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"Ishan Kishan plays short ball really well": Irfan Pathan lauds Indian bat
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
With two wins in two matches, India sit atop Group A, level on points with Pakistan but ahead on net run rate. Now, the onus is on India's much-anticipated clash against Pakistan on Sunday.
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"Job is to score runs, not survive": Root backs Smith after poor dismissal
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Jamie's Ashes continued to get worse for him as he not only fell four runs short of what could have been his second fifty of the series, but also got out in a manner described by a commentator as "brainless", once again throwing his wicket away after a fine start. Jamie backed away to smash
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Botham backs nine-Test-old English pacer to "surprise" during away Ashes
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Botham was in Melbourne on Tuesday and said that Australians should expect plenty of short balls coming their way during the series. Offering a word of advice to the quicks, he also said that Aussies, who are facing their share of batting woes, would not "like it (ball) on their ribs" if the
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Aaron hails Washington Sundar's "effectiveness" against short balls during
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Sundar's explosive 49* in 23 balls was the highlight of India's successful run-chase of 187 runs during the third T20I against Australia at Hobart to level the series 1-1, with two more matches to go.
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Shreyas Iyer's struggle against Hazlewood continues; Marsh joins Australia
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
India vice-captain Shreyas Iyer continued to toil against the short ball ploy and Australia mainstay Josh Hazlewood in the first ODI at the Optus Stadium in Perth on Sunday. While Shreyas danced to the whims of the bowlers, Australia's stand-in captain Mitchell Marsh became the eighth Austra
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Shreyas Iyer opens up on his "rollercoaster ride" back to international cr
Updated : 7 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Iyer, who played a crucial role in India's ICC Champions Trophy win, finished as the second-highest run-getter overall with 243 runs in five innings at an average of 48.60 with two fifties and best score of 79, received a memento at the CEAT Cricket Ratings Awards in Mumbai for his contri
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"Took a lot out of me physically": Pacer Prasidh Krishna on tour to Englan
Updated : 8 months ago IST
While Krishna's series did not start on the brightest note, as he conceded plenty of runs, predominantely due to his short-ball tactics during his first two Tests, things fell in place really beautifully for the Karnataka pacer as in the fifth and final Test at The Oval, he took eight wicket
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Virat Kohli reveals how ex-SA wicketkeeper helped him overcome short ball
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Virat was speaking on the RCB Podcast's latest episode, released on the franchise's YouTube channel.
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"What success is he talking about": Gill hits back at Cummins on use of sh
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The third Test of the series is set to begin on Saturday at the Brisbane Cricket Ground. Following a resounding 295-run defeat against the visitors at Perth's Optus Stadium--where standout performances from Jasprit Bumrah, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, and Yashasvi Jaiswal were on display--the host
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Not Smith or Head, Test captain Cummins names player he is "lucky" to have
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Starc and Cummins bowled in tandem to wreak havoc in Adelaide with the pink ball in hand. Indian batters looked clueless while dealing with Australia's short ball ploy and their consistency even when the ball got old.
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Pakistan's short-ball tactics nearly steal win, but strategy may falter at
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Pakistan's strategy of short-pitch bowling on the fast and bouncy MCG pitch almost resulted in a memorable upset, but this approach may not be as effective in the second ODI at the more batting-friendly Adelaide Oval.
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"Iyer looked troubled": Former India star on Shreyas omission from remaini
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Former India batter Aakash Chopra believes that Shreyas Iyer looked troubled and needs to improve on his technique to face short ball after he was dropped from the remaining three-match Test squads.
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