution of lower-order gives us edge, says Wriddhiman Saha
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata [India], Oct. 1 (ANI): Wicket-keeper batsman Wriddhiman Saha, who played a crucial knock of 54* to propel India to 316 in the first innings of the second Test at the Eden Gardens, on Saturday said the contribution of the lower-order batsmen always provides an edge and the 50-60 runs
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It was my dream to take five-wicket haul in India, says Bhuvi
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata [India], Oct. 1 (ANI): Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who wreaked havoc on New Zealand batsmen with his top-class bowling performance to put the hosts in the driver's seat in the Kolkata Test, has insisted that it was his "dream to take five-wicket haul" at home.
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Kolkata Test: Bhuvneshwar's fifer leaves Kiwis reeling at 128-7 on Da
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata [India], Oct.01 (ANI): Bhuvneshwar Kumar wreaked havoc on New Zealand batsmen with a five-wicket haul as India maintained complete stranglehold over the tourists on Day Two of the second Test at Eden Gardens on Saturday.
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Mindset was to `get off strike as much as possible`, says Ronchi
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], Sept.27 (ANI): At a time when New Zealand batsmen were struggling against a persistent Indian spin attack, Luke Ronchi emerged as one of the few standout performers for the tourists in an otherwise disappointing first Test match in Kanpur.
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Ashwin, Williamson set sights on top spots in ICC Test rankings
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], Sept 27 (ANI): India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and New Zealand captain Kane Williamson have climbed up one place each to reach second position among bowlers and batsmen, respectively, in the latest ICC Test player rankings.
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Kohli hails lower-order batsmen's contribution in landmark 500th Test
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Sept.26 (ANI): Asserting that a strong lower-order batting line-up is vital for the continued success of a formidable Test side, India captain Virat Kohli on Monday stated his side's lower order batsmen stepped up when required and mounted a psychological
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India in driver's seat as Ashwin rips through Kiwis top-order
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Kanpur [India], Sept.25 (ANI): Indian batsmen showcased a brilliant performance before spinner Ravichandran Ashwin stepped in to help the home side hold a commanding 341-run lead over New Zealand at the close of day four of the opening Test match at Green Park here on Sunday.
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Johnson backs Starc to be more menacing
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], Sept.14 (ANI):Ahead of Australia's upcoming tour to South Africa, former fast bowler Mitchell Johnson has warned the opposition batsmen that pace spearhead Mitchell Starc will turn out to be a more menacing force after his record-breaking performance in an otherwi
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