“We may give consideration to using a Duke ball in Shield competition in the two seasons leading up to the next Ashes series in the UK”
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Cricket Australia are likely to introduce English-made Duke balls to the Sheffield Shield in order to prepare their batsmen for the next Ashes series held in England.
“How good is the big bash, we have to do something with our comp otherwise we’ll get left behind”
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Yorkshire captain Andrew Gale has announced that the Natwest T20 Blast should include city-based franchises.
“I have loved the challenge that was laid in front of me six years ago and with the Club having secured its future with international cricket it is time for us all to move on”
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Gloucestershire have announced that their director of cricket, John Bracewell, will be leaving at the end of January.
Kumar scored 247 runs and took 19 wickets during the Test series against England
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India pace bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar has won the Polly Umrigar Award, which is given to the player of the year, for the 2013-14 season.
“He is not qualified to represent Jamaica in the upcoming regional first-class tournament”
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West Indies all-rounder Marlon Samuels has been ruled ineligible to represent Jamaica in the upcoming domestic season since he has breached the Jamaica Cricket Association’s (JCA) rules on selection.
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“He [Morshed] will take responsibility of the anti-corruption department similar to what other boards have”
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has appointed Abu Mohammad Humayun Morshed, who is a retired Army major, as the head of their anti-corruption unit.
“Send players away to spend time in county cricket or the southern hemisphere”
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Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has announced that “it is a cheap shot to blame the IPL” for India’s horrendous performance against England in the recently concluded five-Test series.
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“These same mercenaries are the ones who are representing all the countries in the World T20s who everyone will be supporting so why use that word?””
Flamboyant West Indies opener Chris Gayle has announced that he is not a “mercenary” and feels hurt when people call him that “distasteful and unwarranted” term.
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“The BBL is obviously a money-earner and people love watching it, but you’ve got to find the balance so it’s not all in one direction geared to one competition”
Australia all-rounder Shane Watson has admitted that Cricket Australia’s recent decision to extend the Big Bash League (BBL) from the end of December to the middle of February is starting to hurt attendance and player development in Sheffield Shield and Ryobi Cup matches.
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South Africa’s domestic competitions are likely to feature more Pakistani players from now on
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Cricket South Africa have agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding which will not only improve cricketing ties between the two nations, but will also see more Pakistani players featuring in South Africa’s domestic competitions.
