“I knew there was a conspiracy and that with time they will drop me from from every format and will later cut me from the central contract”
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Pakistan middle order batsman Faisal Iqbal is convinced there is a conspiracy keeping him from playing cricket for his country.
“While it was a very difficult decision for me to leave the ACA, I’m very excited about the opportunity and the challenges ahead”
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Paul Marsh has resigned as the chief executive of the Australian Cricketers’ Association (ACA) after agreeing to become head of the Australian Football League (AFL) Players’ Association.
“The PCB chairman met with Malik to hear his plea and will further review his case”
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Disgraced Pakistan captain Saleem Malik has called on the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to review the life ban that was imposed on him after he was found guilty of match-fixing in 2000.
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Sharma and Kohli helped India pull off the second-highest run chase in ODI history
India opening batsman Rohit Sharma played the innings of his life as he and Virat Kohli pulled off the country’s highest ODI chase of 360 against Australia in a dramatic high-scoring affair in Jaipur.
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Chatara’s heroics in the second innings snapped Zimbabwe’s 12-year winless streak
Zimbabwe’s last Test win came all the way back in 2001 against Bangladesh, but they managed to end their 12-year drought as they recorded a historic 24-run win over Pakistan to leave the Test series drawn at one game apiece.
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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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Bradman’s bat sold for well above its estimated price of AUD $20,000
A bat signed by the one and only Sir Donald Bradman and the rest of his “Invincible” team-mates has sold for AUD $61,000 (USD $65,000) at an auction in Melbourne.
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Waugh believes Ganguly always “showed a lack of respect for the game”
Former Australia captain Steve Waugh has slammed ex-India skipper Sourav Ganguly over his disrespectfulness and the fact that he was always late for tosses when the two nations squared off for a Test series in 2001.
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Taufel used the ongoing Ashes series as an example where technology was being overused
Umpires are often criticised for making the wrong decisions during matches, but former international umpire Simon Taufel believes that they should be confident in the decisions they give and take a more “pragmatic” approach when it comes to the use of technology.
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Mortaza has undergone 10 surgical procedures since 2001
Bangladesh pace bowler Mashrafe Mortaza has announced that he is working towards making his international comeback in October after being sidelined due to a heel injury he sustained in the final of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) in February.
