‘It is a cheap shot to blame the IPL’ for India’s poor performance, says Kevin Pietersen

"Send players away to spend time in county cricket or the southern hemisphere"

“Send players away to spend time in county cricket or the southern hemisphere”

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Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has announced that “it is a cheap shot to blame the IPL” for India’s horrendous performance against England in the recently concluded five-Test series.

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‘I’m looking forward to it and I also want to have a huge performance’, says Chris Gayle

"I am very proud and I want to keep scoring runs and represent the West Indies for as long as I can"

“I am very proud and I want to keep scoring runs and represent the West Indies for as long as I can”

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Flamboyant West Indies opening batsman Chris Gayle has announced that he is “looking forward” to playing his 100th Test against New Zealand in his hometown of Jamaica and hopes that he can produce a “huge performance”.

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‘I am a batsman capable of scoring a century in any condition and on any wicket in the world’, says Chris Gayle

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“I have learnt a new style and you will see it on television in a couple of days time”

Explosive West Indies opener Chris Gayle has made a rather bold statement prior to the start of the group stages of the World Twenty20, stating that “I am a batsman capable of scoring a century in any condition and on any wicket in the world”.

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‘I can’t see a better [limited-overs] combination in the world than Pakistan’, says Shahid Afridi

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“Our bowling is good, batting is good but the only mistake we are doing is in fielding”

Shahid Afridi has made an extremely bold statement just prior to the start of the World Twenty20 in Bangladesh as he branded Pakistan the best limited overs side in the international cricket at the moment.

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Swann announces retirement from all forms of cricket

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“It’s time for someone else to buckle in and enjoy the ride”

Just as if things couldn’t get any worse for England after they lost the Ashes for the first time in five years, off-spinner Graeme Swann stunned the cricketing world by announcing his retirement from all forms of cricket effective immediately.

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