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“They know their game so well, know how to prepare well, they’ve played here before and had success here”
Legendary Australia batsman Michael Hussey has announced that England will not be too worried if their ongoing four-day warm-up match against Australia A gets rained out since they are not in the business of panicking.
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“I feel there’s some unfinished business for me as I didn’t get to play for them back in 2012 due to injury”
West Indies opening batsman Chris Gayle has agreed to re-sign with the Dolphins franchise for the 2013-14 Ram Slam Twenty20 Challenge.
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“The disappointing thing for me was that this wasn’t left in the change-room and it wasn’t sorted out in the change-room”
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has announced that he was “really offended” when ex-skipper Mark Taylor decided to get involved in his ongoing dispute with Michael Clarke.
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Gayle’s last Test match came against Zimbabwe in March
West Indies opening batsman Chris Gayle has announced that the national team’s upcoming tour of India is a “big occasion” as they have the “chance to gain points to move to No. 5 on the ICC [International Cricket Council] rankings” if they manage to emerge victorious.
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“We spent a lot of time on our feet, so it’s been great to have a longer break than usual, and get back into training feeling refreshed and revitalised”
New Zealand all-rounder Corey Anderson has been pleased with the extended break the Black Caps have received after drawing their first Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong.
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Rauf was indicted in the IPL match-fixing scandal
Pakistan umpire Asad Rauf has announced his retirement from all forms of umpiring after being indicted in a match-fixing scandal in this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL), according to a report posted on the website of the Pakistan-based Express newspaper.
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Kohli recorded his 15th ODI century
Despite noting that the national team were in Zimbabwe to have “fun”, India interim captain Virat Kohli looked to be all business during the first ODI as he led his troops to victory with a spectacular century.
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Dhawan and Kohli helped India ease into the finals
India opener Shikhar Dhawan once again put on a show for the fans as he and Virat Kohli, along with some outstanding bowling from Ishant Sharma, helped the men in blue to set up a finals clash with England.
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Boycott believes match-fixing will plummet if the Indian government were to legalise betting
The Indian Premier League (IPL) match-fixing scandal has taken the entire cricketing world by surprise, but former England captain Geoffrey Boycott believes the only way to ensure another serious event like this never occurs again is to legalise betting in India.
Ponting will captain Surrey in Smith’s absence
Surrey may have considered themselves lucky after South African captain Graeme Smith agreed to sign a three-year deal with the club, but they may now be seen as real contenders to win the county league this year after reaching an agreement with former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting.
