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Ross Taylor bids emotional goodbye to cricket "It has been a pleasure, I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it," Taylor said while acknowledging his teammates after the match. "I'll be watching from afar to see how you guys grow, from the other side, but you're in good stead. "I'll miss you, boys." Taylor played his first ODI in 2006 and made his Test debut the following year. He retires having made 18,199 runs at an average of 42.72 across 112 Tests, 236 ODIs and 102 T20Is, and while still the No.3 batter in the MRF Tyres ICC Men's ODI Player Rankings.

MCC permanently bans use of saliva to shine ball, 'Mankading' no longer unfair play Custodian of cricket laws, the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) has decided to move the law relating to run-outs at non-striker's end from its "unfair play" section besides completely banning the use of saliva to shine the ball in amendments to its 2022 code that will come into effect in October. link

Australia Legend Shane Warne Dies of Suspected Heart Attack In a terrible news, Australia legend Shane Warne has reportedly passed away of a suspected attack. He was 52. Warne is widely regarded as one of the greatest bowlers to have played the game, having retired as Test cricket’s second most prolific wicket-taker. Warne’s management company in a brief statement released on Friday confirmed that he passed away in Koh Samui, Thailand, of a suspected heart attack. “Shane was found unresponsive in his villa and despite the best efforts of medical staff, he could not be revived,” Warne’s management have confirmed in a statement. link

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'I made the decisions but someone else took its credit': Rahane fires cryptic shot about India's Test win in Australia In a startling revelation, Ajinkya Rahane, the former India Test vice-captain took a cryptic dig at some people, saying they took away the credit for his hard work referring to India's 2-1 win in the 2020/21 Border-Gavaskar Trophy. With Virat Kohli back home to be there for the birth of his first child, Rahane led the team spiritedly in Australia as India - who were rolled over for 36 in the first Test in Adelaide - won Test matches in Melbourne and Brisbane, and drew at Sydney. "I know what I did there. I don't need to say this to anybody. And that's not my nature that I will go and take credit. Yes, there were a few things, for which I made the decisions on the field and dressing room but somebody else too the credit. What was important for me was that we won the series and that was a historical series. For me, that was really special," link

GTA Remastered Trilogy May Have Sold Up to 10 Million Units Despite Technical Issues Take-Two just gave its quarterly earnings report, during which the company said the trilogy, "significantly exceed[ed] our commercial expectations." That's nice to hear, even if it doesn't really tell the whole story, as companies can essentially set whatever metrics they want internally and then say a game exceeded them. link

GTA 5 Passes 160 Million Units Sold Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto V has surpassed yet another impressive milestone, according to the creators. In the most recent quarterly financial report from Take-Two Interactive, the parent company of Rockstar, it was revealed that GTA V has now surpassed 160 million copies sold. link

2021 ICC Awards Men's Cricketer of The Year - Shaheen Afridi Women's Cricketer of The Year - Smriti Mandhana Men's Test Cricketer of The Year - Joe Root Men's ODI Cricketer of The Year - Babar Azam Women's ODI Cricketer of The Year - Lizelle Lee Men's T20I Cricketer of The Year - Mohammad Rizwan Women's T20I Cricketer of The Year - Tammy Beaumont Emerging Men's Cricketer of The Year - Janneman Malan Emerging Women's Cricketer of The Year - Fatima Sana Men's Associate Cricketer of The Year - Zeeshan Maqsood Women's Associate Cricketer of The Year - Andrea-Mae Zepeda Umpire of The Year - Marais Erasmus

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very well said

pujara and rahane have become shameless. they are a burden on the team and they know it very well. this should be their last series

100 for pant, great knock

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Ross Taylor to retire from international cricket Veteran batsman Ross Taylor will retire from international cricket at the end of the New Zealand's home season, bringing the curtains down on a journey that began in an ODI in Napier against West Indies in March 2006. Ending speculation over his playing future, the 37-year-old confirmed on Thursday (December 30) that the forthcoming two-Test series against Bangladesh will be his last in the New Zealand whites. He will not play the subsequent Tests against South Africa and bow out with six ODIs against Australia and Netherlands later in the summer. Taylor's final Test will be at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch and will take his tally of appearances to 112, tying him with Daniel Vettori for the most Tests played by a New Zealand cricketer. link

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