It is understood that the charity match will be held at the R. Premadasa Stadium
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Sri Lanka will host a Twenty20 charity match between a Sri Lanka XI and World XI on September 8 in Colombo, with the proceeds going towards Sri Lanka Cricket’s (SLC) charity, Cricket Aid.
“There’s nothing been finalised yet”
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England bowling coach Ottis Gibson is the frontrunner to take over the South Africa head coach job, but the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) will reportedly ask Cricket South Africa (CSA) for compensation before they consider allowing him to leave.
Chandimal is on track to return for the second Test against India
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Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal is likely to be back for the second Test against India, but the same cannot be said about veteran spinner Rangana Herath.
“I have a lot of faith in him as far as any format is concerned”
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Virat Kohli believes that all-rounder Hardik Pandya has all the necessary skills and qualities to become India’s Ben Stokes.
“He is becoming the new Jacques Kallis the way he is batting”
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South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has compared Vernon Philander to legendary all-rounder Jacques Kallis following his superb performance in the second Test against England.
Clark was the bowler that Cook found the toughest to face
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Alastair Cook is arguably the best batsman England have ever produced as he is their all-time leading run-scorer in Test cricket.
Malinga was given a “1 Year suspension, suspended by six months”
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Sri Lanka seamer Lasith Malinga received a “1 Year suspension, suspended by six months” and will be fined 50 per cent of his match fee in his next ODI appearance after Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) found him guilty of breaching his contract.
“My gut feeling is probably hit and miss for security reasons (and) MoU reasons”
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Former Australia opener Ed Cowan has said that the ongoing pay dispute between the players and Cricket Australia could have huge ramifications if a deal is not struck by the June 30 deadline.
“I want to shift my concentration more on bowling than on batting”
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Sabbir Rahman has struggled with the bat as of late, but he is hoping to transform himself into an all-rounder to prove that he can still be an asset for Bangladesh.
“I really hope that we see resumption of bilateral cricket between the two countries”
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Ex-Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has admitted that he would love nothing more than to see the resumption of cricketing ties between India and Pakistan.
