'In modern cricket, many batsmen play innovative strokes which I think are not enough to score runs in T20 format.'
'Yes, there have not been any express fast bowlers that are coming from the MRF Pace Foundation that we used to have back in the years.' 'But that's not going to happen anymore. Now, in the next few years, you are gonna see a lot of really good fast bowlers coming out from the MRF Pace Foundation again.'
Dhoni holds the record of winning most matches in all 3 formats -- the first Indian and also the first among current captains from all sides.
Zimbabwean Ray Price decided to call it quits from international cricket on Monday.
Pacer Prasidh Krishna has been the find of the season for Kolkata Knight Riders and bowling coach Heath Streak has gone to the extent of comparing the 22-year-old with Jasprit Bumrah.
The 25-year-old all-rounder says he is looking to maintain his good showing the next to two matches of the One-day series against Bangladesh.
Cricket will venture into new territory when South Africa tackle Zimbabwe in the first official four-day Test match to be played at St George's Park in Port Elizabeth starting on Tuesday.
'My dream was to see them qualify for the T20 World Cup in Australia. This is like icing on the cake'
Rahul would like to make full use of the game time he gets as an opener during the three games against Zimbabwe
Olonga wasn't a cricketing great, not even Zimbabwe's best during the golden era of the country's cricket, but the beaded hair, a slinging action and a mean bouncer to get Sachin Tendulkar out on a lifeless Sharjah track made him a household name in India.
Flower said ICC may have wanted Zimbabwe Cricket to put its house in order but actually the current board members were "good people".
Sunrisers Hyderabad stand in the way of two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders, who would be looking to bring their campaign back on track at home during an Indian Premier League T20 cricket clash, in Kolkata, on Saturday.
A promising start to their World Cup campaign will raise hopes of a quarter-final berth.
After taking over as captain of Kolkata Knight Riders for the upcoming 11th edition of the Indian Premier League, wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik said he would like to emulate current India skipper Virat Kohli and lead from the front.
Broad-based buying aided sentiment and the market registers record turnover at Rs 6.86 lakh crore
Jos Buttler and Joe Root thrashed brilliant centuries in England's highest One-Day International score on the way to a 210-run rout of New Zealand in the first game of the series at Edgbaston on Tuesday.
'It is easy to criticise the fast bowlers, but do they have the support they need to grow as bowlers? No!'
Bangladesh gearing up for their biggest battle against defending champions India in the cricket World Cup quarter-finals.
This was the 36th tie in one-day international history and the 8th involving India.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni's boys have eclipsed the India record by winning nine straight games in the World Cup, including four matches in the previous edition. Saturday's match against Zimbabwe provides them the opportunity.
In a three part series, Rajneesh Gupta highlights all the important numbers from cricket World Cups held between 1975 to 2015.
Shubhankar Sharma's magnificent year continued as the Indian grabbed a spot in next week's US Open Golf Championships with a solid display of 69-68 in the qualifiers, in Columbus.
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