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Kevin Pietersen says ‘next Test may be my last’

England’s superstar batsman Kevin Pietersen has hinted his retirement, saying that the next Test against South Africa may his last international game. Pietersen has already announced his retirement from limited-over cricket. "I can’t rule out that my next Test may be my last," he said after winning the Man-of-the-Match award at Headingley. The South Africa-born […]

Duncan Fletcher impressed with Manoj Tiwary

Indian head coach Duncan Fletcher is impressed with Manoj Tiwary’s superb knock in the final One Day International (ODI) against Sri Lanka. He described that the young lad has established himself as a very strong contender for a place in the one-day squad. "His temperament has shown that he is up to the big occasion, […]

Allan Donald compares Kevin Pietersen with Brian Lara

Allan Donald compares Kevin Pietersen with Brian Lara Former South African pacer Allan Donald has said that Kevin Pietersen played just like Brian Lara in the second Test at Headingley. England were in deep trouble, when Pietersen took over responsibility on his shoulders and fished the side out of the troubled waters. The aggressive batsman […]

Darren Sammy confident of whitewash victory over New Zealand

West Indian skipper Darren Sammy is pretty confident about his team’s chances of imposing a clean-sweep victory over New Zealand in the ongoing Test series. The Windies crushed the Black Caps in the opening encounter, winning the game by nine wickets. The entire West Indian batting line-up performed magnificently, but Chris Gayle was star of […]

Shivnarine Chanderpaul keen to score runs against New Zealand

Veteran West Indian batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul failed to open his account in his only innings in the first match against New Zealand, however, he is determined to turn things around and score some runs in the second and final Test. "It seems to be a habit. Lots of times while scoring runs, I am not […]

MS Dhoni praises part-time bowlers for win over Sri Lanka

India imposed an emphatic six-wicket defeat over Sri Lanka in the fourth One Day International (ODI) at Colombo on Tuesday. The Men in Blue were dominant in all three departments of the game, but Mahendra Singh Dhoni lavished special praise on his part-time bowlers, saying that he was not short of options to trouble Sri […]

India looking good as team, says Suresh Raina

India’s star batsman Suresh Raina has said that his team will look to play natural game and not to take any unnecessary pressure in remainder of the Sri Lanka tour. The Men in Blue are currently 2-0 up in the One Day International (ODIs), with two more games to be played later this week. After […]

Suresh Raina credits Gautam Gambhir for victory over Sri Lanka

Suresh Raina’s quick half-century played an important role in India’s close win over Sri Lanka in the third One Day International, but the aggressive left-hander did not take anything thing away from Gautam Gambhir, and said that the Delhi opener laid a solid foundation by scoring a magnificent ton. Batting first, the home side posted […]

Sachin Tendulkar’s advice to Olympics hopefuls: Embrace pressure – don’t fight it

India’s legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has given his countrymen a simple advice, asking them to embrace pressure and not to fight it in the London Olympics. India will be represented in various sports in the ongoing mega event, as it has sent the the largest ever contingent to London. Tendulkar has won many major titles […]

India need to win overseas, says Sachin Tendulkar

India’s most senior batsman Sachin Tendulkar is not reluctant to admit that Men in Blue certainly need to produce better results when they play Australia and England away from home. The maestro explained that the side is pretty confident of doing well at home against the world’s top teams, but will surely try to prepare […]

Jacques Kallis rested for England ODIs

Cricket South Africa has excluded Jacques Kallis from the squad for the One Day International (ODI) series against England in order to give him some rest before the upcoming Twenty20 World Cup. The 36-year-old has played in 321 matches, scoring over-11000 runs at a brilliant average of 45.26. The big man is in sublime form […]

Mahela Jayawardene hails Thisara Perera’s improved work

Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene is delighted to see his bowling all-rounder Thisara Perera showing plenty of improvement and confidence. The right-arm bowler scalped three wickets in the second One Day International (ODI) against India to take his side to a comprehensive 9-wicket triumph. Perera picked up the big wickets of Virender Sehwag and Virat […]

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