‘I would ideally like an Indian support staff to work in tandem with Fletcher’, says Anurag Thakur

"What I feel is that a former cricketer of repute should be working with Mr Fletcher"

“What I feel is that a former cricketer of repute should be working with Mr Fletcher”

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Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) joint-secretary Anurag Thakur has announced that he would “ideally like an Indian support staff to work in tandem with” head coach Duncan Fletcher.

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‘Quite a few of the players will be playing their first series in England’, says Mahendra Singh Dhoni

"They know what the challenges will be"

“They know what the challenges will be”

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India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has announced that the national team’s upcoming tour of England will be a huge challenge for his team, especially since “quite a few of the players will be playing their first series in England”.

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T&T sports minister requests WICB to reconsider decision to leave Narine out of Test squad for New Zealand series

"The inclusion of Sunil Narine increases the chances of the West Indies team taking 20 wickets in five days to win a Test match"

“The inclusion of Sunil Narine increases the chances of the West Indies team taking 20 wickets in five days to win a Test match”

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Trinidad and Tobago sports minister Anil Roberts has requested the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) to reconsider their decision to leave spinner Sunil Narine out of the Test squad for the national team’s upcoming Test series against New Zealand.

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Du Plessis willing to be banned for World T20 final if Proteas beat India

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Du Plessis is willing to sacrifice himself in order to give South Africa a chance to win the World Twenty20

South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has revealed that he is willing to be banned for the final of the World Twenty20 if the Proteas defeat India in their highly-anticipated semi-finals clash.

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