“What has been truly disappointing is the way these two gifted young men have repeated their mistakes”
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Former England captain Geoffrey Boycott has announced that India batsmen Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara may not be the right candidates to replace the iconic Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid following their poor performance in the recently concluded Test series against England.
“I noticed how Laxman paaji made the optimal use of time”
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India batsman Ajinkya Rahane has revealed that emulating the legendary VVS Laxman has helped him improve his game significantly.
“It would be much nicer if they were saying nice things about me”
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England captain Alastair Cook has announced that he is fully focused on regaining his form and trying to win the third Test against India in Southampton.
“I knew there was a conspiracy and that with time they will drop me from from every format and will later cut me from the central contract”
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Pakistan middle order batsman Faisal Iqbal is convinced there is a conspiracy keeping him from playing cricket for his country.
“It will be very, very difficult for Zaheer to make a comeback into the Indian team”
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India left-arm pace bowler Zaheer Khan’s long-time coach Sudhir Naik has admitted that he doesn’t believe the national selectors will consider the veteran seamer again.
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“We’ve had a lot of positives come out of this World Cup but we can hold our heads high with some of the performances we’ve put in”
Despite losing two games and only winning one, England Twenty20 captain Stuart Broad has announced that his team can leave the World Twenty20 with their heads held high.
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“Whilst a few players have received full payments from their participation in the 2013 BPL, the vast majority haven’t and payments are now months overdue”
The Federation of International Cricketers’ Associations (FICA) has advised all international players to avoid playing in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).
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“There is a bit more in the wicket”
After taking six wickets against Australia on the opening day of the fifth and final Test in Sydney, England all-rounder Ben Stokes has announced that the national team have to “get out there tomorrow and get runs on the board”.
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“You didn’t see anyone sort of closing their eyes to bouncers or getting out throwing their bats around”
Following South Africa pace spearhead Dale Steyn’s comments about India’s batsmen being scared during the first ODI in Johannesburg, India vice-captain Virat Kohli came to their defence, stating that they weren’t frightened in any way whatsoever.
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“These guys don’t get out because of mental mistakes, it’s the skill levels”
Former Bangladesh coach Jamie Siddons has questioned whether coaching standards in New Zealand are up to par after the national team suffered a humiliating 3-0 whitewash at the hands of Bangladesh in the recently concluded ODI series.
