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Ricky Ponting predicts the winner of upcoming India-Australia ODI series

• India and Australia set to face each other in a three-match One-Day International (ODI) series, beginning on January 14.
• Meanwhile, the former Australian captain Ricky Ponting turned predictor for the upcoming series during a Q&A session on his official Twitter handle.
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KL Rahul or Shikhar Dhawan will have to sit out in first ODI against Australia, confirms Vikram Rathour

• Rahul had done well in the previous series against West Indies as well, in absence of Shikhar Dhawan, who was injured and out of the playing XI.
• Now it remains to be seen which one of them partners Rohit Sharma in the upcoming ODI series against Australia.
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I keep telling myself why didn’t I dive: MS Dhoni on World Cup semi-final run-out

• MS Dhoni got run-out in the crunch moments of the World Cup semi-final against New Zealand last year.
• India needed 31 runs off the last two overs while chasing 240 in the semi-final against the Kiwis with all the onus on MS Dhoni.
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‘I was dropped from the U17 team due to my attitude problem’ – Hardik Pandya

• Their father was the sole earner in the family and thus the financial condition was not that good.
• And Hardik has now revealed how he was responsible for deteriorating his family’s condition.
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Jos Buttler apologises after ‘knobhead’ jibe at Vernon Philander

• Jos Buttler, the England wicketkeeper, has made an apology after hurling abuses at South Africa’s Vernon Philander.
• His behavior didn’t go down well with many, including the renowned Harsha Bhogle, who called it a ‘pity’.
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‘Test cricket will always remain special’ – Cheteshwar Pujara after his Ranji heroics against Karnataka

• Pujara, who has been a regular member in the Test squad of India in the last 5 years, has never been looked as an ODI or T20 player.
• He has amassed over 5000 runs at an average of almost 50 with 18 tons to his name in test cricket.
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Lasith Malinga ready to quit captaincy after Sri Lanka’s T20I series failure against India

• There was a faint hope that the Sri Lankan cricket team could be on their way to reclaim the glory they have lost in recent times.
• Malinga said the bowlers weren’t able to restrict the opposing sides to lower totals while the batsmen were incapable of putting up fighting scores on the board.
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‘I want to see who wins the battle between Rohit Sharma and David Warner’ – Dean Jones ahead of IND-AUS series

• Recently, former Australian cricketer, Dean Jones expressed his curiosity to see a contest between Rohit Sharma and David Warner.
• The Australian team will be touring India from the 14 January, for a 3 match One Day International series.
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