South Africa batsman Faf du Plessis has been appointed as one-day captain ahead of home series against Bangladesh. The 33-year-old has taken over the captaincy in all three formats of the game. He comes in as AB de Villiers’ successor ahead of Bangladesh ODI series. CSA chief executive Haroon Lorgat said: ‘Congratulations to Faf...
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England made a strong statement of intent ahead of their defence of the Ashes by brushing South Africa aside in their first Test series under the captaincy of Joe Root. The Three Lions defeated Faf du Plessis’ men 3-1 in their series, securing their first Test home triumph over the Proteas since 1998. As...
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Pakistan cricketer Umar Akmal gets trolled on Twitter after posting a picture of himself alongside a “Bentley” car with a caption “Enjoying London after hard work”. Enjoying London after hard work pic.twitter.com/N6U05mgAse — Umar Akmal (@Umar96Akmal) July 13, 2017 However, the 27-year-old gets disappointed as the post didn’t get the positive response from the...
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The Indian Cricket Team will begin their three tests, five ODIs and T20 tour of Sri Lanka starting next month, according to the sources in the Indian Cricket Board. India is scheduled to arrive Colombo on 19th July. The itinerary will have three Test matches to be played at the Pallekele Stadium in Kandy...
Read more →Lancashire have announced the signing of the former Sri Lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardene for the upcoming England’s domestic Twenty20 competition – T20 Blast. The 39-year-old has plenty of experience in the Twenty20 format of the game, scoring 5,455 runs for his country and helping them to the 2014 World T20 title. The veteran batsman,...
Read more →Australian all-rounder Shane Watson has been named interim captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) following injury to regular skipper Virat Kohli. Kohli, 28, picked up a shoulder injury during a Test match against Australia last month. The right-handed batsman is still not completely fit to play the 10th edition of mega-rich T20 league, starring...
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