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Dinesh Karthik Digs Up Stunning Ashes Stat, Earns ‘Honorary Englishman’ Tag | Cricket News
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Dinesh Karthik Digs Up Stunning Ashes Stat, Earns ‘Honorary Englishman’ Tag | Cricket News

[ad_1] Veteran India wicktekeeper Dinesh Karthik© TwitterThe Day 4 of the fifth Ashes Test between Australia and England, ended in the favour of the visitors as their score read at 135/0 in the chase of 384. Openers Usman Khawaja (69*) and David Warner (58*) were unbeaten after rain forced an early stumps. At the end of the day, commentators Ricky Ponting and Mark Taylor praised the duo for remaining intact and giving Australia an upper hand in the game. However, their fellow commentator and veteran India wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik took this moment to roast both of them. In the end, however, England secured the match and the series ened 2-2Karthik reminded them of Ashes 2009, where Australia faced a 2-1 defeat against England despite a strong partnership between Ponting and Michael Huss...
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“Your Job As A Batsman…”: Ex-Australia Skipper’s Blunt Remark On Jonny Bairstow’s Incident | Cricket News
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“Your Job As A Batsman…”: Ex-Australia Skipper’s Blunt Remark On Jonny Bairstow’s Incident | Cricket News

[ad_1] Former Australian captain Mark Taylor has reminded cricketers that if stumping is one of the modes of dismissals permitted by the laws of the game then it's entirely the batsman's responsibility to guard his wicket. England batter Jonny Bairstow's dismissal on the final day of the second Ashes Test at Lord's has brought stumping into focus again with discussion about spirit of the game overriding the rules of cricket. On the final day of the second Test, Bairstow ducked a slow bouncer from Australia's Cameron Green and walked out of the crease, thinking that the ball was already 'dead'.However, wicketkeeper Alex Carey broke the stumps with a direct throw and third umpire Marais Erasmus adjudged it stumped."The batsmen have to remember there are 10 ways to get out in Test cricket. ...
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Mark Taylor Backs David Warner To Play In WTC Final, First Few Ashes Tests | Cricket News
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Mark Taylor Backs David Warner To Play In WTC Final, First Few Ashes Tests | Cricket News

[ad_1] Former Australia captain Mark Taylor has backed David Warner to play in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final against India at The Oval in June and to also feature in the initial stage of the Ashes 2023 in England. Warner has gone through a lean patch in Test cricket since the start of 2021, averaging below 39 and his returns have been ordinary especially in the last two years.Despite scoring a double century (200) in the Melbourne Test in December 2022 against South Africa - his only Test hundred since January 2020 - Warner averaged 30.05 in 11 games last year. In the three Test matches that he played this year, Warner has managed a mere 36 runs at 9.00.Warner, 36, has in the past spoken about retiring from Test cricket in order to push on in the shorter formats, and his pa...
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“Indore Was The Worst…”: Australia Great Has No Mercy For ‘Poor’ Pitch In Third India-Australia Test | Cricket News
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“Indore Was The Worst…”: Australia Great Has No Mercy For ‘Poor’ Pitch In Third India-Australia Test | Cricket News

[ad_1] Former Australian captain Mark Taylor has come down hard on the three pitches used for the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy, alleging that some amount of "skullduggery" must have been involved in preparation of such tracks. India are currently leading 2-1 with a Test match left in Ahmedabad. While pitches in Nagpur and New Delhi were rated "average" by the ICC, the pitch for the Indore Test was rated "poor" by match referee Chris Broad.Leading 2-0 going into the third Test, the Indian batters were undone by the Indore pitch as Australia recorded a thumping nine-wicket win in the third match to register a big win, which was Rohit Sharma-led side's only third loss at home in 45 Tests in the past decade."I agree with that," Taylor said of the ICC rating the Indore pitch as poor. "I def...
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Mark Taylor Urges Australian Selectors To Take Call On David Warner’s Test Future Before Ashes | Cricket News
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Mark Taylor Urges Australian Selectors To Take Call On David Warner’s Test Future Before Ashes | Cricket News

[ad_1] Former Australia captain Mark Taylor has urged selectors to take a call on under-fire opener David Warner's future in Test cricket before the Ashes later this year. Warner has been undergoing a prolonged lean patch in the longest format of the game. He had scores of 1, 10 and 15 in the opening two Tests of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy before being ruled out of the remaining two matches due to a concussion and elbow fracture."Dave has come out and said he wants to be around until 2024, so he wants to go to England later this year, he wants to play in Australia next summer," Taylor said on Nine's Wide World of Sports."So he has really thrown the ball over to (selectors) George Bailey, Tony Dodemaide, (and captain) Pat Cummins, the selectors to say 'OK what do you want to do?'." Despit...
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Opportunity To Try Few Things: Mark Taylor Advices Australia Ahead Of 3rd Test vs South Africa | Cricket News
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Opportunity To Try Few Things: Mark Taylor Advices Australia Ahead Of 3rd Test vs South Africa | Cricket News

[ad_1] File image of Mark Taylor© AFPWith the high-profile tour of India fast approaching, former Australia skipper Mark Taylor wants the Pat Cummins-led side to explore the option of playing with five bowlers in the third and final Test against South Africa beginning in Sydney on Wednesday. The tour of India, comprising four Tests for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, will take place in February-March. Going into the final Test at Sydney, the hosts are holding an unassailable 2-0 series lead, providing them with an opportunity to explore few other options."They've got an opportunity in Sydney to try a few things. I know people say you shouldn't try things in Test matches, but with Cameron Green not playing, I'd really like to see Alex Carey bat at six and Australia pick five bowlers."They can...
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“Still Can’t Work Out How He Hit That”: Australia Great On Virat Kohli’s Six Off Haris Rauf | Cricket News
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“Still Can’t Work Out How He Hit That”: Australia Great On Virat Kohli’s Six Off Haris Rauf | Cricket News

[ad_1] Four T20 World Cup 2022 matches, three half-centuries, and two Player of the Match awards, it has been a stunning show of batting by former India captain Virat Kohli in Australia. The talismanic batter has done wonders whenever he has stepped on the pitch and it isn't just his Indian fans that are going gaga over his performances. Even Australia greats Mark Taylor and Ian Chappell have been full of praise for Kohli, both for the consistency he has shown and some of the shots he has hit in the tournament so far.Virat Kohli arrived in the T20 World Cup with a point to prove, having not done much with the bat over the last couple of years. In his first game, that too against arch-rivals Pakistan, he slammed an unbeaten 82 to help India win a thriller.In the 19th over of India's chase...
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India vs Pakistan: Following Dead Ball Controversy, Australia Great Suggests Rule Change | Cricket News
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India vs Pakistan: Following Dead Ball Controversy, Australia Great Suggests Rule Change | Cricket News

[ad_1] Team India took 3 byes from a free-hit against Pakistan.© TwitterThe 'Dead ball' controversy in the India vs Pakistan match in T20 World Cup 2022 continues to be debated on social media. The three byes that India got on the free-hit were in accordance with the ICC rules, yet the Pakistan team was found arguing with the umpires. Many suggested that it should've been called a dead ball since the ball went on to shatter the stumps of the batter (Virat Kohli), but that isn't what the rulebook says. Now, former Australia cricketer Mark Taylor has asked for a 'rule change'.Speaking to Wide World of Sports, Taylor suggested that the batter goes on to gain an 'unfair advantage' if the ball hits the stumps since the ball can deflect anywhere. Such a situation also makes running out the bat...
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