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Tilak Varma to fill Virat-sized void at number 3 in T20 WC; a look at batt
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Tilak will have massive shoes to fill of Virat, who has been India's biggest match-winner in T20 World Cup history and the tournament's top run-getter. The superstar batter developed an enviable catalogue of classic T20I knocks at this tournament and in T20Is in general while occupying the n
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"I like three": Jacob Bethell aims to cement his Test spot in top order fo
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The 22-year-old made his Test debut for England against New Zealand at the Christchurch Test in November 2024. Since then, Bethell has played five matches and 10 innings, scoring 312 runs at an average of 34.66. The England youngster has notched up three half-centuries.
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Ollie Pope clears selection dilemma for number three spot with century in
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Ollie Pope has put the critics to rest, who questioned his position in England's Test setup at number three, by blazing his way to a classy century during an erratic innings in the warm-up game on a slow Lilac Hill surface in Perth.
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Butcher backs Labuschagne to Australia's number three in Ashes, feels he h
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Before the opening Perth Test starts a week from now, a massive topic of debate will be the number three spot: whether Labuschagne will get his reward for the domestic grind or whether the Aussies will look at Green, who has also started to bowl, as a long-term number three option. So far in
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Andrew Strauss picks England's first choice number three for Ashes, prefer
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Former England batter Andrew Strauss has advocated for Ollie Pope to beat out the tough competition from Jacob Bethell to retain the number three spot against Australia in the Ashes, scheduled to commence on November 21 in Perth.
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Australia's Cameron Green speaks on bowling plans ahead of home Ashes seri
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Green, who is not a part of the ongoing T20Is against New Zealand, will be playing at fourth spot for Western Australia in his first Sheffield Shield outing in 18 months. He expects a return to the number three spot when the first Ashes Test is played at Perth on November 21.
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Samson on verge of outdoing Pant, Dhoni to deliver best T20I multi-nation
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
During the ongoing tournament, Samson has scored 108 runs in three innings, averaging 36.00 and striking at 127.05, with a half-century and a best score of 56 against Oman. He has batted at fifth spot two times, scoring 13 and 39. His half-century came at number three spot. During this tourn
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Ponting backs Sudharsan to be "good enough" for number 3 spot in Indian se
Updated : 10 months ago IST
The number three debate was once again up following a shaky start to India's second innings at Manchester. Aiming to overcome a 311-run deficit, Chris Woakes sent opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sudharsan both packing for ducks. In the previous innings though, Sudharsan had shown signs of promis
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"Don't think careers are defined by...": Rob Key on number three spot batt
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
England will have a huge selection call to take as either Pope or Bethell will bat at the coveted number three spot, and the other one could miss out on being a part of the playing XI completely. Key has framed the call as a decision as to "which really good player" they should pick and said
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Ex-Aussie skipper backs Khawaja, Labuschagne despite WTC final failure, sa
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
During the WTC final, both Khawaja (0 and 6) and Labuschagne (17 and 20) failed to score big as Australia faced a crushing defeat to South Africa in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final at Lord's. Labuschagne was promoted to the opening spot, with Cameron Green taking up the number th
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"Happy with our batting order": Assistant coach Haddin denies change in sk
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Punjab Kings assistant coach Brad Haddin debunked the speculations about franchise skipper moving away from the number three spot by assuring that he would be restored to the position for their upcoming fixture against Delhi Capitals in the 18th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) a
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"Let me take my chance": Suryakumar on return to No. 3; opens up on playin
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai Indians' dynamic batter Suryakumar Yadav shared his feelings on batting alongside "legend of the game" Rohit Sharma and weighed in on his return to the number three spot, which allowed him to toy with Chennai Super Kings' spin trial during the clash of heavyweights in the ongoing Indi
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