Mohammad Rizwan: “People are saying that there’s some politics within the team, and there are some differences. If there were any differences, we have also lost games before. This is just outside chatter”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan has made it abundantly clear that there are no “politics” or “differences” in the national team.
Zaka Ashraf: “Now I am hearing reports that there are differences between Ehsan Mani and Wasim Khan”
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Zaka Ashraf has claimed that there is a rift between Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ehsan Mani and chief executive Wasim Khan.
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“It will be a great battle between good friends”
First it was the legendary Sachin Tendulkar, but now South African pace demon Dale Steyn has someone else on his radar, and that just so happens to be India opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan.
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“He can be fantastic, really good and engaged in the dressing room and really go out of his way to help other people at times”
Former England captain Andrew Strauss has put his differences with flamboyant batsman Kevin Pietersen aside and endorsed the South African-born big-hitter to be a “fantastic” mentor to the younger players in the ODI squad.
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“I have created an ideal scenario for his farewell Test: India playing Pakistan at Eden Gardens, Kolkata with a passionate crowd and both nations at a standstill”
Legendary Pakistan left-arm pace bowler Wasim Akram believes India batsman Sachin Tendulkar could have the “best farewell” if he plays his last Test against Pakistan at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
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Ahmed is the man behind all the success both Swann and Panesar have experienced
Former Pakistan leg-spinner and current England spin bowling coach Mushtaq Ahmed believes Graeme Swann is by far one of the best and most dexterous spinners in all of international cricket today.
Taylor has been full of smiles since ending his exile from the national team
New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has denied having any issues with his predecessor Ross Taylor as the former skipper made his return for the ongoing England series.
Healy and Wade sorted out their differences
Former Australia player Ian Healy and wicketkeeper Matthew Wade have put their differences aside after Healy heavily criticised Wade’s glovework during the Test series against South Africa and Sri Lanka.
Buchanan is committed to smoothing out his relationship with White
New Zealand have been the centre of attention in the cricketing world for the past number of weeks, most notably for New Zealand Cricket’s (NZC) dispute with former skipper Ross Taylor over the decision to implement a split captaincy, and while things looked as if it could not get any worse, fresh confrontations have occurred within the board as director of cricket John Buchanan admitted that his relationship with chief executive David White has reached an all-time low.
Pybus will have to give a detailed statement on why he decided to leave
Bangladesh bowling coach Shane Jurgensen has been named as Bangladesh’s interim head coach ahead of their series against the West Indies after Richard Pybus vacated the position.
