West Indian cricketers need to start putting their country first, says Sir Richie Richardson

"West Indies cricket has to be number one"

“West Indies cricket has to be number one”

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West Indies team manager Sir Richie Richardson has announced that West Indian cricketers have to start putting their international commitments ahead of domestic Twenty20 tournaments like the Indian Premier League (IPL) and Big Bash League (BBL).

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Insufficient evidence to show whether Pakistan domestic T20 match was fixed

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“The committee concluded that there is insufficient evidence to support the allegation of unfair play”

The three-man committee created by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to investigate whether match-fixing had occurred during a Faysal Bank T20 Cup match between Sialkot Stallions and Karachi Dolphins on February 11, 2014, have announced that there is insufficient evidence to prove the match was fixed.

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Cricket Australia request Facebook page entitled ‘100,000 likes and I’ll tackle Stuart Broad on Boxing Day’ to be deleted

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Cricket Australia have requested that the page be taken down

Cricket Australia has requested a Facebook page entitled “100,000 likes and I’ll tackle Stuart Broad on Boxing Day” to be deleted after it amassed more than 114,000 likes.

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Pakistan need their own T20 league, says Misbah-ul-Haq

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Ul-Haq believes a Twenty20 tournament can help revive international cricket in Pakistan

Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has announced that the country needs their own Twenty20 league due to the fact that no international teams even dare to travel to the war-torn nation, especially after the Sri Lankan national team was ambushed by armed militants, which left six players injured and eight locals dead.

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