“It’s the greatest crisis of cricket at the moment”
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Legendary New Zealand pace bowler Sir Richard Hadlee has announced that drastic action must be taken against individuals who are indicted in spot-fixing and corruption scandals.
“Without any attention being paid, we can become like Kenya and cricket will be dead in Zimbabwe”
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Former Zimbabwe captain Alistair Campbell has announced that international cricket could become extinct in the country in two years’ time unless drastic action is taken right away.
“He’s incredibly frustrated because Achilles injuries are hard to heal”
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England wicketkeeper-batsman Matt Prior is in a race against time to prove that he is fully fit ahead of the national team’s Test series against Sri Lanka.
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“Leadership is crucial”
Recently retired South Africa captain Graeme Smith has called on the International Cricket Council (ICC) to show some real leadership following the drastic changes made to the game.
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“Generally in one-day cricket we try to favour the batting team and we look for totals between 230 and 260”
International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive David Richarson has defended the new ODI rules, stating that they have made “the game more attacking and more exciting”.
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“Now we are playing a team where we are evenly matched”
West Indies captain Darren Sammy has admitted that the 2-0 whitewashing his team suffered at the hands of India proved to be a real eye-opener and was also just the type of wake-up call they needed.
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“The most important thing for him at the moment is that he knows he’s got the support of the changing room”
England pace bowler Stuart Broad has announced that “it’s heartbreaking” to have lost batsman Jonathan Trott for the remainder of the Ashes series due to a stress-related illness and added that “he’s got the support of the changing room”.
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South Africa could host its second IPL
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) are contemplating whether to hold the 2014 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in South Africa since the tournament is likely to clash with the Lok Sabha elections.
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Clarke is no longer laughing at Warner’s antics
Australia Test captain Michael Clarke has admitted that the numerous scandals opening batsman David Warner has been involved in over the past few months has hindered his captaincy.
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Watson decision to step down was not influenced by anyone
Australia batsman Shane Watson’s resignation as vice-captain threw everyone by surprise, but he insisted that his disastrous tour of India had nothing to do with nor did anyone force him to step down either.
