Shoaib Akhtar: “People tried to make this into a matter of religion and to politicize this. This is all very childish and childlike behaviour”
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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar has said that his comments about religious discrimination in the national team were blown way out of proportion and taken out of context.
Mickey Arthur: “Every time we play for Pakistan, we are playing to win”
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Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur brushed aside stand-in captain Shoaib Malik’s comments about the ongoing ODI series against Australia in the United Arab Emirates.
The two new franchises will replace the Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals
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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have announced that two new Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises will be chosen on December 8.
“I didn’t mean anything by it”
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England pace bowler Stuart Broad has apologised for his comments about the United Kingdom’s minimum wage on Twitter.
“He has been an exceptional figure for the team and ensured the dressing room’s atmosphere never changed”
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Former India batsman VVS Laxman has announced that Mahendra Singh Dhoni “will always be remembered as being a captain who led with authority”.
“What I was trying to do by my earlier comments is calm a situation and I realise that they had completely the opposite effect”
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Angus Porter, who is the chief executive of the Professional Cricketers’ Association, has apologised for his earlier comments about England all-rounder Moeen Ali.
Jayasuriya has promised to be fair and unbiased when selecting the national team
Former Sri Lanka captain Sanath Jayasuriya, who was recently appointed as the country’s new chief selector, has announced that fair selection will top his list of priorities.
Amarnath believes Dhoni is not even worthy of being on the Test team
Former India selector Mohinder Amarnath has revealed that the calls from members within the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni to be stripped of the captaincy have been blocked by president Narayanaswami Srinivasan.
