Language - | IND vs AUS | Australia, sweep at right stage of the innings, advises Michael Clarke Michael Clarke has advised the visiting teams to use sweep shots at the right stage of the innings and not to overuse them after the defeat in the first game. Clarke further blasted Pat Cummins for his defensive approach saying that the field should have been placed close to the batter. SportsCafe Desk |
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 | Prithvi Shaw is a terrific player like Virender Sehwag, says Michael Clarke Former Australia captain Michael Clarke has praised Prithvi Shaw saying that the Indian opening batsman is a terrific player like Virender Sehwag. Clarke further added that Shaw is an aggressive top-order batsman, and the Indian team management should show faith in the young cricketer. SportsCafe Desk |
 | India’s Test series win in Australia last year is one of the greatest victories, opines Sunil Gavaskar Sunil Gavaskar has opined that India’s Test series win in Australia last year by 2-1 will go down as one of the greatest victories in Indian cricket history. The former Indian cricketer further added that he was privileged to be in Australia and witness the golden chapter in Indian cricket.
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 | Australia won’t have a captain for 15 years if it is looking for a perfect leader, says Michael Clarke Former Australian captain Michael Clarke is of the opinion that the national side will be without a captain for the next 15 years if the management is looking for a perfect skipper. Cricket Australia is yet to announce their new Test captain after Tim Paine’s resignation over a sexting scandal. SportsCafe Desk |
 | England can’t win the Ashes in Australia without Jofra Archer, opines Michael Clarke Michael Clarke has stated that England stand no chance of winning the Ashes series Down Under later this year without the services of paceman Jofra Archer, who has been sidelined with shoulder injury. The former Australia captain also hoped for an improved performance from the hosts. SportsCafe Desk |
 | Australian bowlers’ ‘smartly worded statement’ has glaring flaws, opines Michael Clarke Michael Clarke has responded to the joint-statement issued by the Australian bowlers and has insisted that the quartet, in their ‘smartly-worded statement’, forgot that the accusations were being made by their teammate, Bancroft. Clarke has stuck to his viewpoint that the bowlers ‘knew about it.’. SportsCafe Desk |
 | Not a big surprise that more than three people knew about the ball-tampering incident, admits Michael Clarke After the revelation from Cameron Bancroft, Michael Clarke has admitted that it isn’t a big surprise that more than three people knew about the ball-tampering incident in Cape Town. He also insisted that if the ball was tampered around, there was no chance that the bowlers did not notice that. SportsCafe Desk |
 | Pat Cummins absolutely the right choice for Australia captaincy, states Michael Clarke Former Australia skipper Michael Clarke has vouched for Pat Cummins to be the next permanent skipper of the Aussie side and believes the speedster has everything it takes to be a world-class leader. Cummins is currently leading NSW in the Marsh Cup, where he’s had a 100% win record. SportsCafe Desk |
 | There's no reason why Steve Smith shouldn't be in line for the captaincy, feels Usman Khawaja Usman Khawaja believes that Steve Smith has paid the price for his mistakes and there is no reason why he shouldn't be given the captaincy responsibilities once Tim Paine ends his career. Khawaja has further added that he is hoping to be back amongst the runs, after a lean patch in domestic cricket. SportsCafe Desk |
 | IND vs AUS | Paine is a brilliant keeper and his captaincy been really sound, proclaims Brett Lee Australia's fast bowling great Brett Lee has come out strongly in defense of an underfire Tim Paine and stated that he's a brilliant keeper and a good captain. Michael Clarke also suggested that all the blame can't be put on the captain alone as there are more decision-makers involved. SportsCafe Desk |