“We’re really hopeful to perform [in] this tournament and we’ll try to win this trophy as well.”
Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed has said that his side will take a bullish approach to the Champions Trophy in England as they have “nothing to lose”.
“You do need to be hitting the ground running”
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New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has made it clear that his side will play a more attacking brand of cricket during the Champions Trophy in England next week.
“I love the tournament because it represents a challenge from the [word] go”
Virat Kohli has expressed his excitement towards captaining India for the first time in a major International Cricket Council (ICC) event.
“I bring in something new to the table and give something new to the team”
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Ravichandran Ashwin is arguably the best spinner in the game right now, but he has issued a warning ahead of the Champions Trophy, telling the opposing teams that he has a few new tricks up his sleeve.
“I haven’t retired, no”
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South Africa batsman AB de Villiers has once again insisted that he hasn’t retired from Test cricket.
Karthik was a member of the India team that triumphed at the Champions Trophy in 2013
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India have brought Dinesh Karthik into their Champions Trophy squad as a replacement for batsman Manish Pandey, who has been ruled out of the tournament with a left side strain.
“He didn’t take the responsibility as a captain and didn’t perform”
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Virender Sehwag, the Kings XI Punjab’s director of cricket operations, has admitted that he was less than impressed with captain Glenn Maxwell’s overall performance in this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL).
“I don’t want to rush things, it’s a very severe injury”
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West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo is hoping to make his comeback at the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) in August.
“I see myself heading towards the 2019 World Cup playing all formats of the game and then calling time on my career”
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South Africa’s Test and Twenty20 captain Faf du Plessis has hinted that he will walk away from international cricket after the 2019 World Cup.
“I’d be surprised if he keeps playing (Tests) due to the toll Test cricket takes on your body”
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Ex-Australia batsman Michael Hussey believes that AB de Villiers won’t represent South Africa in Test cricket ever again.
