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Greenidge has refused to buy into the hype of Twenty20 cricket doing more harm than good for the sport
Legendary West Indies opening batsman Gordon Greenidge has announced his support for Twenty20 cricket, stating that “T20s can show the world how a cricketing star can be made overnight”.
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Akram sees no reason as to why Anderson cannot take 450 Test wickets
Former Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram has announced that England pace bowler James Anderson has what it takes to break his Test wicket tally of 414 wickets.
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Ul-Haq scored 260 runs in the recently concluded five-match ODI series against the West Indies
Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has been announced as Australian batsman Luke Pomersbach’s replacement in the St Lucia Zouks side for the inaugural edition of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL).
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Gilchrist is thrilled to be working alongside Ponting
Former Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist has joined his long-time team-mate and skipper Ricky Ponting in the commentary box for the Big Bash League (BBL), which is scheduled to take place in December.
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Rohrer has garnered a reputation of being a Twenty20 specialist
Australia’s Ben Rohrer, Pakistan’s Ahmed Shehzad and South Africa’s Davy Jacobs have been announced as the replacements for Steve Smith, Shaun Marsh and Aaron Finch during the Caribbean Premier League (CPL).
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Ul-Haq worked with the Pakistan team as a consultant in December
Pakistan batting great Inzamam-ul-Haq has insisted that he was never offered the opportunity to become the national team’s batting coach, despite working alongside many of the players as a consultant.
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Strauss wants England to take full advantage of Australia’s troubles
Former England captain Andrew Strauss has become the latest cricketer to join the ‘England are going to win the Ashes’ bandwagon after he himself noted that Australia are struggling to pick themselves up after the numerous amount of controversies the side have been involved in over the past six months.
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Cook is currently on track to conquer Tendulkar’s fortress of runs
Legendary India batsman Sachin Tendulkar has long been known as the ‘Master Blaster’ or ‘Little Master’ of international cricket, but all that may soon change after flamboyant England batsman Kevin Pietersen issued a warning to the 40-year-old, stating that his Test records are in danger of being toppled by captain Alastair Cook.
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Compton was disappointed to have missed out on the historic series
Nick Compton’s exclusion from England’s Ashes squad has been met with mixed reviews from both pundits and former players, but Compton’s Somerset team-mate and ex-England opening batsman Marcus Trescothick believes it is only a matter of time before the 30-year-old is back in England colours again.
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Pomersbach is excited to be playing in the inaugural edition of the CPL
In a turn for the worst, the Caribbean Premier League’s (CPL) St Lucia Zouks franchise have lost veteran batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul due to his contractual obligations with Derbyshire and will get Australian batsman Luke Pomersbach as a result.
