“I’ve watched him, admired him and he is undoubtedly an out-and-out match-winner”
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Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara has admitted that he was “disappointed” when the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) decided to axe Kevin Pietersen’s central contract.
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“I want to pay credit to the ICC and Cricket Australia for the work they put in to try and stop this [and to] stamp it out of our game”
Australia captain Michael Clarke and pace bowler Ryan Harris have both announced that corruption and match-fixing is something they “take personally” since it “damages the credibility of the sport”.
“There was a general bad smell coming from that competition”
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Former New Zealand Cricket (NZC) chief executive Justin Vaughan has revealed that he had a bad feeling about corruption being rife in the now defunct Indian Cricket League (ICL).
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“The Almighty wants them to win a World Cup and leave on a high”
West Indies captain Darren Sammy has announced that he believes God wants Sri Lanka to win the World Twenty20 after they beat his side in a rain-affected semi-final.
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“We want to have a clear avenue for players who are playing first-class cricket to go on to play international cricket”
The West Indies Cricket Board’s (WICB) director of cricket Richard Pybus has announced that he wants the country’s domestic cricketers playing more matches.
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“There are tough decisions to be made by the coach and the director of cricket”
West Indies skipper Darren Sammy has revealed that “some careers are on the line”, including his own as captain, after the national team were thrashed 2-0 in the three-Test series against New Zealand.
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“Honestly, I’m as much in the dark as you are”
Former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns has revealed that he hasn’t “heard from anyone from the ICC [International Cricket Council]” after having been accused of match-fixing.
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Sharma and Kohli helped India pull off the second-highest run chase in ODI history
India opening batsman Rohit Sharma played the innings of his life as he and Virat Kohli pulled off the country’s highest ODI chase of 360 against Australia in a dramatic high-scoring affair in Jaipur.
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“We will try to send an A team to Australia, and send players to play different tournaments there”
Bangladesh coach Shane Jurgensen has announced that he wants his side to get accustomed to the conditions in Australia and New Zealand well before the 2015 International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup.
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Dhoni’s iconic six will forever be remembered
Former India captain and all-rounder Kapil Dev believes his World Cup triumph in 1983 was nothing compared to the gruelling task current skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni had to endure to lead India to victory in the 2011 World Cup.
