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Smith confident for Boxing Day test despite niggles
REUTERS – Australia captain Steve Smith will sit out domestic Twenty 20 matches because of knee and hip niggles but has “no doubt” he will be fit to face West Indies in the second test in Melbourne on Dec. 26. Smith played through the discomfort to lead Australia to a dominant innings and 212-run victory […]
Australia rip through Windies after follow-on
REUTERS – Australia were on the brink of a thumping victory over West Indies in the first test on Saturday after forcing the follow-on and reducing the tourists to 35 for five, still 325 runs behind, when lunch was taken early on the third day at Hobart. Josh Hazlewood (4-45) took the lead as the […]
2015 – The Year of David ‘Kaboom’ Warner
2015 has been a special year for Australian cricket and once again largely due to a left-handed opener. Barring a blip in the Ashes in England, Australia ha
Best in the Business-Top U-25 Players XI
The article depicts some of the best known U-25 talents (Players) in the world today.
Neil Wagner bowled at 160 Kmph in Test cricket
Sri Lankan cricket team who is currently playing a test series against the Black-caps in New Zealand.During the first innings at Christchurch, Srilankan middle order batsman Dinesh Chandimal faced a delivery from Neil Wagner which clocked 160 Kmph in the second day’s play of the Test against Sri Lanka in Dunedin. Recently Mitchel Starc the left […]
2016 World Twenty20 fixtures
(Reuters) – The World Twenty20 will be held in India from March 8 to April 3. The fixtures were announced on Friday. First round (group winners to progress to second round) Group A – Bangladesh, Netherlands, Ireland and Oman Group B – Zimbabwe, Scotland, Hong Kong and Afghanistan Second round groups Super 10 Group 1 […]
Australia in control in Hobart after record stand
REUTERS – Adam Voges and Shaun Marsh combined for 449 runs and the sixth highest partnership in test cricket history to put Australia firmly in control after the second day of the first test against West Indies on Friday. Voges hit a majestic 269 not out and Marsh a career-high 182 to claim the world […]
Sri Lanka’s hopes rest with Chandimal after defiance
REUTERS – Sri Lanka’s hopes of getting close to New Zealand’s first innings total on Saturday rest on the shoulders of Dinesh Chandimal after he and Dimuth Karunaratne obstinately defied the Kiwi bowlers for much of the second day of the first test at University Oval in Dunedin. Dismissed for 431 early in the first […]
England’s Cook relishing chance of first win over Proteas
LONDON (Reuters) – England captain Alastair Cook is still hurting after the test series defeat by Pakistan but believes his side are equipped to strike back against the world’s number one team in South Africa. As he prepared to fly out with his team to South Africa on Thursday, Cook, who has never won a […]
India kick off World T20 against New Zealand on March 15
MUMBAI (Reuters) – Hosts India will kick off the Super 10 stage of the World Twenty20 on March 15 in Nagpur against New Zealand, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Friday while announcing the fixtures for the sixth edition of the tournament. Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium and the Ferozeshah Kotla in New Delhi will host […]
The Curious Case of Ajinkya Rahane
Life comes a full circle for Ajinkya Rahane. Capping off a successful year in test cricket with twin centuries, he exorcises the ghosts of his horrid debut.
Doping, Cairns questions shroud test buildup
A positive doping test and questions over a contentious criminal trial in London have threatened to overshadow the first test between New Zealand and Sri Lanka.
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