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Malinga Bids Farewell To ODI Cricket

Lasith Malinga announced his ODI retirement, bidding adieu to his 15-year long ODI career. He made his ODI debut in 2004 and will play his last ODI in the first match out of the three against Bangladesh in Colombo, starting 26 August. The 35-year-old fast bowler announced his decision before Sri Lanka skipper Dimuth Karunaratne …

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Aftermath Of World Cup

At the International Cricket Council meeting held in London, it was decided that India will be the host country for the 13 edition of ICC Cricket World Cup in 2023. This will be the first time that India hosts this tournament on its own. On three different World Cup tournaments, India co-hosted with Pakistan, Sri …

World Cup 2019

WHAT A FINAL!

The drama which unfolded at the Lord’s in London on Sunday, has no parallels in cricket. It was the mother of all thrillers, a heart-stopping drama so intense that you could feel the hallowed pavilions at the Lord's tremor in agitation.  With New Zealand winning the toss they chose to bat first.   https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz5GHJugyTE/ After batting …

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The Guy For The Moment – Jason Roy

England batsman Jason Roy, missed his century after a phenomenal performance yesterday in the World Cup semi-final match against Australia. In the 20th over bowled by Pat Cummins, Jason missed the ball, falling straight into the hands of the wicket-keeper Alex Carrey. Umpire Kumar Dharmasena showed the out signal while Roy protested. England had no …

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Sad Day For Men In Blue

India’s journey in ICC 2019 World Cup, ended yesterday. Despite putting up a tremendous fight against New Zealand, Men in Blue lost the match by 18 runs in the semi-finals. Though team India had a shaky start, Ravindra Jadeja and MS Dhoni took the score closer to the target, but couldn’t pull it off. Semi-final …

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‘Little Master’ Turns 70, Today

Sunil Gavaskar, known as ‘Sunny’ or ‘Little Master’, turns 70 today, and his social media is flooded with wishes from across the globe. The legendary player was a member of the 1983 World Cup winning team against West Indies. He is regarded as one of the greatest opening batsmen in Indian Test history. Former Indian …

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Rain Attack

As predicted but feared, India’s clash against New Zealand in the World Cup semi-finals was interrupted by rains at Old Trafford Stadium, in Manchester on Tuesday. The match will be played today, the reserve day kept for the tie.   https://www.instagram.com/p/BzsROuvAv35/   The game was called off after the players were forced off the pitch …

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Ambati Retires

Middle order Indian batsman Ambati Rayudu, announced his retirement from all forms of Cricket, at the age of 33. He was not included in the Indian playing team for the World Cup, but was part of the reserves. Rayudu recently posted a tweet mocking Indian Cricket team Head Selector, M S K Prasad, when he …