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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Former Australian sprinter Brett Lee has praised VVS Laxman, saying the former Indian hitter had beautiful technique and a brazen cheek in his approach to hitting, making it very difficult for bowlers to get his wicket. “It was very difficult to overcome his technique, a beautiful technique, …

[ad_1] The best thing about Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Virender Sehwag and VVS Laxman was that they scored against the best attacks during their time. Tendulkar, Dravid, Sehwag and Laxman had great numbers against Australia, Pakistan, England and South Africa to some extent. But even they had their favorites among …

[ad_1] MELBOURNE: In Australia, the use of saliva or sweat to shine the ball will be restricted once cricket training returns in the post coronavirus world. The federal government in Australia has released a framework regarding the staged return of sports amid the pandemic under the title “The Australian Institute …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: On Saturday, the head coach of the Indian men’s cricket team and former Indian cricketer, Ravi Shastri, took a stroll down memory lane and posted a nostalgic post. Shastri took to Twitter and shared photos of himself with West Indies hitting legend Sir Vivian Richards and bowling …

[ad_1] Former versatile Pakistani Abdul Razzaq has made a name for himself by making controversial statements. Last year it sparked controversy when he called Jasprit Bumrah a “bowler” compared to the fast bowlers of his day. Bumrah today is the world’s top fast bowler in all formats, and Razzaq believes …

[ad_1] Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant has already seen a fair amount of ups and downs in his career thus far. The left-handed hitter had an excellent tour away from home in Australia in 2018, when he went on to hammer a ton of quick fire in the fourth test. Despite …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Shoaib Akhtar on Friday said he stands by his comments that he made against Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and its advisor Tafazzul Rizvi after the latter sent a notice to the former cricketer. Akhtar took to Twitter and wrote: “I’ve received a notice from Tafazzul Rizvi which …

[ad_1] The last international cricket game that took place before the game closed (Australia vs. New Zealand at SCG) was a prelude to what is likely to be at least the near future when the sport resumes, but Ross Taylor has Admittedly, The Closed Door Game felt more like a …

[ad_1] India’s tour of Australia in 1999-2000 was a disaster. The gap in quality between the two sides was brutally exposed by the Australians as the Indians went 0-3 in the test series. The impact of the loss was immense and acted as a catalyst for various changes to come …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Former Australian sprinter Brett Lee believes hitting legend Sachin Tendulkar used to play “cat and mouse” with legendary spinner Shane Warne during his game days. Speaking on a channel, Lee said that Tendulkar was very comfortable fighting Warne and, in fact, in his day, the Master Blaster …