“If you do not want to be playing Test cricket for India, quit”
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Legendary India batsman Sunil Gavaskar has announced that the national team have embarrassed their country by losing 3-1 to England in the recently concluded five-Test series.
“England bounced back with an almost perfect performance”
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Legendary England batsman Geoffrey Boycott and all-rounder Sir Ian Botham have both lauded the national team for their near “perfect performance” against India during the third Test in Southampton.
“To lose this Test even before lunch on the final day showed zero resistance whatsoever”
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Legendary India batsman Sunil Gavaskar has slammed the national team for showing “zero resistance” during their 266-run loss to England in the third Test in Southampton.
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“I want to pay credit to the ICC and Cricket Australia for the work they put in to try and stop this [and to] stamp it out of our game”
Australia captain Michael Clarke and pace bowler Ryan Harris have both announced that corruption and match-fixing is something they “take personally” since it “damages the credibility of the sport”.
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“We aren’t responsible for what happened”
Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara and veteran batsman Mahela Jayawardene have slammed Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) secretary Nishantha Ranatunga over his handling of their decision to retire from Twenty20 Internationals.
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“We’d love to win 5-0”
Australia captain Michael Clarke has announced that “the boys deserve all the credit in the world” after the baggy greens managed to regain the Ashes after five long years.
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“I can’t think of anything other than corruption that can bring this game down”
Former Australia captain Ian Chappell has announced that he believes “the most important issue for cricket administration is corruption” in the game and finding a way to completely get rid of it.
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“The BBL is obviously a money-earner and people love watching it, but you’ve got to find the balance so it’s not all in one direction geared to one competition”
Australia all-rounder Shane Watson has admitted that Cricket Australia’s recent decision to extend the Big Bash League (BBL) from the end of December to the middle of February is starting to hurt attendance and player development in Sheffield Shield and Ryobi Cup matches.
