Rest of India captain Rishabh Pant also wanted to bowl first on a green pitch in Srinagar
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Samad special books Pakistan’s spot in gold-medal clash
Samad and Nawaz took Pakistan home after a scratchy start in a shortened game
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Ashes antagonist Jonny Bairstow signs with Melbourne Renegades in the BBL
Bairstow set for his first stint in the BBL after three Ashes tours to Australia
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Green and Renshaw suffer injury concerns ahead of Test series
Green suffered a blow in the groin while batting and did not field despite being set to bowl while Renshaw was forced off the field due to a blow on the wrist and did not return
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Craig Overton, Sophie Luff land top honours at PCA Awards
Baker, Corteen-Coleman pick up young player awards at end-of-season event in White City
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Carey, Marsh, Zampa star as Australia win rain-affected finale
Bosch takes four but South Africa’s bid for a 3-0 clean sweep comes unstuck at Potschefstroom
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Gill 223* sets up record chase for India
India absolutely strolled to the second successful chase of over 400 in ODI cricket in just 43.3 overs
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‘This is not cricket, this is only batting’ – Gambhir after India’s record ODI chase
India coach also felt that wickets offering so little for bowlers were “not fair”, making it difficult for them to have a meaningful impact on the game
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Gill and Rohit flip the script – ‘After the powerplay, the pressure wasn’t on us’
The India captain scored his second ODI double-century and shared a 255-run opening partnership with Rohit Sharma, who scored a 75-ball 101 himself
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Carey, Marsh hit fifties as Australia post 322
Bosch takes four as South Africa limit the damage at the death