Tendulkar still cannot believe that Chappell asked him to take over the captaincy from Dravid
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Legendary India batsman Sachin Tendulkar has revealed that former head coach Greg Chappell tried to convince him to take over the captaincy from Rahul Dravid prior to the 2007 World Cup in the West Indies.
“A lot of the stuff that he’s touched on in his book, the bullying stuff, you certainly did experience some of it when you played against them”
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Former South Africa captain Graeme Smith has backed Kevin Pietersen’s claims of bullying being rife in the England team.
“I don’t want to comment on this issue because Younis is a senior teammate and I also have to look at the PCB code of conduct”
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Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has refused to comment on the situation involving veteran batsman Younis Khan being dropped from the national team for the upcoming ODI series against Australia in the United Arab Emirates.
“How can you treat a senior player and former captain like Younis in this way”
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Former Pakistan captain Mohammad Yousuf has slammed the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for dropping veteran batsman Younis Khan for the upcoming ODI series against Australia in the United Arab Emirates.
The national selectors believe that Khan is no longer suited for ODI cricket
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According to numerous sources, the Pakistan selectors are considering dropping veteran batsman Younis Khan from the ODI squad in order to allow captain Misbah-ul-Haq to replace him at the number three spot.
“Our 400-plus looks like 550”
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Veteran Sri Lanka batsman Mahela Jayawardene has announced that his side will benefit big time if South Africa continue with their slow and steady approach.
“The inclusion of Sunil Narine increases the chances of the West Indies team taking 20 wickets in five days to win a Test match”
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Trinidad and Tobago sports minister Anil Roberts has requested the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) to reconsider their decision to leave spinner Sunil Narine out of the Test squad for the national team’s upcoming Test series against New Zealand.
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“Hafeez is to blame for the defeat because he went there with a team of his choice and he played the eleven he wanted”
Veteran Pakistan all-rounder Abdul Razzaq has announced that Twenty20 captain Mohammad Hafeez is to blame for the national team’s failure in the World Twenty20.
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Kohli and Sharma both scored half-centuries
India’s batting duo of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma clinically dissected the West Indies’ bowling attack to lead their side to a seven-wicket win in Mirpur.
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Shahzad walloped 68 runs off 53 balls
Afghanistan opener Mohammad Shahzad and batsman Shafiqullah both hammered spectacular half-centuries to crush Hong Kong by seven wickets in Chittagong and knock them out of the tournament.
