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HIL performance will earn you spot in senior camp: Harjeet tells Indian co
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan.4 (ANI): With less than three weeks to go for the Hockey India League (HIL), Junior Indian team skipper Harjeet Singh has urged his compatriots to put up a good show in the league if they want to find themselves in the senior core probable list for the senior men'
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Afghanistan's Nawroz Mangal bids adieu to international cricket
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Jan.4 (ANI): Former Afghanistan skipper Nawroz Mangal, under whose leadership his side secured an ODI status in the 2009 World Cup Qualifiers and then qualified for the 2010 World T20 event, has announced his retirement from international cricket with immediate effect in
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Williamson's heroics steers Kiwis to easy win over B'desh in T20
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Napier [New Zealand], Jan.3 (ANI): New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson struck a quick-fire half-century as his team registered a comfortable six-wicket win over Bangladesh in the first T20 of the three-match series at the McLean Park here on Tuesday.
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Former Pak selector backs Misbah's decision to postpone retirement
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], Jan.3 (ANI): Former Pakistan cricketer and ex-national team selector Mohsin Khan believes Test skipper Misbah-ul-Haq has made the right decision by postponing his retirement and focussing on the third and the final match against Australia in Sydney.
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Ponting named Australia's assistant coach for Lanka series
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], Jan.1 (ANI): Former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has been named as an interim assistant coach of the national team for the three-match T20 series against Sri Lanka to be held in February.
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Pakistan to play under Misbah in Sydney Test
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Sydney [Australia], Jan 1 (ANI): Pakistan Test skipper Misbah-ul-Haq, who had hinted of calling curtains to his illustrious international career after his side's crushing defeat by an innings and 18 runs in the second Test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), will p
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KP demands `life bans` for match-fixers
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Dec.31 (ANI): Former England skipper Kevin Pietersen has lashed out at players who 'take shortcuts' and get involved in illegal activities like match-fixing, saying these cricketers should be banned for life.
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Irfan looks to target `in-form` Smith in Aussies ODI series
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], Dec.31 (ANI): Looking forward to playing on the bouncy pitches of Australia, world's tallest bowler Mohammad Irfan of Pakistan has revealed that he is aiming to target in-form Australian skipper Steve Smith in the five-match ODI series between two sides beginning Jan
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Azhar Ali achieves career-best sixth spot in ICC Test rankings
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], Dec.31 (ANI): Pakistan opener Azhar Ali has moved up ten places to his career-best sixth spot in the latest ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen even as top-ranked Australian skipper Steve Smith has finished the year-end rankings with a personal best in terms of rating points.
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Williamson, Broom bat Kiwis to ODI series whitewash against B'desh
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Nelson [New Zealand], Dec.31 (ANI): Skipper Kane Williamson and Neil Broom produced a flawless batting performance as New Zealand crushed Bangladesh by eight wickets in the final ODI to complete a three-match series whitewash at the Saxton Oval here on Saturday.
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Misbah ponders Test retirement after Melbourne drubbing
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], Dec.30 (ANI): Pakistan Test skipper Misbah-ul-Haq has hinted of calling curtains to his illustrious international career in the coming days after his side's crushing defeat by an innings and 18 runs in the second Test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
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2nd Test: Aussies crush Pak at MCG to clinch Test series
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], Dec.30 (ANI): Skipper Steve Smith led from the front by remaining unbeaten before bowlers came to the fore as Australia crushed Pakistan by an innings and 18 runs in the second Test to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series at the Melbourne Cricket Gro
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