“Akhtar has been fighting to recover seven million rupees, which was deducted from his earnings in 2007”
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Former Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar has allegedly won a lengthy legal battle against the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
“We seem to be the only sport that has a World Cup that is contracting rather than expanding”
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Ireland batsman Ed Joyce has expressed his disappointment towards the fact that the 2019 World Cup will only feature 10 teams.
“I was really annoyed with him hitting me with the ball, and I told him that’s not on”
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After a heated and intense battle against Mitchell Johnson on the third day of the third Test in Melbourne, India batsman Virat Kohli has announced that he has “no reason to respect” the Australian left-arm pace bowler.
“We are in uncharted waters and the boys are going to have to dig deeper than they ever have”
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With the Australian team still mourning over the loss of their team-mate and friend Phillip Hughes, former captain Ricky Ponting believes that “this will be the biggest mental battle any of them will have encountered”.
Craig still holds the record of being Australia and New South Wales’ youngest captain
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Australia’s youngest Test captain Ian Craig has died at the age of 79 after a long battle with cancer.
“I was looking forward to the tours to South Africa in December 2013 and New Zealand in early 2014”
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Legendary India batsman Sachin Tendulkar has revealed that he did not want to retire after the national team’s home series against the West Indies in November last year.
Cairns earns $17 per hour for cleaning bus shelters
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Former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns has taken a job with the Auckland council which requires him to drive a truck that blasts water to keep the city’s bus shelters clean.
“I know with the support and the people around me, I am going to come out on the right side of it”
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Ireland all-rounder John Mooney has revealed that he considered committing suicide during his two-year battle against depression.
“It’s something that needed to be done – and it should give me a new lease of life for the next few years”
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Just prior to undergoing surgery for his chronic knee problem, England pace bowler Stuart Broad has announced that he will be back in time for the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
Both players will begin their rehabilitation programmes soon
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England pace bowler Stuart Broad and wicketkeeper-batsman Matt Prior have both gone under the knife and will begin their rehabilitation programmes in due course.
