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Jeet Raval and Vernon Philander have called for greater solidity and stickability from their team-mates to build an inningsFirdose Moonda in Hamilton23-Mar-2017Forget the ramp shot, the reverse sweep or the really, really late cut, the…
They talk a lot about the Gooch-Fletcher era in Essex, but Chris Silverwood has overseen an Essex revival now worthy of a conversation or twoGeorge Dobell at Edgbaston14-Sep-2017There was no champagne at Edgbaston - Essex…
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Not too many women have officiated in men's cricket before. When Claire Polosak makes her debut on Sunday, she will join a select few from around the worldSrinath Sripath04-Oct-2017Umpires Claire Polosak and Kathy Cross speak…
Less than two years into his international career, he has grown into a leadership role in India's limited-overs bowling attack, and generated numbers that put him up there with the best in the worldVishal Dikshit…