“We respect Kyle’s decision”
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A week ago, South Africa pace bowler Kyle Abbott stunned the cricket community by announcing that he had signed a Kolpak deal with Hampshire, thus effectively ending his international career.
“I was disappointed but I can’t really kick cans”
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Opening batsman Aaron Finch has admitted that he has no one to blame but himself after he was dropped from Australia’s ODI squad for their upcoming five-match series against Pakistan, which begins on January 13.
“He was one of the giants of West Indies cricket”
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Legendary West Indies batsman Brian Lara has expressed his disappointment at the fact that compatriot and former team-mate Shivnarine Chanderpaul did not get a “proper send-off”.
“We have the right to say no to him”
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West Indies captain Jason Holder will not participate in the inaugural edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) after he failed to obtain a no-objection certificate (NOC) from the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB).
“I don’t think John knows a thing about the Baggy Green, having never worn one”
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Ex-Australia captain Michael Clarke has slammed former head coach John Buchanan for criticising him when he decided to retire after the recent Ashes series against England.
“I am disappointed at not only his decision to retire from ODIs but also the timing of his decision”
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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Shaharyar Khan has expressed his disappointment after veteran batsman Younis Khan announced his retirement from ODI cricket.
“I think T20 competitions are certainly destroying West Indies cricket”
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Legendary all-rounder Sir Garfield Sobers has attributed the downfall of West Indies cricket to the growing number of domestic Twenty20 tournaments around the world.
“We were all really looking forward to getting over there and playing”
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Australia captain Steve Smith has expressed his disappointment after the Baggy Greens’ tour of Bangladesh was cancelled due to security concerns.
“We seem to be the only sport that has a World Cup that is contracting rather than expanding”
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Ireland batsman Ed Joyce has expressed his disappointment towards the fact that the 2019 World Cup will only feature 10 teams.
“It was a tough few days. There was a lot of disappointment, there was shock”
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South Africa all-rounder Ryan McLaren has admitted that he was gutted when he was informed that he would not be travelling with the national team to Australia and New Zealand for the World Cup.
