“I’ve actually been against it the whole time”
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Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has voiced his opposition towards day-night Tests on the day that he was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in Melbourne.
“I will be ready whenever I am given the chance to resume training or playing”
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Disgraced Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Amir has admitted that he doesn’t see himself representing his country in the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
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Dravid wants to see a more hardline stance taken on match-fixing
Former India batting great Rahul Dravid has announced that the only way to clean up the image of the sport is to make match-fixing a criminal offence so that players are deterred from getting involved in the illegal trade.
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Dev believes Sreesanth should be made an example of if he is found guilty
Former India captain Kapil Dev has announced that any player who is caught tarnishing cricket’s image and integrity in any way whatsoever should be severely “punished” in order to send a message and prevent other players from making the same “mistakes” in the future.
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Sreesanth’s arrest prompted the BCCI to introduce the education programme
After having been cut down to their knees and at a loss of words over the spot-fixing scandal involving former India pace bowler Sreesanth, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have decided to introduce an education programme to enlighten younger players about the dangers lurking in cricket’s shadowy underworld.
