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“I will try not to get out freakishly again”
South Africa batsman Hashim Amla has announced that he refuses to be unperturbed ahead of the national team’s three-Test series against Australia, which gets underway on February 12 in Centurion.
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Swann’s comments were condemned by the public
England spinner Graeme Swann has apologised for the “crass and thoughtless” rape comment he made after his side lost the Ashes to Australia for the first time in five years.
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“I did get a bit lucky”
South Africa wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock laughed at India pace bowler Ishant Sharma’s comment about him having “been quite lucky” to become the fifth cricketer in ODI history to score three centuries in a row.
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Gambhir was the top-ranked Test batsman in 2009
India opening batsman Gautam Gambhir has not given up on making his international comeback and stated that he will only retire if he feels that he “can’t play international cricket anymore”.
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“Umar is talented and if he is given a chance to bat higher up in the order like Kohli, I think he can also make a bigger impact and improve rapidly as a player”
Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal has called on the cricketing community to stop comparing his younger brother, Umar, to India vice-captain Virat Kohli due to the fact that they don’t bat at the same spot.
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The pace trio visited the theatre just hours before their flight to Zimbabwe
Pakistan’s newly appointed team manager Moin Khan may speak about off-field discipline as much as he wants, but it seems as if it is going in one ear and out the other for some of the national players, especially after the pace trio of Junaid Khan, Anwar Ali and Ali Asad were caught watching an indecent dance show on security cameras.
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Laxman was impressed with Dhawan’s form throughout the tournament
After having scored 363 runs in the recently concluded Champions Trophy, India’s Shikhar Dhawan has become the talk of the town and even former players like VVS Laxman cannot hold their silence as the former batting great noted that the opening batsman has learnt to treasure and protect his wicket a lot more.
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SLC will find themselves in a deeper financial hole if the SLPL fails to take place this year
The Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) looks highly unlikely to go ahead this year after numerous franchise owners started to withdraw their support due to the heavy losses they incurred at the end of the inaugural edition of the tournament.
Raina has vowed to regain his Test spot
India batsman Suresh Raina has never been able to become a regular in the Test side since every opportunity he has been given has turned out to be a major flop.
Maynard was three times over the legal limit and had been a habitual drug user
Former Surrey batsman Tom Maynard, who tragically passed away in an incident on the London Underground last year, was found to have been under the influence of alcohol and illegal drugs at the time of his death, an inquest heard.
