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I never wanted anything like Perth Test flare-up to happen: Watson

Sydney, Jan 3(ANI): Australian all-rounder Shane Watson has said that he is learning from his mistakes and the jumble against West Indies skipper Chris Gayle is something that he definitely does not want to happen again.

Watson faced criticism for his overblown celebration when he took Gayle’s wicket in the Perth Test of the recently concluded [...]

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Afridi’s splendid bowling spell guides South Australia to win T20 encounter

Perth, Dec. 30 (ANI): Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi produced a splendid spell of bowling to lift South Australia to a 29 run win over Western Australia in a Big Bash T20 match at the WACA Ground here.

Chasing a target of 197, Western Australia were [...]

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Gayle in doubt for ODI series against Australia

Perth, Dec. 30 (ANI): West Indies skipper Chris Gayle could miss the one-day international series against Australia after injuring his side while playing Twenty20 for Western Australia.

According to Fox Sports, Gayle suffered the painful injury while batting during the Warriors’ loss to South Australia at the WACA on Tuesday night and was [...]

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Oz batsmen expecting stream of bouncers from Pak pacers

Melbourne, Dec. 23 (ANI): The Australian batting line up is expecting a flurry of short pitch deliveries from the Pakistani pacers in the wake of West Indian captain Chris Gayle’s disclosure that Aussie captain Ricky [...]

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Windies expose chink in Ponting’s armour

Perth (Australia), Dec. 22 (ANI): West Indies captain Chris Gayle last night claimed every fast bowler in the world now knew how to exploit Ricky Ponting’s “major weakness” against the short ball.

“One thing we have exposed in this series is Ricky Ponting’s problems against the short ball,” Gayle told the Herald Sun .

“Our plan [...]

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Watson has no regrets about Gayle send-off

Sydney, Dec. 22 (ANI): Australian all-rounder Shane Watson says he’s not embarrassed about his over-the-top antics when he dismissed Chris Gayle in Perth, as he claims he was provoked by the West Indies skipper.

Watson was fined 15 per cent of his match fee by the International Cricket Council for the way he celebrated dismissing Gayle [...]

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Gayle insists of momentum despite double injury blow

Perth, Dec 15(ANI): West Indies skipper Chris Gayle has said that injury blow to the squad would not kill team’s momentum ahead of the third Test against Australia starting at Perth on Wednesday.

West Indies side will miss the service of batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul and opener Adrian Barath, who are suffering from a finger and hamstring [...]

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Australia still has quality players, but they are beatable: Gayle

Sydney, Dec 10(ANI): West Indies skipper Chris Gayle has said that the current Australian squad is very different to ones that he has played in the past.

Gayle said that the Australians still have a lot of quality players and they still are a strong unit, [...]

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Garner pasting has Windies in performance mode

Perth, Dec. 10 (ANI): Former West Indies fast bowler Joel Garner is reported to have given a pasting to the current national squad led by Chris Gayle after its capitulation to the Australians in the Gabba Test inside three days, but what he said, remains top secret.

Garner’s verbal spray resonated as the Windies bounced back [...]

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Gayle needles Oz pace bowler Bollinger

Adelaide (Australia), Dec. 4 (ANI): West Indies skipper Chris Gayle has needled new Australian quick Doug Bollinger by provocatively claiming he doesn’t even know who he is.

Sparking a potentially explosive new-ball confrontation in the second Test starting in Adelaide today, Gayle also made the amazing confession he had not even bothered to watch a video [...]

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Aussies take foot of the pedal against Windies in Gabba Test

Brisbane, Nov.26 (ANI): Australia took their foot off West Indies’ throat in the first Test at the Gabba here on Thursday, failing to ram home an advantage.

After winning the toss and dominating with the bat to be 2-200, Ricky Ponting’s outfit still took first-day [...]

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Tiny Barath aims to stand tall against Australia

Brisbane, Nov 26 (ANI): After consistent success at the domestic level earning him a spot in the West Indies team, opening batsman Adrian Barath has said that he is confident of doing well in the international stage as well.

The 19-year-old Barath, who is one of the tiniest cricketers to represent the national team, [...]

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Problematic build-up no excuse at Test level, says Gayle

Brisbane, Nov 25(ANI): West Indies skipper Chris Gayle has said his team should leave behind the problematic build-up that they have had to the first Test at the Gabba and play like professionals.

Gayle has missed practice games ahead of the Frank Worrell Trophy to attend his sick mom, and arrived back in Brisbane on [...]

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Australian team looks beatable, says Windies fast bowler Taylor

Sydney, Nov 24(ANI): West Indies fast bowler Jerome Taylor has said that the current Australian team is beatable.

Though Queensland managed to score 617 against the West Indies in their practice game, the 25-year-old Taylor believes the tourists are ready to take on the Aussies.

“Australia have a lot of firepower, but they are looking like they [...]

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Chris Gayle leaves Australia to be with his ailing mother

Brisbane, Nov 18 (IANS) West Indies captain Chris Gayle flew back home from the tour of Australia to attend to his ailing mother.

Gayle withdrew from the tour match against Queensland, which began at Allan Border Field Wednesday, just an hour before the toss after hearing the news of his mother being gravely ill and admitted [...]

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Don’t be surprised if Australia is beaten, says Gayle

Brisbane, Nov 16(ANI): West Indies skipper Chris Gayle has said his team has the ability to defy expectations and win their first Test series in Australia since 1992-93.

“Australia and every team is beatable, don’t be surprised if it happens, The Herald Sun quoted Gayle, as saying.

“The players’ strike has set us back, but at the [...]

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Gayle keeps his cool over Richards’ comments

London, Nov 14(ANI): West Indies skipper Chris Gayle has maintained his characteristic cool on comments made by former captain Vivian Richards about his commitment and attitude.

Richards had called on the reinstated skipper to “show that he wants to represent his people”.

“That’s life. You deal with the situation that occurs and move on. It [...]

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Unknown cricketer to lead Windies, as talks fail to resolve dispute

Port of Spain (West Indies), Sep 4 (ANI): As talks to resolve a two-month dispute between the West Indies Cricket Board and senior players ended without an agreement, an unknown batsman with a Test average of nine could possibly lead the team against [...]

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