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“He’s always guided me on and off the field about the things in my life, specially the World Cup journey, so it’s been very special”
India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh has admitted that it will be “tough for me to see” Sachin Tendulkar retire after playing his 200th Test match in his hometown of Mumbai.
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England have only lost one Test match since the May Tests began in 2000
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has abandoned its traditional May Test matches, which has been going on since 2000, after deciding to move the national team’s two-Test series against Sri Lanka to June 2014 instead.
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Jadeja scored 37 in his domestic return
Former India batsman Ajay Jadeja, who was a prolific member of the national team throughout the 1990s, has made his domestic comeback after representing Haryana in a match against Hyderabad in the Buchi Babu tournament in Chennai.
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Cronje’s father believes the Indian authorities made his son into a “scapegoat”
Deceased South African captain Hansie Cronje’s father, Ewie, has announced that “I’m considering legal action against the Indian police” after his son was implicated in the 2000 match-fixing scandal in a chargsheet filed by Delhi police.
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Cronje’s name was included in the chargesheet
Former Cricket South Africa chief Ali Bacher has announced that cricketers today are still in contact with bookmakers as they continue to make deals to fix matches.
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Alice Springs last hosted an international team back in November 2000
Alice Springs will finally be the proud hosts of a tour match during this year’s Ashes series, ending a 13-year drought, after Cricket Australia announced that England will play a two-day game there against the Cricket Australia’s Chairman’s XI on November 29 and 30.
Azharuddin believes he can turn India’s fortunes around if he is given the chance to coach the national side
Former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin has revealed that he would like to have the opportunity of coaching the national team someday, but only if the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) offer him the chance to do so.
McGrath and Turner dominated world cricket despite being born in different eras
Legendary Australia bowlers Glenn McGrath and Charlie Turner, who represented the country more than a century apart, have both been inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame, bringing the total number of inductees to 37.
Azharuddin feels that the Indian side have lost their drive and passion for the game
Former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin believes that the national team have lost all sense of direction and called on skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni to inject some energy into his side and wake them up.
Williams admitted to lying about the testimony he gave during the trial in 2000
When the match-fixing case against the late South African captain Hansie Cronje first emerged, it took the cricketing world by storm and rocked the sport to its core, but more than a decade later, details about the events are still being revealed, as former Proteas bowler Henry Williams recently admitted that Cronje never offered him US$ 15,000 to concede more than 50 runs during the fifth ODI against India in Nagpur in 2000.
