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Ricky Ponting hails top-order trio of Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant
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Thursday, 11 April 2019 10:07
While Ricky Ponting is mightily impressed by Rishabh Pant's skills as a white-ball player, the Delhi Capitals coach believes his impatience can lead to his downfall.Speaking ahead of Capitals' return fixture against Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens, Ponting was in praise of his three young top-order batsmen - Pant, Prithvi Shaw and the captain Shreyas Iyer - but said…
Floyd Reifer takes over from Richard Pybus as West Indies interim coach
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Thursday, 11 April 2019 13:19
Floyd Reifer has been unveiled as West Indies' new interim head coach, replacing Richard Pybus with immediate effect, with Robert Haynes taking over from Courtney Browne as the new chairman of selectors. The changes were announced at a press conference by Ricky Skerritt, the new president of CWI, who recently defeated the previous incumbent, Dave Cameron, in the board elections.…
Xavier Marshall in USA squad for WCL Division Two
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Thursday, 11 April 2019 04:26
Former West Indies batsman Xavier Marshall has been named in USA's 14-man squad for ICC World Cricket League Division Two, which starts later this month in Namibia, where USA will strive to obtain ODI status for the first time in their history.Marshall first played for USA in January last year in the West Indies Regional Super50 tournament. But after managing…
County Diary: Somerset members grumble after Cornish's pasty purge
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Thursday, 11 April 2019 03:51
Our correspondents bring you the latest gossip from the county circuit as the 2019 season gathers paceIt would have been perfectly understandable if Somerset members in the Long Room of Colin Atkinson pavilion had wanted to celebrate their county's first victory of the season on Monday by buying a cider at the bar.But if current plans go ahead, those supporters…
UAE coach Dougie Brown makes adapting to conditions a priority for rest of series
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Thursday, 11 April 2019 04:54
After a memorable three-run win over Zimbabwe ended the host nation's 2019 World Cup dreams at last year's qualifying tournament, UAE entered the four-match ODI tour this week with hopes of replicating the feat across an entire series rather than just a one-off encounter.That goal got off to a bumpy start on Wednesday in Harare as Zimbabwe crushed UAE by…
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