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19/02/2016

Brendon McCullum set to say a final goodbye

19/02/2016

Kevin Pietersen and AB de Villiers in the same
team
Here's what KP has been saying on Twitter:

19/02/2016

ndian Cricket Team (U-19) lost to West Indies
(U-19) by 5 wickets in the final of the ICC -
International Cricket Council Under 19 Cricket
World Cup 2016.
Here's what coach Rahul Dravid said after the
big match:

13/02/2016

India beat Sri Lanka by 69 runs to register their
third-biggest T20I win and levelled the three-
match series 1-1. After India posted 196, on the
back of Shikhar Dhawan’s career-best T20I
score and cameos from Suresh Raina and Hardik
Pandya, the odds looked long for Sri Lanka.
Thisara Perera’s hat-trick in his final over,
although crucial in keeping the total under 200,
did little to help them as they eventually fell well
short of the target. While Ashish Nehra and
Ravichandran Ashwin did the damage at the
start of the innings, Jasprit Bumrah finished
things off at the end.
While the margin of victory is massive, it was
evidently clear who the better team was on the
day as India made the utmost use of the
conditions and ensured that the series was on
the line going into the final T20I in Vizag on
Sunday.
Dhoni praises India’s fielding
Victorious Indian captain, MS Dhoni was once
again quick to praise the bowlers and the
fielders. He said : “Almost 200 runs were scored,
but there was something for everyone.
Experimenting is a word banned from Indian
cricket, but yes we're trying different things.
“Our top order has done well, so we're trying to
give everyone an opportunity whenever possible.
Most of our fielders are above average.
Sometimes in T20s, even the slower ones can
get away. But yes, fielding is very important.
Being a bit unorthodox behind the stumps really
helps, but credit to the bowlers for beating the
batsman.”
For his 22-ball fifty, Shikhar Dhawan was named
Man of the Match. "Happy to have got my first
T20I fifty. I was hitting the ball well. I like to
play my natural game, I got a lot of support from
the captain and the coaching staff. We didn't
have any specific plan to hit 70 in the first six.
Once I started connecting the ball well, it all
came together,” he said.
Sri Lankan captain Dinesh Chandimal praised
the Indian batsmen. He said: “We tried hard as a
bowling unit, but eventually gave away 25 extra
runs. We need to regroup. On this kind of track,
we needed to mix our yorkers and slower
deliveries well. Hopefully, our bowlers will learn
quickly. We’ll put our heart and soul into the
next game.”
Here are the reactions from the cricketing
fraternity:

12/02/2016

From enemies to friends, here's the full story
behind the photo which Chris Gayle posted on
Twitter :
Chris Gayl

12/02/2016

BLACKCAPS skipper Brendon McCullum's last
Test series will start in less than 3 hours of
time.
Here are all the things you need to know about
the 1st Test:

24/03/2015

NO FEAR: A big pressure semi-final, required rate
of almost 7, Steyn clocking close to 150 kmph
and what does Brendon McCullum do? Takes
New Zealand off to a flier with a blazing 22-ball
fifty.

24/03/2015

SPINE-CHILLER: C for Choke. But, C also means
Cliffhanger. That's what South Africa and New
Zealand have shown us in an absolute thriller.
Grant Elliot, you beauty! Nails it with a six.

21/03/2015

HALL OF FAME: Cometh the hour, cometh the
man! After Tendulkar, Sehwag, Rohit and Gayle,
Martin Guptill becomes the 5th man on the planet
to score a double hundred in an ODI.

20/03/2015