Darren Gough: “He can bat as high as three, which he did in the PSL, or as low as six, seven or eight to really strengthen our lower order”
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Former England fast bowler Darren Gough said Pakistan spin-bowling all-rounder Shadab Khan can bat as high as three or as low as eight.
Sarfraz Ahmed: “Faheem Ashraf’s bowling has improved a lot and he is a batsman who can improve his batting also. He will bat at 8 or 9”
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Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed has confirmed that all-rounder Faheem Ashraf will bat at number eight or nine at the World Cup.
Ballance (right) could recover in time for the fourth Test
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England batsman Gary Ballance will miss the third Test against South Africa after fracturing his left index finger.
Gayle has not played ODI cricket since the 2015 World Cup
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The West Indies have been undergoing a tough transition phase after omitting several of their high-profile players in all three formats of the game.
“He’s been the first to acknowledge that his performances have not stacked up”
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South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has confirmed that all-rounder JP Duminy will be dropped for the second Test against England in Nottingham, which gets underway on Friday.
Chandimal (left) will take over as Test captain, while Tharanga (middle) will lead Sri Lanka in limited overs cricket
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Following Angelo Mathews’ decision to resign as captain in all three formats, Dinesh Chandimal will now lead Sri Lanka in Test matches, while Upul Tharanga will take charge in limited overs cricket.
“I was, at the time, in a very vulnerable financial state and this dilemma too easily persuaded me to participate in spot fixing”
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Former South Africa left-arm seamer Lonwabo Tsotsobe has been handed an eight-year ban for his involvement in the 2015 Ram Slam T20 Challenge corruption scandal.
“JP will be the first guy to say he knows he needs to score runs for this team”
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South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has conceded that all-rounder JP Duminy could lose his place in the Test side due to his poor run of form as of late.
Kohli celebrates after scoring his 28th ODI hundred
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India captain Virat Kohli led by example as he clubbed an unbeaten 111 to not only guide his side to a comfortable eight-wicket win over the West Indies in the fifth ODI in Jamaica, but also hand them a 3-1 series win.
Gunathilaka raises his bat after bringing up his maiden ODI century
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Sri Lanka openers Danushka Gunathilaka and Niroshan Dickwella scored 116 and 102 respectively to lead their side to a convincing eight-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the third ODI in Hambantota.
