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Clarke left bemused after Cricket Australia excluded Khawaja from national contract list

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COURTESY BY: https://www.cricingif.com/ Cricket Australia announced the names of 20 nationally contracted players but one notable omission left former Australia captain Michael Clarke bemused. Clarke asked the reason for leaving out the senior batsman Usman Khawaja from the list. The 33-year-old has fallen down the pecking order and not long ago he was considered as the lynchpin of Australia’s batting line-up. “I find it very hard to believe that someone with the talent and the runs behind him over 10 years isn’t in Australia’s top 20 players,” Clarke told Big Sports…

Mitchell Marsh gets Australia contract, Khawaja among six axed

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“Dropped: Out of form batsman Usman Khawaja has not been awarded a new Australia contract. ©AFP” /> Sydney (AFP) – All-rounder Mitchell Marsh returned to Cricket Australia’s list of 20 nationally contracted players Thursday, but there was no room for his brother Shaun or struggling batsman Usman Khawaja. The older Marsh sibling and Khawaja were among six players axed from a group that selectors loaded with limited-overs talent to reflect Australia’s upcoming schedule, particularly the Twenty20 World Cup scheduled for October-November. “With many of the squad crossing into all three…

Australia knock India off top of Test rankings

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“Australia have shunted India off the top of the Test rankings. ©AFP” /> New Delhi (AFP) – Australia have reclaimed the world number one Test ranking, shunting India off the top of the standings for the first time since 2016. Just two points separate Australia (116 points), New Zealand (115) and India (114), with cricket suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic. Virat Kohli’s India had held the number one spot since October 2016. Last year India claimed their first-ever Test series win in Australia after 71 years of trying. But…

Smith is ‘strange’ but a ‘genius’, says Stokes

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“Australia’s Steve Smith was the top-scorer during last year’s Ashes series in England. ©AFP” /> New Delhi (AFP) – England’s Ben Stokes has said his Australian rival and IPL teammate Steve Smith is a “genius” as well as “strange” as he hailed the number one Test batsman. “He’s still strange to play against and he’s still strange to play with.And the best thing about it is that he admits it,” Stokes said in a podcast broadcast by their Indian Premier League side Rajasthan Royals on Tuesday. “But I feel to…

No particular Australia player on target: Shoaib Malik

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Muhammad Asif Khan SHARJAH: Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik has said that they were ready for the challenge in the one day series against Australia. He however added that no particular Australia player was considered a threat. “One or two players can change the course of the game in a Twenty20 game however in an ODI match, a number of players have to chip in. The bowling unit has to be on top of its game to dislodge the opposition batsmen”, Shoaib Malik said on the eve of the first ODI…