Shaan Waseem
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cricket (and sometimes tech) enthusiast
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Joined May 2013
Amazing how every team tends to have a better jersey than India, year after year.
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Harsha Bhogle on air said that both the batters slowed down probably because they were tired, and Manjrekar immediately jumped in and stated that they were close to their milestones. He calls it as it is, and that's exactly why I enjoy his commentary. #INDvAUS.
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What were South Africa and West Indies doing then?.
TEST CRICKET SEASON STARTS TOMORROW. !!!!. - Pakistan vs Bangladesh from 10.30 am IST. - England vs Sri Lanka from 3.30 pm IST.
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Rizwan averages 46 in Australia, 40 in England, 43 in New Zealand, 42 in Sri Lanka and 51 at home – these are solid numbers even for a full-time batter. And he tends to score a lot of his runs in challenging situations. A tough cricketer.
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With this squad that they've built, KKR should've had their 1990s Chicago Bulls moment of sustained long-term dominance. But it's that dreaded mega auction that'll ensure that all their good work is undone. An utterly useless concept that should be done away with.
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Head - 235 runs @ 47 (SR of 199). Klaasen - 253 runs @ 63 (SR of 199). Abhishek - 211 runs @ 35 (SR of 197). Samad - 106 runs @ 53 (SR of 225). Absolute carnage.
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Shahbaz this IPL -.Against KKR - 16 (5) that almost saw SRH through. Against MI - picked up the huge wicket of Kishan when MI were 50 for 0 in 3 overs. Against CSK - dismissed Gaikwad. Against PBKS - scored a crucial 14*(7). Raw numbers won't tell you how effective he's been.
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I know it's an incredibly unpopular (and unrealistic) opinion, but from next year onwards, I'd like to see the IPL at least 10 to 15 days shorter in length. This season did feel like a bit of a stretch.
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Ishant-Bumrah-Shami-Umesh was a quality pool of fast bowlers to pick from. No matter which pair you picked in home Tests, there was just no drop in quality. Minimal, if ever. And then there was Bhuvi as well, who had a stellar home record.
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He's the second greatest (if not the greatest) batter that India's produced. If that's not success, then I don't know what is.
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Look at the initial line of the ball. It ended up taking out Pope's middle and leg stump!.Even by Bumrah's standards, that is a ridiculous delivery. Right up there amongst the many jaffas he's sent down in Test cricket.
WHAT A BALL!.Bumrah, you're just unbelievable. .
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He's got a hundred in T20I cricket, but this is by far Abhishek's best innings in international cricket. Got into such lovely positions against pace today; clearly he's put in some work, and that's great to see!.
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Abhishek can learn so much from Samson in terms of four hitting in the PP. It's not always about the sixes. Even someone like Head is great at it.
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Mind you, Stokes is the same batter who threw his wicket away when England desperately needed him to hang around against India. Aggressive cricket isn't always selfless cricket. People have lost their minds with the overdose of T20 cricket.
Saviour of the ship @benstokes38 😍👍🏼 Good 💯 under pressure anchoring the innings where required with aggressive intent to get Maximum runs for the team to win at the end. Sheer example to differentiate Selfish vs Selfless approach @MichaelVaughan #ENGvNED #CWC23
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The more I watch this, the more I can't wait for Jaiswal x Pant x Sarfaraz in home tests. It'll be proper box office stuff!.
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Retaining Jurel at 14 crores might seem senseless on paper, but it's a great bit of business from Rajasthan. Leave aside his high upside; the fact that he can keep wickets and slot virtually anywhere in the order means he'd have gone for a lot of money. Rare commodity.
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In just 7* FC games, Musheer Khan has a double hundred in a Ranji Trophy quarter-final, a fifty in a semi-final, a hundred in a final, and has now cracked a hundred in the Duleep Trophy against a quality attack. Some talent. He’s rightfully being fast-tracked.
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If you think cricket is easy, then you've not touched a bat (or ball) in your life.Try getting bat to ball even against 115-120 kph and you'll realize how skill-based the sport is.
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A sensationalized headline, framed completely out of context. This is what Umran said, in full;
Before INDIA vs SriLANKA T20 Series, Umran Malik’s BIG PROMISE, ‘I will break Shoaib Akhtar’s FASTEST DELIVERY RECORD’. #INDvsSL #T20 #UmranMalik #ShoaibAkhtar
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When you accidentally press the A button on Cricket 07.
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There's no way you can convince me that Jadeja is a better T20 player than Axar. He's a very limited white ball batter and even with the ball, I'd say Axar is better. #INDvAUS.
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He's the same guy who said that Pakistan's 30th best fast bowler would make India's side. .
Always said this. But instead of conducting a fitness test. We first need to conduct an IQ test for our cricketers. Some of the shot selections have been terrible. Even local club cricketers don’t make such terrible decisions. So disappointing😡 #PAKvBAN.
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Got to commend Maxwell too. Made a massive difference with both bat and ball. Don't underestimate the value of his cameo at the back-end of the first innings.
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It was always the right idea to play Pant/Samson at 3 and SKY at 4.The think tank deserves credit for that.
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Not the smartest of selections. Anyone with two working eyes will tell you that Pant is a limited T20 player at the moment.
🚨Rishabh Pant takes rapid strides towards making the T20 World Cup squad. Details: #IPL2024 #T20WorldCup
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140.7 – this was Klaasen’s strike rate in ODI cricket in 2023. And he scored close to 1,000 runs at an average of 46 to go with that…
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Will never understand this gate-keeping attitude from certain cricketers. Fans are massive stakeholders in the game, and they have every right to criticise. In this case, Kohli's declining numbers against spin (over a decent sample size) didn't lie. We understand the game.
Kohli said "All the people who talk about Strike Rate and me not playing spin we'll talk about these things (numbers) - it's just about doing my job - it's kind of a muscle memory for me now".
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He's going to get a Klaasen-level reception at Uppal next season, that's guaranteed.
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People don't realize just how important Iyer's innings in the 2023 World Cup semi final was.
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How useful was that innings from Klaasen. Raw power nullifies slow surfaces. And he's also a brilliant rotator of strike against spin. That's an underrated aspect of his game. And Tripathi as well. He out-foxed Ashwin, and that's not something you see often.
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India should seriously consider pushing Nitish up the order in case of a collapse. Feels like they're leaving plenty of runs out in the middle by playing him at 7/8. Allow him to build an innings, because he's got the gears to do so.
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Are you really not going to post anything about our title win which occurred on this day in 2016? And is that just because Warner led us to it?.To date, it's undoubtedly the greatest moment in the franchise's history.
Red ball cricket mode 🔛🔥. Drop a 👍 to wish Yashasvi good luck for the WTC Final in England 🏴. 📸: @ybj_19
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Got a lot of respect for Nitish for agreeing to stay on at 6 crores. That saved us *plenty* of cash that we'd have otherwise spent on RTM-ing him. I've got no doubt that he's our future skipper.
SRH RETENTIONS. !!!! 📢. - Heinrich Klaasen - 23cr. - Pat Cummins - 18cr. - Abhishek Sharma - 14cr. - Travis Head - 14cr. - Nitish Kumar Reddy - 6cr. SRH will go into IPL 2025 auction with a 45cr purse. (Espncricinfo).
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Love the fact that he's only received positivity from the SRH fans in the replies to this tweet!.
Special to be involved in my first @IPL. Thanks to all the @SunRisers players, staff and fans for making me feel so welcome - amazing people! #orangearmy
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SKY's slowest T20I 50 has come at a strike rate of 147. This is something that always blows my mind, despite how good he is. .
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Samson. Number 3. T20 World Cup. Shouldn't be a debate at this point.
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Maybe it's just me, but I absolutely hate it when batters slow down for their personal milestones. That really shouldn't be happening. I remember Gill once doing it against the West Indies, and he eventually didn't get the hundred due to rain!.#INDvAUS.
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Pretty obvious that Gambhir rates Sundar, but no way should he be batting above Axar in a white ball fixture. .
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If we're being honest, Chahal didn't deserve to get picked either. He's not done enough in this IPL season to force his way back into the side, so why are people pretending like he has?.
🚨India’s squad for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 announced 🚨. Let's get ready to cheer for #TeamIndia . #T20WorldCup
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Just look at the field placements - they're so well orchestrated by Kane Williamson!.He really is a master tactician.
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Sad that Natarajan didn't get rewarded in any way for his efforts, because he carried our below-par bowling attack throughout.
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Already seen so many Kishan x SRH edits, clearly he's going to be a fan favorite at Hyderabad.
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Ironically, a lot of people who are trolling the U-19 side today didn't really care much when we won it in 2022.That's just how it works I suppose.
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Funny how nobody's even talking about Jitesh anymore .Too bad he doesn't play for a "big" IPL franchise. .
Rishabh Pant could be in line to feature in the 2024 #T20WorldCup 👀.
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Really keen to see how he fares against England.
HUNDRED FOR CAPTAIN ABHISHEK SHARMA 👌. - Hundred from just 60 balls against Saurashtra in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, Captain in ridiculous touch & Great news for SRH and Indian team in 2025.
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At this point, it’ll be a grave disservice to Indian cricket if Gill is left out at Sydney. And we all know who needs to make way. India had no business being 3 down for 30 odd on this surface; that’s where the game was lost. The lower order cannot bail you out every time.
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Potentially this lot’s final game of the season. And regardless of today’s result, they’ve been consistently brilliant this year, both in terms of entertainment and execution. Character – that’s all I want to see today. Go well, @SunRisers 🧡
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They sure do chirp a lot for being fans of a franchise that's won nothing in 16 years of existence. Read that again - 16!.
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Bhuvi's first tweet since 23rd August 2023 🥶.
Another season of unbelievable support at Uppal! Thank you, #OrangeArmy 🧡. On we go to the playoffs 👊🔥 @SunRisers
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People talk a lot about Sarfaraz's supposed weakness against pace, but they conveniently ignore just how skillful a batter he is against spin. A range of cuts, sweeps, using his feet - you name it, and he's got it. This isn't related to the Test match. Just a general observation.
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Without a mega auction, Vettori did whatever he could to improve the side. The Shahbaz trade really did benefit us, and signing Head and Cummins turned out to be a masterstroke. Going ahead, I’d like to see better scouting. Teams like KKR and RR have set the bar in that regard.
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Under Sammy the coach, West Indies have beaten South Africa in a T20 series (in South Africa), India in a T20 series and England in an ODI series. Great early signs. He's backed the right players in my opinion. Really expecting them to compete at the T20 World Cup.
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Almost all of those deliveries are borderline unplayable.
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Hope people realize that batting this way even on flat tracks is a skill. Not everybody can do it.
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3 years. 3 long years since SRH last had that Q next to their name. What a feeling.
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We don't give our youngsters time and space to grow, do we? Instead of "he'll be back a better cricketer after this experience", it's always "he's a fraud who shouldn't ever play for India again".
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Seeing Bhuvi in any other jersey is just wrong.
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Quite simply majestic from Rohit. Batting on this surface isn't nearly as easy as he's made it look, yet again.
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NKR getting through a debut Test at Perth with a batting average of 79 and a bowling average of 25 🐐
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I've not seen an Indian spinner bowl better in T20 cricket than Varun is at the moment; every ball seems to be an event!.
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What an athlete, NKR.Put him anywhere in the field and he won't disappoint.
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David Miller! Clutch. Nerves of steel. He's done this year in, year out. One of the all-time great South African cricketers.
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Was wondering how come SKY hasn't posted anything for Sarfaraz yet, and then realized that he's currently out in the middle for Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy.
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Who in their right mind would want to work with Ganguly after all this? Really doesn't behave like a professional does he. .
Saurav Ganguly - "I have to plan for next year's IPL. I want to win the IPL for Delhi Capitals once. The mega auction is next year, and hence I have started planning from now on. Let me break a news. head Ricky Ponting will not be the coach of Delhi Capitals. Geoffery Boycott was
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If the cricket team was funded by the government, then this tweet would've made sense.
Our cricket team, even after losing badly against Sri Lanka, flew back in Business class while the members of our hockey team that won the bronze medal in #Paris2024 are flying back home in Economy. This inequality needs to be reversed on priority. #Olympics #Cricket.
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Ever since the Qualifier-Eliminator playoffs system was introduced, SRH are the only side to have conquered the tournament without finishing in the top two. This is genuinely one record that I hope doesn't get broken anytime soon, because it really is quite the achievement.
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It's obviously too soon to make an assessment, but T20 cricket already appears to be Gambhir's strongest format as a coach.
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Dawson would fit so well into England’s T20 side at 8, especially when you consider the fact that the next T20 World Cup is in India. In fact, he should be a regular across formats. Boggles my mind that they prefer objectively inferior players to him.
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Welcome to another edition of "How did Klaasen hit that length off the back foot for a six?"
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So it's official now. Congratulations to all my SRH mutuals 🧡.We've waited long and hard for this day. And it's been a season to remember. And hopefully there's further glory to come!
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Wow, didn't think they'd manage to convince Head and Nitish within 20 crores. Well done, @SunRisers!.
SRH RETENTIONS. !!!! 📢. - Heinrich Klaasen - 23cr. - Pat Cummins - 18cr. - Abhishek Sharma - 14cr. - Travis Head - 14cr. - Nitish Kumar Reddy - 6cr. SRH will go into IPL 2025 auction with a 45cr purse. (Espncricinfo).
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Currently, such is the depth in India's T20 batting talent that someone of Patidar's caliber is yet to receive a call-up. He'd walk into pretty much every other country's first 11.
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Kumble is actually saying that Pujara was dropped because he was playing too slow?!.Might want to look at his numbers over the last 4 years. They're very easily available. One expects better from cricket experts.
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They seriously underestimate the cricket audience in India. Do the bare minimum by putting up a one-camera cheap quality stream on YouTube, and yet people will watch!.
The Vijay Hazare Trophy begins in a few hours and it's simply ridiculous that none of the 126 league stage matches will be streamed. 2024-25 it is! @BCCI.
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Outside the first Test and a few sessions here and there, India pretty much steamrolled England.A "headache" is what Australia gave India in 2017.
Steve Harmison " I don't think India killed Bazball. Team India played better cricket in their own backyard.They made smarter decisions under pressure.But England definitely gave India a real headache.And not many teams have done that to India in India.".
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Said it before and I'll say it again, that opening slot post Rohit's retirement belongs to Sai Sudharsan.
Sai Sudharsan hits the first fifty of the India A v Australia A contest. Padikkal closing in too. Not far out from having more lefties in the India XI, are we?.
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Yes NKR is (very much) a work in progress, but you've got to admire how compact he is at just 21 years of age. Still has work to do against the short ball, but the fact that he plays it the orthodox way is a positive. A good knock on debut!.
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Whether they come back to SRH or not, I just want Tripathi, Natarajan and Bhuvi to get good bids. They come across as some of the nicest people going around.
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So happy to see Natarajan getting plenty of wickets! Always bowls the hard overs with great consistency without that last column reflecting his effectiveness.
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New Zealanders themselves will tell you that Richard Hadlee is the greatest cricketer produced by the country. Kane ranks second.
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India must trust Hardik, Nitish and Abhishek to be the fifth bowler. I see no point in picking 3 specialist quicks + two spinners; it spoils the balance of the side. Here’s my 11 -.Abhishek, Samson, SKY, Tilak, Nitish, Hardik, Rinku, Axar, Varun, Shami, Arshdeep.
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JSK were well on their way to the finals as favourites, but then Markram played an all-timer in the semis!
Feel for Faf du Plessis. Hope you win a title next year, with JSK.
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Mayank Yadav - my pick for the Emerging Player of the 2024 IPL season ✍️.
Artist: Mayank Yadav🔥. -4/26 (4 overs) v BPCL in DY PatilT20 cup. एक ऐसा गेंदबाज जो अपने रफ़्तार से आईपीएल में बड़े बड़ो को धराशाही करने की काबिलियत रखता है. Looking forward to see him clocking 150 kmph in #IPL2024
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That Pant-Nitish partnership looks all the more critical now.
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How many of these sneaky photos did he take 🤣.Proper fanboy.
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Wow, just realized that the 2023 IPL was the first instance of Bhuvi going at more than 8 RPO in an IPL season! And it was still a more than respectable economy rate of 8.33.
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That ball to dismiss ABD was almost as good as Bumrah's to Pope!.The set-up, just as good.
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It's a fact - and some people might not want to admit it - that Nitish's batting ability would not have come to the fore at this stage of his career if not for the IPL.
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Teams like Afghanistan and the Netherlands have created history this World Cup, but hey, England isn't doing well so it's a boring tournament.
The good* news is, we're now over halfway through the group stages of the 2023 Cricket World Cup.
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And this is why it's important for international players to play the Ranji Trophy - it raises the standard of cricket.
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Nah Sarfaraz, you aren't going to survive at this level by only playing square of the wicket. Probably the most disappointing batter this series for me.
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@hazharoon Yeah, India consistently outperforms every other team at U-19 World Cups without having any young talent. Wonder who gives clowns like you a blue tick.
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People always overlook Bhuvi's contributions in all 3 of SRH's playoff games that year.
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Cummins marking his run-up to bowl to Nitish in the BGT
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