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“Young boys, when they are eight or ten, will not pick up the ball, they will pick up the bat”
Former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga has announced that the new ODI rules will lead to a decline in the number of bowlers since they are at a massive disadvantage compared to the batsmen.
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“I don’t think he understood and was secure enough in himself to get us to where we needed to go”
Australia vice-captain and wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has launched a scathing attack against former coach Mickey Arthur, saying that he “was very, very insecure” during his entire tenure with the team.
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“I’ve been lucky enough to play with and against some great batsmen but there have been none better than Sachin in my time”
Australia captain Michael Clarke has announced that India veteran batsman Sachin Tendulkar “would have to be the second best batsman of all time after the incomparable Bradman”.
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“As Sir Don Bradman said a great in one era would have been a great in any era”
Legendary India batsman Sunil Gavaskar cited the one and only Sir Donald Bradman in stating that Sachin Tendulkar “would have been successful in any era”.
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“If you have worked on your technique properly, you can back yourself to hold your position and hit where you want to”
India vice-captain Virat Kohli has smashed two centuries within a matter of days in the ongoing ODI series against Australia, but just how is the 24-year-old able to score at such a consistent rate?
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“To have come back and scored a double hundred in these conditions – almost sub-continental and with the heat – is something I will never forget”
South Africa captain Graeme Smith has praised his team for beating Pakistan by an innings and 92 runs in the second Test in Dubai as it ensured the Proteas remained unbeaten away from home since Sri Lanka defeated them in 2006.
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Root took over Morgan’s spot on the central contracts list
England batsman Joe Root has replaced Eoin Morgan on the England and Wales Cricket Board’s (ECB) central contract list.
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“It’s hard to build a relationship with the opposition”
England pace bowler James Anderson has revealed that he is more concerned about leading his team to Ashes glory for a fourth time in a row, a feat which England have not accomplished since the 19th century, than drinking beers and getting to know the Australian players.
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“Tendulkar has always been in a league of his own”
Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has paid tribute to Sachin Tendulkar after the ‘Little Master’ announced that he would be retiring after his 200th Test, which is set to come against the West Indies in Mumbai next month.
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“He had a calmness and an inner strength which wasn’t something I had seen a lot of in other cricketers”
Former India coach Greg Chappell believes captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has become a lot more confident compared to when he first met him and has also become a fan favourite since he is a one-of-a-kind cricketer.
