Hong Kong will face Afghanistan, Oman and the United Arab Emirates for the Asia Cup Associate nation spot
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Hong Kong, Afghanistan, Oman and the United Arab Emirates will face each other in a four-team Asia Cup Twenty20 Qualifier in Bangladesh from February 19 to 22.
“I spoke to Inzamam and he has accepted a two-year contract with the Afghanistan team”
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Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has agreed to sign a two-year deal that will see him continue coaching Afghanistan until 2017, according to former Afghanistan coach Kabir Khan.
Sri Lanka are the reigning Asia Cup champions
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Following a meeting in Singapore, it was decided that Bangladesh would host the Asia Cup for the third time in a row.
“I favour encouraging Associates to play in this tournament and giving them every single opportunity”
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Legendary India batsman Rahul Dravid has announced that he is not a fan of the International Cricket Council’s decision to reduce the number of teams in the 2019 World Cup from 14 to 10.
“The lesser teams, in each and every World Cup, they always surprise top teams”
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Legendary India batsman Sachin Tendulkar believes that the World Cup should be expanded to accommodate 25 teams.
“Sports need competition and opportunities for every one.”
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United Arab Emirates head coach Aaqib Javed has slammed the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) decision to decrease the number of teams that will participate in the 2019 World Cup from fourteen to ten.
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“I do not understand how they could ever think that just [with] over 300 runs, they would just automatically win”
Legendary West Indies pace bowler Michael Holding has announced that the national team were “pathetic” during their World Cup match against Ireland.
“We’d make sure that Ireland and Afghanistan are playing in the region of eight to ten ODIs per year”
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International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive David Richardson has admitted that it will be “difficult to guarantee matches” for Ireland and Afghanistan.
“I’m really excited about the opportunity to impress the CPL coaches and players”
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Six associate players from the International Cricket Council (ICC) Americas development squad are in with a shot of playing in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL).
“You can almost predict who the top eight will be”
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Legendary India batsman Rahul Dravid and former South Africa captain Graeme Smith both believe that the World Cup format is too long and predictable.
