Dravid respects Dhoni for showing the heart and passion to carry on in spite of all the harsh criticism he has received
Legendary India batsman Rahul Dravid has advised skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni to step down as captain of the Twenty20 side and also as leader of his Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise, the Chennai Super Kings.
Bresnan is hoping to return by May
England pace bowler Tim Bresnan is set to fly to the Unites States to undergo a second surgery on his troblesome elbow and has been ruled out of the team’s upcoming tour of New Zealand as a result.
Hughes has definitely made an early impact in his short ODI career
After having scored two centuries, including one on debut, during the recently concluded ODI series against Sri Lanka, Australia batsman Phillip Hughes is well on his way to becoming the country’s next limited overs superstar.
Hesson made it clear that Test cricket is still everyone’s top priority
Just weeks after suffering a 2-0 whitewashing at the hands of South Africa, New Zealand coach Mike Hesson has insisted that his team’s focus on winning the 2015 International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup has not affected their Test form at all.
Smith feels as if his side have created an unbreakable bond between each other
South Africa captain Graeme Smith believes that his team have all become one big happy family after having a successful Test series against juggernauts England and Australia, where they accomplished their ultimate goal of establishing the country as the number one Test team in international cricket.
Ponting and Hussey’s retirement has left a huge void in Australia’s middle order
The retirement of veteran batting pair Ricky Ponting and Michael Hussey has hit Australia hard and at a crucial time, where they will be under serious pressure to regain the Ashes from arch-rivals England after failing to do so on the previous two occasions.
There has been growing speculation that Afridi’s international career may be all but over
Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif has advised veteran batsman Shahid Afridi to start playing domestic cricket once again, as he believes it is the only way the big-hitter will regain his touch with the bat.
Mathews has to start converting his half-centuries into hundreds to prove that he is a natural born leader
Newly appointed Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews has admitted that he must start making larger contributions with the bat in future series in order to show his team that he is capable of leading by example.
Starc has attributed a lot of his early success to Siddle
Australia pace bowler Mitchell Starc has announced that veteran seamer Peter Siddle is the “heart and soul” of the national team’s pace attack and added that he is the person all bowlers look up to, just like all the batsmen in the side admire Ricky Ponting and Michael Hussey.
Wade vows to improve on his concentration behind the stumps
Australia wicketkeeper batsman Matthew Wade has revealed that he was bitterly “disappointed” with his constant blunders behind the stumps in the past two Test series, and made special reference to the final Test against South Africa at Perth, where the errors he made cost the national team the series and the chance of re-establishing themselves as the number one Test team.
