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World Cup Central: 'Asghar Afghan is still my captain' - Gulbadin Naib
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Friday, 24 May 2019 03:08
Asghar Afghan's removal as Afghanistan's ODI captain less than two months before the World Cup had garnered criticism from some of the team's senior players, but his replacement Gulbadin Naib quelled any murmurs of disharmony within the team, saying he still considered Asghar as his captain."Asghar Afghan is still my captain," Naib told ICC. "We played our last few games…
'Wouldn't have been scoring like this if I didn't take risks' - Rohit backs his ODI method
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Friday, 24 May 2019 02:12
Rohit Sharma's batting at the top of the order in ODIs is a study in contrast to the methods in vogue at the moment, with batsmen preferring to attack hard early. Rohit is not averse to taking his time at the start and settling in, before exploding with greater force as the innings progresses.India's limited-overs vice-captain is the only man…
Sri Lanka opt to bowl; Malinga, Steyn and de Kock out
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Friday, 24 May 2019 02:51
Sri Lanka chose to bowl v South AfricaSri Lanka opted to bowl in the World Cup warm-up against South Africa in Cardiff. Captain Dimuth Karunaratne felt that there would be some assistance for his seamers early on, while Faf du Plessis was happy to have a bat. Although both teams are allowed to field all 15 members of the squad,…
Sussex may rue not making more of big batting show on first day of draw
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Thursday, 23 May 2019 11:36
Sussex 422 (Jordan 166, Brown 156) and 339 for 4 dec (Salt 122, van Zyl, 81*, Brown 60*) drew with Northamptonshire 368 (Vasconcelos 83, Buck 51) and 288 for 6 (Rossington 69*, Cobb 68, Hamza 4-51)It has been a tough start to the season for Northamptonshire, who had a chastening time in the 50-overs matches and came back to four-day…
Bowlers, Lizelle Lee secure series for South Africa women
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Thursday, 23 May 2019 07:04
South Africa women 127 for 1 (Lee 75*, de Klerk 37*) beat Pakistan women 125 for 5 (Dar 28, Ismail 1-16) by nine wicketsA collective bowling performance followed by opener Lizelle Lee's third fifty-plus score in four T20Is helped South Africa women clinch the five-match series 3-2 against Pakistan women in Benoni. After limiting Pakistan to 125 for 5, Lee…
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