New Zealand have steadily slipped down the rankings over the past year
The International Cricket Council (ICC) have announced that New Zealand will be the latest beneficiary of their Targeted Assistance and Performance Programme (TAPP) and will receive a total of US$1.8 million over the next three years.
The ECB will review Thorpe’s performance after the New Zealand series
England have appointed former batsman Graham Thorpe as their new limited overs batting coach for the ongoing limited overs series against New Zealand.
Vaughan has absolutely no doubt that Root should be Cook’s opening partner
Former England captain Michael Vaughan has put his money on youngster Joe Root to open the batting for the national team throughout their tour of New Zealand.
Hafeez believes Pakistan will have more “quality cricketers” if they play more Test matches
Pakistan batsman Mohammad Hafeez has urged the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to organise more Test series for the national team, stating that they are in desperate need of it and added that the longer format substantially helps to develop and improve a team.
Ajmal is looking to groom and develop the next generation of Pakistani cricketers
Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal has opened his own elite cricket academy at the University of Agriculture in Faisalabad.
Khawaja is ready to step back into the international limelight
Queensland coach Darren Lehmann believes batsman Usman Khawaja has become a changed man ever since joining the state side from New South Wales and added that he would be an excellent addition to the Australian side, who are currently looking for veteran Michel Hussey’s replacement.
Dhoni noted that Tendulkar’s presence would be missed by every member of the ODI team
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has paid tribute to veteran batsman Sachin Tendulkar after he announced his retirement from ODIs, stating that the ‘Little Master’ has been an inspiration for the entire team.
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.
Pakistan’s permanent pace attack got the better of India’s mixing and matching
After ending their Twenty20 series against India as a 1-1 draw before defeating them 2-1 in the ODI series, Pakistan pace bowler Sohail Tanvir announced that his team were able to win due to the fact that they had a permanent pace attack, unlike the Indians, who have constantly been mixing and matching to find the perfect match as of late.
Tsolekile still does not fully understand why he was dropped during the New Zealand Test series
South Africa convenor of selectors Andrew Hudson has admitted that wicketkeeper Thami Tsolekile was supposed to replace batsman AB de Villiers behind the stumps for the New Zealand Test series, but he was denied the opportunity after de Villiers announced that he would like to continue donning the gloves for the Proteas.
