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10 Young Cricketers to look forward to in 2016
10 young cricketers who can make 2016 their own.
Henry in for injured Southee in NZ squad for fourth ODI
(Reuters) – New Zealand fast bowler Tim Southee will miss the fourth one-day international against Sri Lanka on Saturday with a foot injury and will be replaced by Matt Henry, coach Mike Hesson said on Thursday. “Tim felt pain in his left foot early in the second innings and was forced to come off,” Hesson […]
South Africa add uncapped Viljoen as cover for Abbott
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Uncapped fast bowler Hardus Viljoen was added to South Africa’s test squad on Thursday after Kyle Abbott felt tightness in his left hamstring during the team’s defeat in the first test against England on Wednesday. “With a short turnaround between the first and second tests, we’ve included Hardus in the squad […]
South Africa hoping for happier new year
CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – South Africa will hope the new year brings about a change in luck as they seek to put behind them a disappointing 2015 and get back to winning ways against England in the second test at Newlands starting on Saturday. One of the iconic venues of world cricket, nestled in the […]
Marsh finds pace to scratch ‘pad rash’ itch
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Having spent much of the home summer suffering “pad rash” from waiting to bat, Australia all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has put the pent-up energy to good use when thrown the ball. With paceman Peter Siddle hampered by an ankle injury, Marsh stepped up to take 4-61 to help close out victory in the […]
Ashwin increases repertoire to keep batsmen in a spin
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is adding a surprise leg-break to his already formidable bag of tricks but is convinced that the controversial ‘doosra’ cannot be bowled with a straight arm. The 29-year-old is basking in the glory of a stellar year in which he won back-to-back man-of-the-series awards after spinning India […]
Dilshan anchors improved Sri Lanka to stay alive in NZ series
(Reuters) – Tillakaratne Dilshan scored his 47th one-day half century to anchor a much-improved Sri Lanka to a morale-boosting eight-wicket victory on Thursday that kept their one-day series against New Zealand alive. Dilshan, who has scored more than 10,000 one-day runs, had failed in the first two games of the five-match series with innings of […]
England’s Anderson set to return but Steyn doubtful for Proteas
England's Anderson is set to return to the side for their match against the Proteas but Steyn's presence is now doubtful.
Top 10 odi matches of 2015
As the year 2015 comes to an end , we at Essentially Sports bring to you the best ODI matches that took place this year.
South Africa struggling to shake off crisis of confidence
DURBAN (Reuters) – Captain Hashim Amla said South Africa were suffering a crisis of confidence following a woeful 2015 which culminated with a 241-run defeat to England in the first test on Wednesday. “It’s a confidence thing but hopefully we can turn it around,” Amla said after going 1-0 down in the four-test series. “You […]
Cricket : Flop XI of 2015
Players which failed to live up to expectations and made it to flop XI.
Cook hails potential of young England side
DURBAN (Reuters) – England have the makings of a strong future test team, captain Alastair Cook said on Wednesday after a comprehensive 241-run win over South Africa in the first test at Kingsmead. “The guys have over the last eight months or so taken big strides forward as a side. We didn’t quite get our […]
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