Vengsarkar not optimistic about India’s chances of beating England

"We will play with four bowlers and out of them you have to have two who can get 10 wickets in a match, and I don't see anyone [capable of] doing it"

“We will play with four bowlers and out of them you have to have two who can get 10 wickets in a match, and I don’t see anyone [capable of] doing it”

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Former India captain Dilip Vengsarkar has announced that he is not optimistic about the national team’s chances of defeating England when they tour the country later this month.

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‘The IPL tournament for the year 2014 should be suspended’, says Shashank Manohar

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“The public at large has lost its faith in IPL games”

Former Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Shashank Manohar has called for the Indian Premier League (IPL) to be suspended pending a full investigation into the match-fixing scandal that took place during last year’s tournament.

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‘I am a batsman capable of scoring a century in any condition and on any wicket in the world’, says Chris Gayle

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“I have learnt a new style and you will see it on television in a couple of days time”

Explosive West Indies opener Chris Gayle has made a rather bold statement prior to the start of the group stages of the World Twenty20, stating that “I am a batsman capable of scoring a century in any condition and on any wicket in the world”.

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Taylor schedules wedding during IPL after believing he would not get a contract

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“I am going to have to ask very nicely for two days off so I can come back and get married, otherwise maybe I won’t have a fiancée to marry anymore”

Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor has admitted that he made a huge mistake by scheduling his wedding during the Indian Premier League (IPL), but stated that he did so since he was not expecting to attract any bids during the auction.

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India will sorely miss Tendulkar during the Test series, says Morne Morkel

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“We need to be on the money from Wednesday itself, otherwise they can score quickly and at [the] Wanderers”

South Africa pace bowler Morne Morkel has announced that India will sorely miss their iconic batsman Sachin Tendulkar during the upcoming two-Test series, which gets underway on December 18 in Johannesburg.

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Chandimal and Sangakkara wary of what Pakistan are capable of

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“We know it’s going to be tough”

Sri Lanka Twenty20 captain Dinesh Chandimal and veteran wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara have both announced that they wary of what Pakistan are capable of following their impressive performance against South Africa, which saw them draw the Twenty20 series 1-1 and win the ODI series 2-1.

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