Nov 22, 2020Mohammed Shami had a breakout IPL season with Kings XI Punjab, darting those yorkers, winning Super Overs, bowling with the new ball and leading a young pace attack, but he has quickly moved on from there and has his eyes set on repeating India’s magic of 2018-19 in Australia.Shami and Jasprit Bumrah were…
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Nov 22, 2020Steven Smith will have no issues if the Indian bowlers try to attack him with short-pitch bowling in both the limited-overs and Test series, according to Australia’s assistant coach Andrew McDonald.Smith himself has encouraged India to pepper him in Test cricket but McDonald thinks they may well try it in the limited-over series…
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Nov 22, 2020Sydney Thunder 4 for 116 (Knight 25, Carey 2-23) beat Hobart Hurricanes 9 for 115 (Moloney 39, Ismail 3-10) by six wicketsA devastating spell of fast bowling from Shabnim Ismail helped Sydney Thunder secure a WBBL finals spot with a six-wicket victory over last-placed Hobart Hurricanes in the final round of the season.Ismail’s…
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Nov 22, 2020Adam Voges, the Perth Scorchers coach, has delivered a strong criticism of the 14-game length of the regular Big Bash League season, while opting for some cautious optimism about rule changes that have been brought in as an attempt to “spice up” the tournament after several years of declining broadcast audiences.In a week…
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Nov 22, 2020Sophie Devine has “full confidence” in the Perth Scorchers’ middle order being able to deliver under pressure in the WBBL semi-final against the Melbourne Stars despite their failed attempt to build on the outstanding work of the opening pair against the Adelaide Strikers.Ultimately it did not cost the Scorchers as their net run…
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Nov 22, 2020For Rohit Sharma and Ishant Sharma to feature in India’s Test series against Australia, they’ll have to fly out to the country in less than a week, according to India coach Ravi Shastri. Both Rohit and Ishant are at the NCA in Bengaluru at present, undergoing strengthening and rehab as they work their…
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Nov 22, 2020Rohit Sharma is all but likely to partner Mayank Agarwal at the top of the order should he be cleared to fly for the Tests in Australia, but he isn’t too fussed over his batting position.”I will tell you the same thing that I have told everyone all this while. I will be…
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Nov 22, 2020Cricket West Indies president Ricky Skerritt has given Bangladesh hope that they will be touring the country in January 2021 with the “best available” West Indies team, also hinting that the three-Test series might be reduced to two keeping the players’ requirements in mind.According to the ICC’s Future Tours Programme, the tour was…
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Nov 22, 2020Fakhar Zaman will miss Pakistan’s tour of New Zealand, with the Pakistan batsman dropped from the touring party as a precautionary measure after developing potential Covid-19 symptoms. The PCB announced in a press release that Zaman had tested negative as recently as Saturday, but after developing a fever while isolating with the rest…
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3:20 AM GMTDilemmas facing cricket administrators in Australia and around the world have been underlined by David Warner’s confirmation that he won’t take part in the BBL for the remainder of his international career, while also expressing doubts about any player with a family committing to another 12 months of bio-secure bubbles and quarantines in…
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