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Khan’s last Test match for India came in 2012
India left-arm pace bowler Zaheer Khan has regained his spot in the Test squad for the national team’s upcoming tour of South Africa, which gets underway on December 5.
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“Cricket has a nasty habit of biting you back once you open your big mouth”
Former England pace bowler Bob Willis has announced that Australia opening batsman David Warner crossed the line by calling Jonathan Trott “weak”.
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“I’m very determined to finish my career in a strong way and leave this team better than when I took over”
After having a very poor series against Bangladesh, where he only averaged 18 with the bat, New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum has admitted that “as captain I need more runs”.
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“The last stroke he would play in any cricket match and your name could go down in there”
West Indies captain Darren Sammy has announced that all the bowlers will be vying to get the prized wicket of Sachin Tendulkar during his 200th and final Test, which begins tomorrow in his hometown of Mumbai.
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“I am convinced that eventually I will get into that side”
England pace bowler Graham Onions continued to be overlooked during the recent Ashes series and may carry on sitting on the bench when the national team head to the Land Down Under for the second leg of the historic series, despite finishing atop the wicket-takers list in the recent county season.
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“Matthew Wade has been omitted due to lack of form”
Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Brad Haddin has ousted his fellow partner in crime Matthew Wade to regain his spot in the ODI squad.
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“We have proposed a triangular series with South Africa and Australia next year after the World T20”
Zimbabwe Cricket have announced that they are planning to hold an ODI tri-series with Australia and South Africa in 2014.
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Sreesanth and Chavan were both given life bans
India pace bowler Sreesanth has been found guilty of spot-fixing in this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL) by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and slapped with a life ban.
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Westfield claims he was “cajoled” into match-fixing by Kaneria
Disgraced Essex pace bowler Mervyn Westfield has announced his eagerness to help the next generation of cricketers avoid making the same mistakes he did.
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Sutherland has assured all Australian fans that the rotation policy will cease to exist during the Ashes
Cricket Australia’s rotation policy has been controversial since day one as the board continues to search for ways to protect their pace bowlers from falling victim to career-threatening injuries, but Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland has looked to calm fears by stating that none of the baggy greens’ quick bowlers will be rotated during the upcoming Ashes series.
