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Sangakkara’s half-century helped Sri Lanka reach the final of the Asia Cup
Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara scored a fluent half-century to help lead his side to a convincing 129-run win over Afghanistan and earn them a spot in the final of the Asia Cup.
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“ZPCA advised ZC that this matter must be attended to as early as possible and accorded the seriousness it deserves, otherwise we will not participate in any ZC organised event”
Zimbabwe Cricket are set to use 25 per cent of the revenue they receive for participating in the World Twenty20 on paying their players for the next 12 months.
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“I’m actually feeling in pretty good nick, so I’ll just be getting out there and doing my best”
England off-spinner James Tredwell is determined to become the national team’s new frontline spinner following the retirement of Graeme Swann.
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“If he was any good at baseball, he could double or triple what he earns from cricket”
After becoming one of Australia’s most treasured talismans in the ongoing Ashes series, flamboyant opening batsman David Warner is mulling over whether he can mirror his success in cricket in Major League Baseball.
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“You’re getting a kind of two-tiered system at the moment”
Former England captain Mike Atherton has called on the sport’s powerhouses to lend a helping hand to the smaller and weaker nations.
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Pakistan will play South Africa later this month and Sri Lanka in December
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have revealed that they are expecting to earn approximately USD 10 million from their series against South Africa and Sri Lanka.
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“He is a good player and a tough individual but the best thing for him to do would be to take a leaf out of David Warner’s book and just play with it”
Former England captain David Gower believes pace bowler Stuart Broad has a chance to win the hearts of the Australian fans when the national team travel to the Land Down Under in November if he follows the lead of Australia’s opening batsman David Warner.
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“I think it’s just a matter of time for me and I’ll be running out with the West Indian colours again”
Jamaica left-arm seamer Krishmar Santokie is eyeing an international comeback after he believes he impressed the national selectors with his performance in the recently concluded Caribbean Premier League (CPL).
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Philander has never played in the Caribbean before
South Africa pace maestro Vernon Philander believes the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) will allow him to “step up in the shortest form of the game” and earn himself a spot on the Proteas’ Twenty20 team.
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Morkel used to be one of the best all-rounders in the cricketing world
In his heyday, South Africa’s Albie Morkel was being praised as one of the greatest all-rounders the country has ever produced and pundits were even comparing his batting abilities to that of India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, but in a rather unfortunate turn of events, Morkel has now found himself on the sidelines for far too long and he admitted that “I won’t play for South Africa again”.
