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Showing posts with label Twenty20. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Twenty20. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Dilshan Retires From Test Cricket


Tillakaratne Dilshan retires from the international test crickets. He plans to concentrate more on the Twenty20 and one-day internationals instead of the 5 day endurance run. Dilshan who has been a critical member to the test squad of Srilanka says that he wants more young talent to be in the longer version of game.


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"I have decided to take this decision to allow Sri Lanka cricket to groom another youngster in my place," said Dilshan, who had hoped to bow out after this month's two-Test series against Zimbabwe before the tour was called off.

"I was due to announce my retirement after the Zimbabwe Test series but unfortunately the tour was postponed.

"I will discuss my future with the national selectors and if they need me I will play till the 2015 World Cup."

Zimbabwe were Sri Lanka's opponents when Dilshan made his Test debut in Bulawayo in 1999, and he went on to make 87 appearances.

The aggressive batsman scored 5,492 runs at an average of 40.98 including 16 centuries, with a career-best of 193 against England at Lord's in 2011.

Photos & Inputs: SkySports
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Updated at: Wednesday, October 09, 2013

Monday, September 30, 2013

Yuvraj Singh In, Sehwag Gambhir Out Of T20 Team Against Australia


Yuvraj Singh made a comeback to the Indian cricket team as the selectors picked him on Monday in the 15-member squad for the lone T20 International and the first three ODIs against Australia starting October 10.


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India will play one Twenty20 and seven ODIs against Australia. But selectors decided to pick the squad only for the Twenty20 and first three ODIs.

The Twenty20 will be played in Rajkot, October 10. The first three ODIs will be hosted in Pune (October 13), Jaipur (October 16), and Mohali (October 190).

India squad: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Vinay Kumar, Amit Mishra, Ambati Rayudu, Mohammed Shami, Jaydev Unadkat.


Updated at: Monday, September 30, 2013