Salman Butt: “If he’s absent, we’re certain to lose”
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Salman Butt said Pakistan are “certain to lose” whenever captain Babar Azam does not play.
Rashid Latif: “If Pakistan had left out their five main players, would South Africa have still played with us? Then why are we playing with them?”
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Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif has questioned why the national team are even playing a T20 series against South Africa since most of their key players will be absent as they will be participating in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Rahul will play no part in the first Test
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India opener Lokesh Rahul has been ruled out of the first Test against Sri Lanka after being diagnosed with viral fever.
“We had a contract with him till the Champions Trophy, so now we have parted ways”
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The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has opted against renewing the contract of batting consultant Thilan Samaraweera.
“I haven’t retired, no”
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South Africa batsman AB de Villiers has once again insisted that he hasn’t retired from Test cricket.
McCullum will be a witness in the Cairns perjury trial
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New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum will skip his side’s pink-ball preparations ahead of the Test tour of Australia, during which the first-ever day-night Test match will be played, since he will be a witness in the Chris Cairns perjury trial.
“I am looking forward to taking on the role as four-day captain and to working in tandem with Michael Klinger”
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Former England wicketkeeper-batsman Geraint Jones has signed a two-year contract with Gloucestershire and agreed to captain the side in the County Championship.
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“Guys like Anderson and Pietersen are in their early 30s now and they are prize assets and we need to look after them”
England batsman Kevin Pietersen, off-spinner Graeme Swann and pace bowler James Anderson have not been included in the limited overs squad for the ODI and Twenty20 series against Australia due to the fact that the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) want to limit their workload.
Bell blamed his poor form on the thought of becoming a father
England middle order batsman Ian Bell had admitted that he may have been trying “a bit too hard” to prove himself towards the beginning of the Test series against India.
Dhoni knows that his captaincy may come to an end in the near future
India batting legend Rahul Dravid is confident that current captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is still fit to lead the national team, despite calls for him to be replaced after having being humiliated by England and Australia late last year.
