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Travis Head Set To Play With Steve Smith At Washington Freedom In MLC 2024 | Cricket News
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Travis Head Set To Play With Steve Smith At Washington Freedom In MLC 2024 | Cricket News

[ad_1] File image of Travis Head© AFPAustralia star opener Travis Head will join his compatriot Steven Smith at the Washington Freedom for the upcoming edition of Major League Cricket 2024. MLC will kick off on July 4, after the conclusion of the T20 World Cup. Head has decided to play cricket instead of opting to rest after the marquee event. Australia won't play any international matches after the conclusion of the World Cup until September, which will see them embark on a white-ball tour of England.Head is currently a part of Sunrisers Hyderabad in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. He has featured in four matches and amassed 133 runs at an average of 33.25 and a strike rate of 172.73.After Australia's T20 World Cup triumph, Head decided to opt out of their home white-ball ...
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“Wasn’t Going To…”: Ex-IPL Star On When MS Dhoni “Wouldn’t Tell Anyone” And Would Go Out To Bat | Cricket News
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“Wasn’t Going To…”: Ex-IPL Star On When MS Dhoni “Wouldn’t Tell Anyone” And Would Go Out To Bat | Cricket News

[ad_1] MS Dhoni is a name synonymous with Chennai Super Kings but when the franchise was banned from the Indian Premier League (IPL) between 2016 and 2017, he went on to play Rising Pune Supergiant. The 2017 season saw Australia cricketer Steve Smith being appointed the captain and Dhoni playing under his leadership - an experience that Smith himself described as 'daunting'. Former Australia all-rounder Dan Christian, who also played for the franchise during that period, recently opened up about the equation shared by the two cricketers and how Dhoni would just walk out to bat - sometimes without even informing captain Steve Smith or coach Stephen Fleming about his plans."If we lost a wicket, maybe at 12-13 overs, Stokes or me or someone else was due to go next. Dhoni stood up, put on hi...
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“RCB Need Other Batters To Stand Up”: Steve Smith Backs ‘Under Pressure’ Virat Kohli | Cricket News
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“RCB Need Other Batters To Stand Up”: Steve Smith Backs ‘Under Pressure’ Virat Kohli | Cricket News

[ad_1] Virat Kohli is "under a lot of pressure" in the ongoing IPL owing to the collective failure of Royal Challengers Bengaluru batters, feels former Australia captain Steve Smith who wants the Indian superstar's RCB teammates to come good in the supporting act. Kohli has waged a lone battle for RCB this IPL season with 203 runs in four matches at 67.66 with two fifties. The second-best batter, Dinesh Karthik, is way behind with 90 runs in as many games.Despite Kohli's consistency, RCB have faltered with three losses in four matches throwing them as far back as the eighth spot in the points table. The likes of Glenn Maxwell, skipper Faf du Plessis and Cameron Green have been underwhelming so far with the bat."He needs the other key batters to stand up with him, and if they do that, the...
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How To Tackle Mayank Yadav’s Fiery Pace? Australia Great Has A Solution | Cricket News
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How To Tackle Mayank Yadav’s Fiery Pace? Australia Great Has A Solution | Cricket News

[ad_1] Lucknow Super Giants fast bowler Mayank Yadav has become the talk of the town after producing brilliant performances against Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore. He impressed on his debut with three crucial wickets and against RCB, he was once again the top performer with the ball as he took the important wickets of Cameron Green, Rajat Patidar and Glenn Maxwell. Mayank's performances has put him in the conversation for a possible spot in India's T20 World Cup 2024 squad but former Australian cricket team batter Matthew Hayden came up with a plan to tackle the youngster's rapid pace."One of the things that happens in this competition is that all eye balls, all those great players watching him, they are working out strategies of how they are going to play him. If you bang ...
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“No One Outside Knows…”: Once Called ‘Cheat’, This Australia Great Has Blunt Message For Hardik Pandya | Cricket News
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“No One Outside Knows…”: Once Called ‘Cheat’, This Australia Great Has Blunt Message For Hardik Pandya | Cricket News

[ad_1] Australian star batter Steve Smith has advised Hardik Pandya to simply "block out" the constant jeers and boos the new Mumbai Indians skipper is receiving from spectators at the IPL so far, as they are "all irrelevant". Hardik, who replaced five-time IPL-winning captain Rohit Sharma as skipper this season, had a dismal start to his captaincy tenure as MI suffered back-to-back defeats.On top of the two losses, the former Gujarat Titans skipper was booed by fans at Ahmedabad and Hyderabad -- the venue of MI's first two matches -- as they were clearly not happy with the way Rohit was removed from captaincy."I'd try and just say, to block it out, it's all irrelevant," Smith, who has faced abuse from fans across the world for his role in the 2018 ball-tampering scandal in Cape Town, to...
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“There’s No One Better In India”: Steve Smith’s Sensational Praise For MS Dhoni | Cricket News
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“There’s No One Better In India”: Steve Smith’s Sensational Praise For MS Dhoni | Cricket News

[ad_1] MS Dhoni in action for CSK during IPL 2024© AFPAustralian batter Steve Smith on Thursday showered praise on former Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper MS Dhoni saying there's no one in India who is better than the 42-year-old. Speaking on Star Sports, Smith said no one read a cricket match like MS Dhoni. The Aussie batter added that it was 'tremendous' to share field with the former India skipper. "There's no one better in India to have behind the stumps than MS Dhoni. The way he understands the game and the angles of the game is second to none. So look, he was a tremendous person to play with. I really enjoyed his company on and off the field," Smith said. Smith also called Dhoni a 'chilled' guy. The Aussie revealed that the 42-year-old helped him a lot with cricket."He's such a ch...
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“Damage Had Been Done”: Australia Star “Perplexed” With Mumbai Indians Not Utilizing Jasprit Bumrah | Cricket News
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“Damage Had Been Done”: Australia Star “Perplexed” With Mumbai Indians Not Utilizing Jasprit Bumrah | Cricket News

[ad_1] Left perplexed by Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya's tactics in the record-breaking IPL loss to Sunrisers Hyderabad, former Australia captain Steve Smith has said he cannot fathom why premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah bowled just six deliveries up until the 13th over of the match. In a stunning display of power-hitting, Sunrisers Hyderabad posted the highest ever IPL total of 277/3 before clinching a 31-run victory over an equally aggressive Mumbai Indians on Wednesday night. Bumrah was the second-most economical bowler in the match, after SRH captain Pat Cummins (2/35), conceding 36 runs in his four overs which did not yield any wicket."I was perplexed with some of their bowling changes in the first innings for Mumbai. Bumrah bowled in the fourth over, he went for 5 and then we di...
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“I’ve Been On The Opposition When He…”: Steve Smith On Virat Kohli’s T20 World Cup Selection | Cricket News
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“I’ve Been On The Opposition When He…”: Steve Smith On Virat Kohli’s T20 World Cup Selection | Cricket News

[ad_1] File photo of Virat Kohli and Steve SmithDoes Virat Kohli have a future in India's T20 World Cup team? While experts may differ over the batting stalwart's future in the shortest format of the game, veteran Australia batter Steve Smith only had good things to say. Sharing his own experience of being in the opponent teams as Virat Kohli produced some of his finest performances, Smith revealed how Kohli tends to excel under pressure and deliver masterclass performances time and again. For Smith, there's no doubt that Kohli remains one of the finest batters in the world."He plays the situation. Some wickets you play on, your strike rate doesn't need to be high. You play according to what's in front of you. We have seen Virat play some masterclass innings and get his team over the lin...
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Steve Smith: Is The ‘Best Since Bradman’ On Decline, A Look Into Numbers | Cricket News
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Steve Smith: Is The ‘Best Since Bradman’ On Decline, A Look Into Numbers | Cricket News

[ad_1] Star Australian batter Steve Smith has not been having best of the times as an opening batter, as his downward slump continued during the first Test against New Zealand in Wellington. During the first Test, he was dismissed for 31 in 71 balls by Matt Henry and then later for a three-ball duck in the second inning by Kiwi skipper Tim Southee. This has added to Smith's lean run that started just during the start of the new ICC World Test Championship cycle.Is opening really an ideal spot for Smith? Have we seen the best of this maestro in white clothing? One needs to dive into statistics.Ever since opening, Smith has registered scores of 12, 11*, 6, 91*, 31 and 0, which equals to 151 runs in six innings at an average of 37.75. Though the sample size is really short, Smith still has ...
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Steve Smith Pushes For Rule Reform, Urges Intervention On Leg-Side Bouncers | Cricket News
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Steve Smith Pushes For Rule Reform, Urges Intervention On Leg-Side Bouncers | Cricket News

[ad_1] Australian star batter Steve Smith has said that the cricketing authorities should urgently address the issue of pacers persistently bowling bouncers to a leg side field, as it restricts a batter's ability to hit the ball "anywhere in front of the wicket". The former Australia captain, who is playing the opening Test against New Zealand in Wellington, added a bowler should be allowed just one or two such deliveries, after which he should be warned or the delivery be called a wide."I think there could be some slight rule changes in terms of balls going down the leg side when you set that field."You really can't hit the ball anywhere in front of the wicket really, and I feel like it is almost like when a (left-arm) spinner comes over the wicket and they get the warning down the leg ...
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