Thisara last represented Sri Lanka at the Champions Trophy
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Sri Lanka have included all-rounders Thisara Perera and Milinda Siriwardana in their squad for the upcoming five-match ODI series against India.
“With all his experience, there is a lot the batsmen can learn from him”
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Hashan Tillakaratne has been named Sri Lanka’s temporary batting coach and will be with the national team at least until the end of the upcoming Test series against India.
Akmal no longer has a central contract
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Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal has been omitted from the list of centrally contracted players for the 2017/18 season.
“Mr Shastri has been the Team Director in the past, and brings with him a wealth of experience, both as player and as coach”
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Ravi Shastri has officially been unveiled as India’s new head coach until the conclusion of the 2019 World Cup.
“Yes, I have decided to apply for the job”
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Ravi Shastri has revealed that he will be putting his name forward for the India head coach job.
“No one asked me: ‘Darren Bravo, did you tweet that?’ No one asked me anything”
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West Indies batsman Darren Bravo has taken another shot at Cricket West Indies, stating that he has been less than impressed with the way the board has treated him.
“He will now undertake a period of rest from bowling”
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Australia left-arm seamer Mitchell Starc will play no part in the national team’s upcoming tour of Bangladesh as he has not fully recovered from a stress fracture in his foot.
“We want him to be careful because after a massive surgery you do need to be careful”
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India captain Virat Kohli has said that the decision to rest opener Rohit Sharma for the upcoming limited overs tour of the West Indies was a “smart” one.
“It was the first thing that crossed my mind – possibly not being able to represent Australia in this Champions Trophy”
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Australia batsman Chris Lynn has revealed that he had doubts about whether he would be able to participate in the Champions Trophy after injuring his shoulder during the Indian Premier League (IPL).
“I think we can rest our players during that time”
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Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan has said that he is “not too keen” about the national team touring Pakistan.
