A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: Hansie Cronje never offered me money to fix a game, admits Henry Williams

Williams admitted to lying about the testimony he gave during the trial in 2000

When the match-fixing case against the late South African captain Hansie Cronje first emerged, it took the cricketing world by storm and rocked the sport to its core, but more than a decade later, details about the events are still being revealed, as former Proteas bowler Henry Williams recently admitted that Cronje never offered him US$ 15,000 to concede more than 50 runs during the fifth ODI against India in Nagpur in 2000.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: South Africa’s seamers remind me of Australia’s all-conquering pace attack, says Brendon McCullum

McCullum believes the South African pace attack is a reincarnation of Australia’s own attack from a decade ago

New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has compared South Africa’s seamers to Australia’s legendary all-conquering pace attack, which was led by hall of famer Glenn McGrath and his trusted right-hand man Brett Lee.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: BCCI ‘defers’ decision about Mohammad Azharuddin’s life ban

The BCCI are still deciding whether to appeal the removal of Azharuddin’s life ban in the Supreme Court

Just a month after former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin had his life ban lifted by the Andhra Pradesh High Court, the Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) stepped in and announced that they would be reviewing the court’s decision, but could not come to an agreement at the end of their first meeting and have thus chosen to “defer” the decision until a later date.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: Chris Martin still an important member of the New Zealand squad, says Ross Taylor

Taylor believes Martin can still be a huge asset for New Zealand

New Zealand captain Ross Taylor has revealed that veteran pace bowler Chris Martin, who has been the leading the bowling attack for nearly a decade, is still an important member of the squad despite a number of younger bowlers starting to become the centre of attention.

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