India won the last edition of the Champions Trophy in 2013
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Former Australia captain Ian Chappell feels that South Africa, Australia, England and India are the four frontrunners to win the Champions Trophy next month.
“If they agree to play us then that is great, otherwise we will be taking action against them”
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Najam Sethi has said that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will have to pay the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) $70 million if they fail to honour the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that was signed in 2014.
“He is a brilliant batsman but he has failed against me”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Junaid Khan is confident that he will dismiss India captain Virat Kohli when the two sides meet at the Champions Trophy on June 4.
“We’re really hopeful to perform [in] this tournament and we’ll try to win this trophy as well.”
Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed has said that his side will take a bullish approach to the Champions Trophy in England as they have “nothing to lose”.
“You do need to be hitting the ground running”
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New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has made it clear that his side will play a more attacking brand of cricket during the Champions Trophy in England next week.
“Australia and as much as I hate to say it, England”
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Michael Hussey believes that the Champions Trophy final will be a showdown between Australia and England.
“I love the tournament because it represents a challenge from the [word] go”
Virat Kohli has expressed his excitement towards captaining India for the first time in a major International Cricket Council (ICC) event.
“Speaking to some of the Aussie players I said ‘you might lick your lips at some of the bowling because Anderson and Broad can’t play five Test matches'”
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Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen believes that Australia will be “licking their lips” if the pace duo of James Anderson and Stuart Broad are unable to stay fit throughout the upcoming Ashes series later this year.
“If we win it will certainly be really good for the playing group”
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Australia captain Steve Smith has admitted that winning the Champions Trophy could give the players a boost in helping resolve their ongoing pay dispute with Cricket Australia.
“It’s great to have us all here together and bowling well”
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Australia pace bowler Josh Hazlewood has said that he is excited about the prospect of bowling alongside fellow seamers Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins and James Pattinson at the Champions Trophy next month.
