[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Cricket Australia CEO Nick Hockley is thrilled that as many as 14 Australians will be taking part in the inaugural Women’s Premier League (WPL) to be held in Mumbai next month.The first edition of WPL, with team valuation of more than Rs 4600 crore and broadcast deal …
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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Swashbuckling Glenn Maxwell‘s return to competitive cricket after recovering from a freak injury turned out to be a successful one as he smoked a 61-run knock for his club Fitzroy-Doncaster on Saturday. Proving his match fitness, Maxwell smashed 5 fours and a couple of sixes in his …
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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: A finger injury kept him out of the first Test against India in Nagpur but Australian pacer Mitchell Starc is optimistic about his chances of making it to the playing XI for the second Test, starting Friday in New Delhi.Starc, who got injured while fielding against South …
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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: It is no secret that Australia are known to play mind games in a bid to put their opponents under pressure. And on Monday, Cricket Australia made an attempt by sharing an old video of India’s last tour Down Under.The video is of India’s batting collapse of …
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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: In team sport, the role of a filler is often understated. At times undervalued too.They come without much hullabaloo, quietly go about their business and then swiftly move out of the photo frame when the rightful owner of the team slot makes a return. The exit is …
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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Ashes is steeped in tradition but India versus Australia Test matches are bound by emotion.If Ashes is the best what Test cricket can offer its fans, then Border-Gavaskar Trophy has potential to better the best.In an era where Test cricket fights for survival, the rivalry between India …
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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Terming practice matches as ‘really important’, former India batter Suresh Raina feels that the Australians might have missed the trick after opting for simulation training rather than playing warm-up matches ahead of the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The four-match Test series starts from February 9 in Nagpur and …
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[ad_1] SYDNEY: Australia run machine Steve Smith clinched his fourth Allan Border Medal on Monday, becoming only the third player, after Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke, to achieve the feat.Smith polled 171 votes, while nearest rival Travis Head managed 144, to claim Australian cricket’s greatest individual honour which he had …
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[ad_1] SYDNEY: Australia’s most experienced T20 cricketer Dan Christian has announced that the ongoing Big Bash League will be his last tournament, calling it quits on a glittering career spanning 17 years.“Yesterday (Friday) at training I told by Sydney Sixers teammates that I’ll be retiring from playing at the end …
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[ad_1] MELBOURNE: Former Australian cricketer David Hussey believes Adam Zampa‘s omission from the Border-Gavaskar series in India could have dealt a body blow to the off-spinner’s Test aspirations.Hussey, 45, a white-ball specialist, felt strongly about Zampa’s exclusion after being assured of a Test berth in the India tour.“He (Zampa) played …
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