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ICC rates much debated day-night Test pitch at Motera 'average'
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Dubai [UAE], March 14 (ANI): The International Cricket Council (ICC) has rated the much-debated pitch used for the day-night Test between India and England at the Narendra Modi Stadium as "average".
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Ashwin named ICC Men's Player of the Month for Feb, Beaumont bags women's
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Dubai [UAE], March 9 (ANI): The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday named spinner Ravichandran Ashwin as the Men's Player of the Month (February) while England opening batter Tammy Beaumont was named as Women's Player of the Month.
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WTC: Ashwin says best of three final would have been nicer, but team will
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Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], March 7 (ANI): After reaching the final of the World Test Championship (WTC), India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin said that a best of three final for the World Test Championship (WTC) would have been nicer, but he assured that his side will give its best shot i
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Ashwin first Indian cricketer to pick 30 wickets in Test series twice
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Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], March 6 (ANI): Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Saturday became the first Indian cricketer to have picked 30 wickets or more in a Test series on two separate occasions.
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When teams get bundled out for 40-45 on seaming tracks, nobody talks about
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Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], March 3 (ANI): India captain Virat Kohli on Wednesday agreed that spinning tracks do become a talking point quite often and he added that there is not much noise when a match finishes inside three days on a seaming track.
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Ind vs Eng: 'Cricket fan' Leach wants Test matches to last longer than two
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Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], March 1 (ANI): Amid the debates over the nature of the pitch that was prepared for the pink-ball Test, England spinner Jack Leach asserted that he would have liked the third Test against India to go longer than two days.
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You're going to land of spin, should expect that: Vivian Richards bats for
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New Delhi [India], March 1 (ANI): Amid debate over the third Test pitch, West Indies great Vivian Richards slammed England for complaining about the spinning wicket and added that he wants to see a similar track in the final Test of the series.
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Ind vs Eng: Rohit wondering about what pitch would be like in 4th Test
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Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], February 28 (ANI): India batsman Rohit Sharma on Sunday took a cheeky dig at the pitch critics, saying he is also wondering about what the 22 yards would be like in the upcoming fourth Test against England.
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Ind vs Eng: Hosts sweat it out in nets ahead of fourth Test
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Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], February 28 (ANI): Ahead of the upcoming fourth Test against England, Virat Kohli-led India on Sunday had a grind in the nets and everyone was seen having a hit in the middle.
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ICC Rankings: Rohit attains career-best ranking, moves to eighth spot
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Dubai [UAE], February 28 (ANI): India opener Rohit Sharma has progressed six places to a career-best eighth position in the ICC Men's Test Player Rankings after a fine performance in the low-scoring third Test against England in Ahmedabad that the home side won by 10 wickets to take a 2-1
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Ind vs Eng: Wicket was pretty dry, it was tricky for everybody, says Trott
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Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], February 27 (ANI): England batting coach Jonathan Trott on Saturday said that the pitch used in the third Test at the Narendra Modi Stadium was pretty dry and it was a tricky time for everybody.
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Ind vs Eng: Bio-bubble has helped in making team bonding better, says Ashw
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Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], February 27 (ANI): Seasoned off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Saturday said that bio-bubbles do come with their challenges, but it has helped in making the team bonding a little better as cricketers are not allowed to interact with people from outside.
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