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Ben Stokes is natural leader, says Ashley Giles
Updated : 7 years ago IST
London [UK], July 27 (ANI): Former English batsman Ashley Giles said on Saturday that Ben Stokes is a natural leader and will support skipper Joe Root in the upcoming Ashes series.
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Allan Border turns 64 today
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): Birthday wishes poured in for Australia's 1987 World Cup-winning captain Allan Robert Border as he turns 64 on Saturday.
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Lord's pitch substandard for Test match: Joe Root
Updated : 7 years ago IST
London [UK], July 27 (ANI): After winning the one-off Test match against Ireland, skipper Joe Root labelled the Lord's wicket "substandard", saying the match did not offer a fair contest between bat and ball.
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Women's Ashes: Meg Lanning stars as Australia defeat England in first T20I
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Chelmsford [UK], July 27 (ANI): Skipper Meg Lanning's knock of 133 runs enabled Australia to defeat England by 93 runs in the first T20I of the three-match series on Friday (local time).
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Dhanraj Pillay bats for improving rural setup to nurture upcoming players
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 26 (ANI): Former Indian hockey team skipper Dhanraj Pillay has emphasised on the betterment of rural setup to find and nurture more players in the sporting circle and showed faith in current hockey team to make it to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
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Ricky Ponting lauds Ben Stokes for his maturity
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], July 24 (ANI): Former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting heaped praises on England's all-rounder Ben Stokes, saying that the latter has started playing with a lot of maturity.
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Huge amount of confidence post WC victory, says Joe Root ahead of Ireland
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Dubai [UAE], July 24 (ANI): England's Test match skipper Joe Root has said that the team is heading into the format with a "huge amount of confidence" after lifting their maiden 50-over World Cup trophy.
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Surprised not to see Shubman Gill, Ajinkya Rahane in ODI squad: Sourav Gan
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): Former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday said he is surprised to not see Shubman Gill and Ajinkya Rahane in the ODI squad for the upcoming three-match ODI series against West Indies.
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Heather Knight congratulates Amy Jones, Kirstie Gordon on Test debuts
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): England skipper Heather Knight on Tuesday congratulated teammates Amy Jones and Kirstie Gordon on making their Test debuts against Australia in the Women's Ashes.
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Jason Roy, Olly Stone named in England's 11-man squad for Ireland Test
Updated : 7 years ago IST
London [UK], July 23 (ANI): Jason Roy and Olly Stone have been named in England's 11-man squad for the one-off Test against Ireland, skipper Joe Root confirmed on Tuesday.
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Kane Williamson will be worthy recipient of New Zealander of the Year awar
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New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): England all-rounder Ben Stokes on Tuesday said that Kiwi skipper Kane Williamson would be a worthy recipient of New Zealander of the Year award.
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Malinga to retire from ODIs after first match against Bangladesh
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 23 (ANI): Sri Lankan pacer Lasith Malinga will be retiring from ODI cricket after the first game of the three-match series against Bangladesh, skipper Dimuth Karunaratne confirmed on Monday.
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