Rahim’s tenure as Test captain is highly likely to be over after the series against Zimbabwe
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The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have appointed pace bowler Mashrafe Mortaza as ODI captain, while wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim will continue on as Test skipper.
Snedden has resigned as NZC’s representative on the ICC board of directors
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Greg Barclay will replace Martin Snedden as New Zealand Cricket’s (NZC) representative on the International Cricket Council (ICC) board of directors.
Zimbabwe beat Australia for the first time in 31 years
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Australia head coach Darren Lehmann has announced that the national team ought to be extremely embarrassed after they were beaten by Zimbabwe for the first time in 31 years.
Mutumbami will be out of action for a minimum of three weeks
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Zimbabwe wicketkeeper-batsman Richmond Mutumbami has been ruled out for the remainder of the ongoing ODI tri-series against South Africa and Australia after breaking his right arm.
“Let’s hope the youngsters realise that we are moving into a new era and they can be part of this thinking”
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Newly appointed West Indies selection committee convener, Clive Lloyd, has announced that youth development will be his top priority.
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“I thought I was walking away from everything I had ever worked towards”
England batsman Jonathan Trott has revealed that he really believed he would “never play for England again” after he returned home midway through the recent Ashes series in Australia with a stress-related illness.
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“I’ve probably got into some bad habits playing a lot of short form cricket so I’ve got to go away and work out how to get rid of those”
Australia Twenty20 captain George Bailey has revealed that he was axed from the Test squad for the national team’s upcoming tour of South Africa due to the “bad habits” he picked up playing limited overs cricket.
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“His action is good, he’s bowling with good pace, you can’t buy that stuff on the shelf”
Legendary Australia captain and batsman Allan Border has announced that left-arm pace bowler Mitchell Johnson should be given a license to “bust some heads” during the upcoming Ashes series, which gets underway tomorrow in Brisbane.
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“It should be the topping on the cake after your career, after you’ve fought your guts out for your country, after you’ve given everything to the real form of the game”
Following former England captain Mike Brearley’s speech at the 2013 Bradman Oration, legendary Australia wicketkeeper Rod Marsh made an interesting proposition, stating that “you shouldn’t be allowed to play Twenty20 cricket until you’re 30”.
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“There is no easy solution”
Legendary India batsman Rahul Dravid and former England captain Nasser Hussain have both called for the Champions Trophy to be restored and a restriction on the number of bi-lateral ODI series played.
