‘Saqi has been a wonderfully calming influence on the team’, says Samuel Badree

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“I think his calming influence more so than any technical skills that he may impart has been doing wonders not only for myself but for all the bowlers as well”

West Indies spinner Samuel Badree has announced that former Pakistan off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq has “been a wonderfully calming influence on the team”.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL EXCLUSIVE: Ian Pont reveals the secrets of becoming a pace legend and the art of reverse swing

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“You have to have a passion for pace, to want to bowl fast in the first place”

Ian Pont is known throughout the cricketing world as one of the most prominent and accomplished fast bowling coaches and he recently spoke to me about the secrets behind becoming a pace legend, the art of reverse swing and his new coaching clinic, the Ultimate Pace Foundation.

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‘We are going to give Sachin and the team a run for their money’, says Shane Shillingford

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“It was difficult to come to India and not play some years ago but I watched carefully and learned from the sidelines”

West Indies spinner Shane Shillingford has announced that he believes he can give legendary India batsman Sachin Tendulkar and the rest of his team-mates “a run for their money” when the men from the Caribbean tour the subcontinent nation next month.

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Saqlain Mushtaq’s spin clinic was to help Devendra Bishoo get his international career back on track, reveals Ottis Gibson

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Bishoo has struggled with his form and faced stiff competition from Narine and Shillingford since 2011

West Indies coach Ottis Gibson has revealed that one of the main aims of inviting former Pakistan off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq to hold a three-week spin clinic was to help spinner Devendra Bishoo get his international career back on track.

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