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England Great Picks ‘Current Best Batter In The World’. Not Virat Kohli Or Steve Smith

December 10, 2024 admin

Indian cricket team star batter Virat Kohli© AFP Former cricketer Michael Atherton has deemed Joe Root “unquestionably” the best in the world as of now. Root’s form in Test cricket for the past couple of years has been nothing short of terrific. Since 2021, Root has hammered a whopping 5,063 runs with a…

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Virat Kohli’s ‘Glittering CV’ Gets “Lowest-Ever” Dig From Ex-England Captain After 46 All Out Horror vs NZ

October 21, 2024 admin

File image of Virat Kohli.© BCCI/Sportzpics Former England cricket captain Michael Atherton is one of the most respected pundits and commentators in the world. However, he made a rather interesting observation after India collapsed to 46 all out in the first Test against New Zealand. Writing on his column in The Times UK,…

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Wasim Akram Reacts As England Great Tears Into Pakistan Cricket Board Over Babar Azam Snub

October 15, 2024 admin

Coaches have changed, captains have changed, players have changed, selectors have changed, even board chairmen have changed but Pakistan cricket’s problems remain the same. A fresh change in the Pakistan Cricket Board’s selection committee was unrolled after the team lost the opening Test against England. Ahead of the second Test, the team management…

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“Yuvraj Singh Could’ve Hit Seven Sixes In A Row”: Stuart Broad Makes Candid Confession On Historic Over

September 21, 2024 admin

File image of Stuart Broad and Yuvraj Singh.© X (Twitter) England bowling great Stuart Broad has looked back at arguably the lowest point of his cricket career, and made a rather hilarious admission about it. In one of the most iconic moments in T20 cricket, Broad was smashed for six sixes in an…

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“Test Cricket Summed Up”: England Great Gives Verdict On Reality Of Test Cricket

July 15, 2024 admin

Former captain Nasser Hussain said England’s quickfire victory over the West Indies in the first Test at the Lord’s summed up the problems the longest format of the game finds itself at. England beat West Indies by an innings and 114 runs in the first hour of day three, to now take a…

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Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli Snubbed: 2024 T20 World Cup ‘Team of the Tournament’ Has Only 1 Indian

June 19, 2024 admin

Jasprit Bumrah was the only Indian who made the cut in a 2024 T20 World Cup ‘Team of the Tournament’ made by England greats Michael Atherton and Nasser Hussain. The team, which has been made on the premise of the group stage of the T20 World Cup, saw the likes of Rohit Sharma,…

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T20 WC: India Is The Strongest Side Even With Injuries, Says Eoin Morgan

May 28, 2024 admin

India’s remarkable reservoir of talent and formidable depth within their squad makes them strong contenders to win the upcoming T20 World Cup, feels former England skipper Eoin Morgan. India have gone with almost the same squad as they had in the last edition of the T20 World Cup while adding the likes of…

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