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Du Plessis is willing to sacrifice himself in order to give South Africa a chance to win the World Twenty20
South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has revealed that he is willing to be banned for the final of the World Twenty20 if the Proteas defeat India in their highly-anticipated semi-finals clash.
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“A lot of things happen around cricket but you have to be focused when you are representing your country”
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has announced that his side will not be distracted by all the ongoing off-field issues ahead of their highly-anticipated match against Australia.
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Dassanayake led Nepal to their maiden World Twenty20
Nepal’s head coach Pubudu Dassanayake will continue on with his role for another year after guiding the national team to their maiden World Twenty20.
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“It smacks of sour grapes and it could just be a tactical plan to get us involved in matters that will distract our attention from this crucial (third) Test in Cape Town”
South Africa team manager Mohammed Moosajee has announced that Australia opener David Warner’s remarks about Proteas wicketkeeper-batsman AB de Villiers potentially tampering with the ball during the second Test in Port Elizabeth were “disappointing and discouraging”.
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“I’m quite lucky that I’ve had three years [with the team] before”
Sri Lanka head coach Paul Farbrace has announced that the country can become a dominant force in international cricket once again following the emergence of numerous youngsters.
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“I’m going to think about spending three days with my beautiful wife and not think about cricket at all”
Australia captain Michael Clarke, wicketkeeper Brad Haddin and opening batsman David Warner will all be rested for the fourth ODI against England in Perth after the baggy greens took an unassailable 3-0 lead in the ongoing ODI series following their dominant seven-wicket win in Sydney.
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“They are both imaginative, good readers of the game and take the aggressive option first – whereas Cook retreats too quickly”
Former Australia spin king Shane Warne has announced that England need to replace captain Alastair Cook immediately if they want to become a truly dominant side.
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Afridi helped Pakistan level the series
Coming off a shocking one-run defeat in the first ODI in Sharjah, Pakistan bounced back to crush South Africa by 66 runs in the second ODI in Dubai to level the series at 1-1.
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“Now, you think of our spinners when you think of West Indies”
West Indies head coach Ottis Gibson has announced that the spinners have to take full advantage of the spin-friendly conditions in India if the national team are to stand any chance of winning the upcoming two-Test series.
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“We have to bowl them out first”
Despite New Zealand holding on to a 137-run lead at the end of the third day of second Test in Mirpur, Bangladesh off-spinner Nasir Hossain believes that his team “have to keep them within a 160-run lead” and follow that up with a score of “300 or 350” in order to have any chance of winning the Test match.
