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Bangladesh end up with eggs on their face

After the victory in the ODI series, Bangladesh had come to the Test series as the favourites because the hosts had lost most of their major players due to a Twenty20 League Tournament in India while Bangladesh had surfaced as a very strong unit. They fought well in the first Test until the debacle in […]

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Bangladesh lose dismally at Durban

The dismal show on the final day of the first Test at Durban by the Bangladesh batters cancelled out the fightback of the previous four days where the batters and bowlers of the visitors showed the heart and temperament to challenge the hosts – but in one session of a nightmare, everything was washed down […]

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The loyalty of the Tigers towards Bangladesh paid off

“The loyalty of the Tigers towards Bangladesh had paid off and let’s hope, this loyalty doesn’t lose its way in the coming days” With the Indian Premier League (IPL) knocking at the doors, obviously, the focus of the players always shift to the crazy money train which offers everything except cricket – cricket is just […]

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BCB should think of working with Allan Donald on a long term basis

“Ottis Gibson was creating an impact, but, ultimately, he was shown the door in a quite insulting manner and now BCB have appointed Donald who is a hard taskmaster, habituated to raise the game of the bowlers that are promising enough and spot new talents rather than listening to those people who rely more on […]

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South Africa bounce back

After a horrendous performance in the first Test, South Africa put up a great show in Christchurch to level the series. The South Africans have started to fight back and this would help them to flourish in the coming days. Meanwhile, a Test series win against South Africa still remains a dream for the Kiwis. […]

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New Zealand thrash South Africa within 3 days

It took just three days to gun down South Africa for New Zealand, who showed their firepower against one of the competent Test sides in world cricket. Neither South Africa looked better with the bat nor with the ball – New Zealand took full advantage. On Day 1, Matt Henry recorded the joint-third-best figures by […]

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South Africa complete the comeback

The South African side that was dubbed to be one of the weakest in recent times, have made a staggering comeback against the best Test team in the world – India. They were battered in the first Test, but still, regrouped and managed to bag the series by scripting back-to-back victories at Johannesburg and Cape […]

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Gutsy Dean Elgar helps South Africa level the series

Four days of intriguing Test match took place at Johannesburg where India have not lost a Test match till today. It was between a bunch of pumped up Indian pacers and a man, who had put a price tag on his wicket so that South Africa crawl back into the game and level the series. […]

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India break the Centurion hoodoo

Centurion is a fort for South Africa – they have been unbeatable on his venue, but in the course of time, things have changed. The South African unit has gone through a transition period and at present, the team as a whole is still searching for a way to become a force to be reckoned […]