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Mohammad Rizwan “Tried To Do An MS Dhoni And…”: England Great Amused By Awkward Wicketkeeping In Cricket World Cup Game. Watch | Cricket News
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Mohammad Rizwan “Tried To Do An MS Dhoni And…”: England Great Amused By Awkward Wicketkeeping In Cricket World Cup Game. Watch | Cricket News

[ad_1] Cricket World Cup: Mohammad Rizwan and Ben Stokes in action.© InstagramPakistan's forgettable outing at the ODI Cricket World Cup 2023 ended with a loss against England on Saturday. With four wins in nine games, the Babar Azam-led side finished fifth in the 10-team competition. There was not much positive to be taken from the match for Pakistan. However, there was an awkward moment when former England captain Nasser Hussain was amused with the wicketkeeping of Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan on one occasion.The incident happened in the 24th over of England's innings. On one delivery by Shadab Khan to Ben Stokes, that went down leg side, Mohammad Rizwan tried to stop the ball with his legs. However, he missed the ball and was nutmegged. The ball raced to the boundary"Misses everyone. It...
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‘Played For The Team’: England Great Hails Under-Fire Shreyas Iyer After Big Win vs Sri Lanka | Cricket News
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‘Played For The Team’: England Great Hails Under-Fire Shreyas Iyer After Big Win vs Sri Lanka | Cricket News

[ad_1] Shreyas Iyer played a quickfire knock of 82 to take India to a big total of 357/8.© AFPFormer England captain Nasser Hussain was all praise for Shreyas Iyer after the Indian batter silenced his critics with the bat during the Cricket World Cup match against Sri Lanka on Thursday. Amid talks of his possible exclusion from the playing XI for the game, Iyer played a quickfire knock of 82 to take India to a big total of 357/8. He was the third Indian batter to miss his century on the night, with Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill also falling short early on.However, Hussain lauded Iyer for putting the team's interest on priority, when he could've easily scored a run-a-ball 40 or 50 to cement his place in the team."What I liked about the innings was that, sometimes, people start talking that...
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Virat Kohli Or Sachin Tendulkar? England Great Has The Perfect Answer To Tricky Question | Cricket News
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Virat Kohli Or Sachin Tendulkar? England Great Has The Perfect Answer To Tricky Question | Cricket News

[ad_1] File photo of Virat Kohli (left) and Sachin Tendulkar.© AFPThere is no doubt that Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar are among the greatest cricketers. Though both of them are the players of different eras, the fans, cricket experts and former cricketers could not keep themselves away from comparing the two batting giants. Tendulkar kicked off his international cricket career in 1989 and concluded it in 2013, while Kohli made his debut for the senior men's cricket team in 2008 and continues to be a crucial pat of the team.The debate about who is the greatest among the two continues and former England captain Nasser Hussain has fuelled it up with an interesting statement.While responding to a question, 'Who is the all-time great in ODI format - Virat or Sachin', Hussain came up with ...
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“Look At India”: England Great’s Blunt Reminder Amid Jos Buttler And Co. Horror Show At Cricket World Cup 2023 | Cricket News
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“Look At India”: England Great’s Blunt Reminder Amid Jos Buttler And Co. Horror Show At Cricket World Cup 2023 | Cricket News

[ad_1] England had yet another forgettable outing at the ongoing ODI World Cup as they got outplayed by Sri Lanka on Thursday in Bengaluru. Opting to bat first, the Jos Buttler-led side got bundled out for 156, despite Ben Stokes scoring 43 runs. Later, Sri Lanka chased down the target in 25.4 with eight wickets in hand. This was England's fourth loss in five matches and the defending champions are on the brink of elimination from the race for the semi-finals.The Three Lions are receiving severe backlash from many former cricketers for their dismal show in the tournament. Recently, their former skipper Nasser Hussain did not mince his words and gave example of star India batter Virat Kohli's form to criticize Team England."What I don't like is giving players a cop out. And I feel like so...
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“He Looks To Have That Mindset”: Ex-England Captain Predicts Bright Future For Yashavi Jaiswal | Cricket News
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“He Looks To Have That Mindset”: Ex-England Captain Predicts Bright Future For Yashavi Jaiswal | Cricket News

[ad_1] Yashasvi Jaiswal during a Test match against West Indies.© AFPFormer England captain Nasser Hussain believes that young India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal has the technique and mindset to become a successful batter in international cricket. Left-handed batter Jaiswal left everyone utterly impressed with his brilliant century against West Indies in his debut match. His knock of 171 runs helped the Rohit Sharma-led side to register a comfortable victory by an innings and 141 runs in the first Test of the two-match series. The 21-year-old batter, who had a brilliant IPL 2023 for Rajasthan Royals, returned scores of 57 and 38 in the second Test to end the series as the highest run getter."From what I've seen... he's made a fantastic start," said Hussain on The ICC Review."You speak to peop...
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“If Hardik Pandya Had Stayed Fit…”: England Great’s Blunt Analysis Of India’s Away Test Problem | Cricket News
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“If Hardik Pandya Had Stayed Fit…”: England Great’s Blunt Analysis Of India’s Away Test Problem | Cricket News

[ad_1] India lacking a seam bowler who can also bat is the crucial ingredient missing on the team's overseas assignments, feels former England captain Nasser Hussain, and adds that someone like a Ben Stokes or a Cameron Green can be the winning formula for the side on foreign tours. India lost their second consecutive World Test Championship (WTC) final to Australia recently and Hussain said that Rishabh Pant was being sorely missed by India, hoping that the wicketkeeper-batter returns to the side sooner rather than later as he is a "massive miss at the moment"."They (India) are brilliant at home... and the balance of their side at home is just wonderful," Hussain said in the ICC Review on Wednesday."(However) An Indian cricketer at the moment, a (Ben) Stokes type cricketer, a Cameron Gr...
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‘James Anderson”s Experience Will Be Required In India’: Ex-England Skipper Lavishes Praise On Pacer | Cricket News
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‘James Anderson”s Experience Will Be Required In India’: Ex-England Skipper Lavishes Praise On Pacer | Cricket News

[ad_1] Former England skipper Nasser Hussain expects pace bowler James Anderson to tour India for the gruelling five-Test series early next year, saying that with pacer Stuart Broad and all-rounder Moeen retiring, the experience of the 41-year-old will come in handy in sub-continental conditions. Anderson, the highest wicket-taking quick in Test cricket, would be more than keen to tour India for the series, scheduled to commence in January next year, after an ordinary bowling effort during the recently concluded Ashes."Jimmy's (Anderson) got a very good record against India... and you need a balanced attack. You need that experience for younger players to come in," Hussain said on The ICC Review on Thursday.Anderson has a good record against India, with six of his 32 five-wicket hauls in...
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“Not So Alive…”: Naseer Hussain, Ricky Ponting’s Harrowing Verdict On Test Cricket | Cricket News
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“Not So Alive…”: Naseer Hussain, Ricky Ponting’s Harrowing Verdict On Test Cricket | Cricket News

[ad_1] England and Australia cricketers in action during Ashes 2023© AFPThe Ashes 2023 produced a number of exciting moments with all the five Tests attracting almost full houses on a daily basis. The cricket on display was praised heavily by the critics but former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting believes that it is enough to bring back the interest in the longest format of the sport. During the final Ashes Test, Ponting said that the cricket boards around the world should look into making Tests interesting again and it cannot be only dependent on the big teams.“I think the bottom line is every board every association every team to aspire, to achieve the level of cricket that has been played here. The last thing you wanna see is boring drawn out games of Test match cricket and I think if...
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“Never Played In Winning Ashes Team”: Ricky Ponting’s Dig At England Great | Cricket News
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“Never Played In Winning Ashes Team”: Ricky Ponting’s Dig At England Great | Cricket News

[ad_1] File photo of Ricky Ponting© BCCI/SportzpicsPonting discussed the off-field banter within the WhatsApp group for commentators with host Sanjana Ganesan on the latest episode of The ICC Review and said he has been holding his own despite the lack of support. "(I have) got plenty of ammunition to come back with," Ponting laughingly said as quoted by ICC. "Nasser (Hussain) has never won and never played in a winning Ashes team, Ashes series team. Mike Atherton might have even been the same, I'm not sure with that. I've got plenty of ammunition to throw back, it's just that I'm outnumbered all the time and I've got to make sure I've got plenty of good stuff.""I'm a man of few words until I get pricked and poked enough and then I have to come out and defend myself or defend my country,...
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“Joe Root Cover Drive From Mark Wood”: Pacer’s Excellent Shot Leaves England Great Awestruck | Cricket News
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“Joe Root Cover Drive From Mark Wood”: Pacer’s Excellent Shot Leaves England Great Awestruck | Cricket News

[ad_1] After facing two back-to-back losses, England finally took a sigh of relief with a three-wicket victory over Australia in the third Ashes Test on Sunday. The Ben Stokes-led side chased the target of 251 with Harry Brook smashing 75 off 93 balls. Apart from Brook's knock, it was pacer Mark Wood's all-round contribution that helped England to stay alive in the five-match contest. Starting with his five-wicket haul, Wood went on to play a crucial knock of 16 off 8 deliveries that included a six and a four.During the 50th over when England needed 11 runs to win, Wood played a cover drive on Mitchell Starc's delivery, which went for a beautiful boundary. The excellence of the shot left former England captain and commentator Nasser Hussain utterly impressed as he compared the English pa...
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