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South Africa opt to bat; West Indies bring in Motie for Gabriel
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Wednesday, 08 March 2023 00:26
Toss South Africa choose to bat vs West IndiesSouth Africa captain Temba Bavuma won the toss and chose to bat on an atypically dry Wanderers pitch. He reasoned that the nature of the surface prompted the hosts to pick two specialist spinners in Keshav Maharaj and Simon Harmer.West Indies also selected two spinners, with left-arm fingerspinner Gudakesh Motie returning from…
'It's ruthlessness, not overconfidence' - Rohit disagrees with Shastri's assessment
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Wednesday, 08 March 2023 00:59
Rohit Sharma doesn't agree with former coach Ravi Shastri's assessment that India were overconfident and complacent going into the third Test against Australia, and it led to their nine-wicket defeat."Honestly, when you win two games, if the people outside are feeling that we are overconfident, it's absolutely rubbish, because you want to do your best in all four games," Rohit…
Smith: Can't remember being unsure two days out which pitch I would be playing on
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Tuesday, 07 March 2023 20:41
Steven Smith could not remember another occasion where he had been unsure which pitch he would be playing on for a Test match two days out from it starting.That was the situation which emerged on Tuesday in Ahmedabad with Australia leaving the ground still in the dark over which of the two surfaces would be used for the final Test.…
Badree named WI's assistant coach for white-ball leg of SA tour
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Tuesday, 07 March 2023 19:49
Former legspinner Samuel Badree has been appointed as West Indies' assistant coach for the white-ball leg of their South Africa tour. West Indies play three ODIs and as many T20Is starting March 16.Badree has previously worked as a spin-bowling consultant for West Indies, and Delhi Capitals (in the IPL), and believes that this opportunity will be "a continuation and an…
Ashraf hits 20 off the final over to spark Islamabad United victory
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Tuesday, 07 March 2023 11:04
Islamabad United 209 for 8 (Ashraf 51*, Shadab 44, Munro 40, Anwar 3-33, Ihsanullah 2-35) beat Multan Sultans 205 for 5 (Masood 75, David 60, Shadab 2-26) by two wicketsSometimes crash, bang, wallop is fun. It is the principle on which T20 cricket was founded on (look away, haters) and it came to the fore in an entertaining bout that…
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