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    newscricketa month ago

    IND vs SA | Our spinners will have to step up during Tests, reckons Vernon Philander

    Vernon Philander believes spinners will be crucial in the subcontinent when they take on India in the three Test-series and has urged them to be prepared to take advantage of the fact. He further talked about the importance of pace bowlers to support them and heaped praise on Kagiso Rabada.
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    newscricket3 months ago

    VIDEO | Imran Tahir starts trademark "running" celebration before umpire's decision to leave AB de Villiers in stitches

    40-year-old Imran Tahir seems to be getting younger by the day and has made the running celebration a trademark of his own. But on Tuesday, he took his celebration to a whole new level, as he stormed towards the crowd even before the umpire raised his finger, after trapping AB de Villiers in front.
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    featurecricket3 months ago

    ICC World Cup 2019 | SportsCafe's Team of the Tournament

    Penning down the team of the tournament is no less than a dream come true, where you can actually imagine yourself being the chief selector and handpicking 11 players for the side. With the World Cup coming to an end yesterday, here is the combined XI from all the teams from this season.
    Suraj Choudhari
    newscricket3 months ago

    ICC World Cup 2019 | Imran Tahir has had a phenomenal career for South Africa, states Daniel Vettori

    Daniel Vettori heaped praise on Imran Tahir and stated that he should be proud of the career he has had ahead of the leg spinner’s final game in national colours on Saturday. He also talked about the future plans for South Africa cricket with Rassie van der Dussen as a possible centrepiece.
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    newscricket3 months ago

    ICC World Cup 2019 | I’ve prepared myself for the farewell, says Imran Tahir

    Imran Tahir, who will play his last ODI for South Africa on Saturday, says that he has emotionally prepared himself for the big moment. However, Tahir is not worried about the future of South African cricket as he firmly believes in the talented youngsters emerging in the country.
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    newscricket4 months ago

    7 things you missed | From Kagiso Rabada's ball missing everything to the bromance between Imran Tahir and Faf du Plessis

    Good Morning! That is what you tell someone who just woke up after being put to bed by Hashim Amla and Faf du Plessis. While you were sleeping you missed a lot of things that happened during the match. Don't worry, we have it collect all those moments. Enjoy the 7 things you missed.
    Srijith Gopal
    newscricket4 months ago

    Twitter reacts as Imran Tahir forces Faf du Plessis to a review which gets wasted as it is declared not out

    Imran Tahir has always been hungry for wickets. Today, the legspinner wanted the wicket so badly that he forced Faf du Plessis to take a review only to be declared not out few seconds later. Twitterati were amazed by Imran Tahir's actions which cost South Africa a valuable review.
    Srijith Gopal
    newscricket4 months ago

    VIDEO | "High-flying" Imran Tahir left embarrassed after third umpire discards his catch

    With the advancement of technology, subtle intricacies on the field are minutely captured further helping to eradicate the errors. In the encounter between Pakistan and South Africa, Imran Tahir was left embarrassed after celebrating the catch but the replays suggested otherwise.
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    newscricket4 months ago

    VIDEO | Quinton de Kock fails to spot clean nick to gift Kane Williamson extra life

    In any competitive cricket match, we usually see the wicketkeeper going for an appeal if he spots the ball going even close past the bat. However, in a World Cup game between South Africa and New Zealand, Quinton de Kock didn’t even appeal after Kane Williamson had nicked the ball from Imran Tahir.
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    newscricket4 months ago

    Twitter reacts as Kane Williamson didn't walk despite edging the ball to Quinton De Kock

    It was a big pressure game for the Proteas and the pressure got clearly reflected on their game. New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson was lucky to not lose his wicket as South Africa didn't review an edge behind. Fans on Twitter lashed out on Williamson for not walking off despite getting a nick.
    Soumil Khare