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5 Instances of a batsman bagging a duck despite others scoring heavily

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VVS Laxman. (Photo Source: Getty Images) Quite often we find many top batsmen being the lone performers while playing for their team despite any of the remaining players scoring at least 20 runs or even reaching double digits. On a parallel note, there are instances of all the players who got a chance to bat in an innings making it big. But in this article, we take a look few instances where top-order batsman got out for a duck in an innings where his teammates made merry of the opposition’s bowling attack. Here are the top Instances of a batsman bagging a duck where remaining players recorded good scores: 5. West Indies (1st innings) vs New Zealand in 1952 Auckland Test: Roy Marshall. (Photo Source: Getty Images) West Indies took 1-0 lead in the 2-match Test series during their tour of New Zealand in 1951-52. New Zealand invited the visitors to bat first in Auckland where the opening pair of Allan Rae and Jeffrey Stollmeyer added 197. The partnership was finally broken when ...
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‘Players’ first obligation should be to Australia’ – Ian Chappell on IPL 2020 clashing with Sheffield Shield season

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Ian Chappell, Pat Cummins and Steve Smith. (Photo Source: Getty Images) The 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) taking place in October-November window is increasingly looking possible as the ICC is set to postpone the T20 World Cup. The tournament was scheduled to be played from October 18 to November 15 but with the ongoing pandemic, it looks practically impossible for the cricketers from 16 countries to come together in Australia. The BCCI is reportedly looking at the window to organise the IPL, most likely behind the closed doors. But it clashes with Australia’s domestic season in that case. For the same reason, the former Australia cricketer Ian Chappell feels the top players should prefer playing in the Sheffield Shield rather than in the IPL. He feels that the cricketers are obligated to Australia for the amount they get paid from the board. “Well this is coming from someone who’s never been a fan of the board, but the top players are looked after very well by ...
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Ellyse Perry reponds to Murali Vijay’s wish of taking her out on a ‘dinner date’

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Murli Vijay and Ellyse Perry. (Photo Source: Getty Images) As the world is currently grappling with the outbreak of COVID-19, cricket stars are resorting to Twitter and Instagram for staying connected with their fans. The pandemic has halted the sporting scenario across the globe and the much-awaited IPL 2020 has also been postponed indefinitely to tackle the coronavirus outbreak. Hence, many IPL franchise are coming up with video interviews with players to provide fans with some entertainment. Recently, Murali Vijay was also involved in an interview held by Chennai Super Kings , his Indian Premier League franchise. The right-hander answered a varied range of questions during the interview along with revealing instances about his cricket and isolation life. However, one answer of Vijay shocked his fans the most and raised a lot of eyebrows. When Vijay was asked to name two cricketers he would like to go for dinner, he picked the first name of his friend and teammate Shikhar Dhawan...
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