Month: January 2018

Raina returns for SA T20Is; Shreyas Iyer left out

January 28, 2018
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© Associated Press Suresh Raina has been recalled to the India squad for the three-match T20 international series on their tour of South Africa. Raina’s inclusion was the biggest highlight among a slew of changes from the squad that faced Sri Lanka at home last December. Also returning to the squad are allrounder Axar Patel and Mumbai fast bowler Shardul Thakur. Shreyas Iyer was the most notable absentee in the…

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Raina returns for SA T20Is; Shreyas Iyer dropped

January 28, 2018
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© Associated Press Suresh Raina has been recalled to the India squad for the three-match T20 international series on their tour of South Africa. Raina’s inclusion was the biggest highlight among a slew of changes from the squad that faced Sri Lanka at home last December. Also returning to the squad are allrounder Axar Patel and Mumbai fast bowler Shardul Thakur. Shreyas Iyer was the most notable absentee in the…

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Raina returns for SA T20s; Shreyas Iyer dropped

January 28, 2018
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© Associated Press Suresh Raina has been recalled to the India squad for the three-match T20 international series on their tour of South Africa. Raina’s inclusion was the biggest highlight among a slew of changes from the squad that faced Sri Lanka at home last December. Also returning to the squad are allrounder Axar Patel and Mumbai fast bowler Shardul Thakur. Shreyas Iyer was the most notable absentee in the…

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Unadkat becomes day two's first millionaire

1:01 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Seamer Jaydev Unadkat became the first millionaire on day two of the IPL auction in Bengaluru, as well as the most expensive Indian buy over the two days. Rajasthan Royals made the winning bid: INR 11.5 crore (USD 1.8 million approx). The bidding went back and forth between Chennai Super Kings and Kings XI Punjab till INR 11 crore – the most paid for an…

January 28, 2018
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Pakistan opt to bat, Yamin replaces Hasan

3:00 AM ET Danyal Rasool Toss Pakistan opt to bat v New ZealandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball updates Pakistan have won the toss and decided to bat first. In the deciding T20I at Mount Maunganui, Sarfraz Ahmed said Pakistan wanted to maintain the template of the previous game, and start off well. However, Hasan Ali twisted his ankle playing football, which means he drops out, with Aamer Yamin taking his place….

January 28, 2018
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Gowtham just shy of a million at 31 times his base price

12:24 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Karnataka offspinner K Gowtham set the pace on day two of the IPL auction, going for 31 times his base price to Rajasthan Royals for a shade below a million dollars. Royal Challengers Bangalore, Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians were the other teams involved in the bidding, his price rocketing up from INR 20 lakh (USD 31,250 approx) to INR 6.2 crore (USD 968,000…

January 28, 2018
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Australia bowl; Maxwell back, Willey and Ball play

January 28, 2018
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Glenn Maxwell speaks with Australia’s chairman of selectors Trevor Hohns © Getty Images Toss Australia chose to bowl v EnglandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Australia’s captain Steven Smith has won the toss and chosen to bowl first against England in the inaugural international match at the new Perth Stadium. Smith admitted that his decision was based largely on unknowns about the stadium’s drop-in pitch, which is an odd looking mosaic…

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Battered and bruised Elgar says Test should have been called off

1:40 PM ET 5:49 Elgar has an ice pack on his forehead. The match referee had a conversation and the umpires are splitting to discuss this with Kohli and the batsmen. The players are coming off. If Dean Elgar had his way, the Wanderers Test would have been abandoned before he was hit in the face in the ninth over of South Africa’s innings late on the third day. Play…

January 27, 2018
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This win will be remembered for a long time – Kohli

Never complained about any track we played on – Kohli (1:16) The India captain praises his team for not caving to criticism of their performances in the opening two Tests against South Africa (1:16) 1:32 PM ET Virat Kohli felt vindicated in his assessment that India came close to winning in the first two Tests of this series after a “sweet” win in Johannesburg that “will be remembered for a…

January 27, 2018
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India end series with triumph on extremely tough pitch

Cullinan: India didn’t bowl the right lengths (2:49) Daryll Cullinan believes the India bowlers also bowled a bit too wide and the hosts got a big boost in the first session (2:49) 3:00 AM ET India 187 (Kohli 54, Pujara 50, Rabada 3-39) and 247 (Rahane 48, Kohli 41, Bhuvneshwar 33) beat South Africa 194 (Amla 61, Philander 35, Bumrah 5-54, Bhuvneshwar 3-44) and 177 (Elgar 86*, Amla 52, Shami…

January 27, 2018
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