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Gabba Test: Aussies strike twice after setting 490-run target for Pak
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Brisbane [Australia], Dec.17 (ANI): Skipper Steve Smith and batsman Usman Khawaja struck half centuries as Australia maintained a complete strangehold over Pakistan at stumps on the third day of the opening day and night Test at the Gabba here on Saturday.
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PCB should replace UAE with England as its `neutral venue`: Zaheer Abbas
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], Dec.17 (ANI): Former Pakistan skipper Zaheer Abbas has called on the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to adopt England as a neutral venue for its home series instead of the UAE, which is not serving the purpose really well.
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Will not underestimate Sri Lanka, insists Du Plessis
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Dec. 16 (ANI): Describing Sri Lanka as a quality side, South Africa skipper Faf du Plessis has said they will not underestimate their Asian opponents when the two sides face in the upcoming three-match Test series.
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Proteas selectors weighs on `important` vice-captaincy decision
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Dec.15 (ANI): South Africa national selection convenor Linda Zondi has revealed that his side have an emergency stop-gap plan if skipper Faf Du Plessis will be handed a one-match ban in connection with `mintgate` row.
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Kohli's 'Virat' love-affair with dogs continue in Chennai
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai [India], Dec. 15 (ANI): Indian Test skipper Virat Kohli is always seen full of aggression on the cricket ground, whether he is batting or fielding.
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Anderson ruled out of Chennai Test due to 'body soreness'
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai [India], Dec. 15 (ANI): England skipper Alastair Cook on Thursday informed that James Anderson, who has developed body soreness from the Mumbai Test, will miss the fifth and the final match of the series against India to be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium at Chennai beginning to
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Team India is not `invincible`, admits Kohli
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai [India], Dec. 15 (ANI): Team India has been on a roll as they have been undefeated in the last 17 Test matches, but skipper Virat Kohli feels the team has lot more to achieve before admitting that don't feel "invincible".
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Du Plessis not backing out of `mintgate` appeal
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Dec.15 (ANI): South Africa skipper Faf du Plessis has firmly said he has no intention to back out of his appeal against the guilty verdict of ball-tampering case even though he risks a match ban if found guilty by the judicial commissioner.
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`Freak` Kohli has changed Indian cricket: McCullum
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], Dec.15 (ANI): Describing Virat Kohli as a `freak`, former New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum believes the Indian Test captain has changed the game of his country by taking it to the new level through his professionalism and fitness.
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Cook should step down if he's taking captaincy `for granted`: Nasser
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Dec. 14 (ANI): Former England skipper Nasser Hussain has called on Alastair Cook to step down and hand over captaincy to Joe Root if the left-handed opener feels he's taking the job for granted.
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Kohli achieves career-best 2nd rank; Ashwin consolidates top spot in ICC T
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], Dec.1 3 (ANI): Indian Test skipper Virat Kohli has moved to his career-best second rank in the latest ICC Test Rankings for batsmen following his 235 in the fourth Test of the five-match series against England at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
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Misbah backs team to create history in series Down Under
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], Dec. 13 (ANI): Pakistan Test skipper Misbah-ul-Haq has backed his current team to create history and become the first Asian side to win a Test series in Australia in the three-match series beginning Thursday.
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