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REUTERS – Australia off-spinner Nathan Hauritz announced his retirement from competitive cricket on Tuesday, bringing the curtain down on a 15-year career during which he represented the national side in all three formats. Hauritz, one of the many spinners Australia turned to after the retirement of bowling great Shane Warne, did not have a state […]
REUTERS – Glenn Maxwell’s impressive performance against India in the third one-dayer was just a glimpse of the enormous talent the hard-hitting Australia all-rounder possesses, opening batsman David Warner said on Tuesday. Maxwell earned the nickname ‘Big Show’ for his exciting but often irresponsible shot-making and was often criticised for throwing away his wicket while […]
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia all-rounder Shane Watson admitted his call up to the squad for a home Twenty20 series against India has come as a “pleasant surprise” after he was overlooked for the ongoing one-day international series against the same opponents. Since his final appearance in September, Australia have preferred Mitchell Marsh to Watson, who […]
By Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s job as India’s limited-overs captain is safe despite the team’s third successive one-day series defeat, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said on Monday. Speculation has been swirling over the future of the 34-year-old who quit tests in late 2014 but remains […]
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Explosive paceman Shaun Tait is in line for his first international in five years after being named in Australia’s 17-man squad for the three-match Twenty20 series against India. The 32-year-old, who last played for Australia at the 2011 World Cup, has shown impressive form in the country’s domestic T20 ‘Big Bash’ tournament. […]
REUTERS – Back-to-back one-day defeats in Perth and Brisbane have forced India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni to rethink his strategy of opting to bat first against Australia, who have taken a 2-0 lead in the five-match series by chasing down 300-plus targets. Dhoni won the toss in both matches and after India posted scores of […]
When we talk about limited overs cricket and discuss about the most successful teams, there is only one team that remains on the top of the hill and that is Team Australia. Nobody has lifted the prestigious ICC Cricket World Cup more than the men in yellow and there is a reason why they stand […]
