Manohar promised to tackle a variety of issues after being elected as the BCCI’s new president
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Shashank Manohar was appointed as the new Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president during the board’s special general meeting (SGM) in Mumbai on Sunday.
Eranga has been sidelined since January 2015
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Sri Lanka pace bowler Shaminda Eranga’s comeback to international cricket has been postponed yet again after he was ruled out of the upcoming Test series against the West Indies due to a groin injury.
“They’ve got a lot of work to do in the next few months”
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Legendary Australia pace bowler Glenn McGrath has predicted that the Baggy Greens will whitewash India 4-0 when they meet in a highly anticipated Test series in December.
“I think that all the emotions will come out when we next take the field without him in the ranks”
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Sri Lanka batsman Kumar Sangakkara has admitted that he will find it hard to play Test cricket without his childhood friend, Mahela Jayawardene, who retired from the format today.
Former PCB chairman Najam Sethi has already ruled himself out of the elections
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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) acting chairman Muhammad Sair Ali has announced that the elections will only take a few days instead of a few weeks.
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“That is the sort of formula that we have had for a while”
New Zealand head coach Mike Hesson has announced that the national team will continue to barrage India with short-pitched deliveries during the upcoming Test series after it proved to be a highly effective tactic during the recently concluded ODI series.
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“Watto is hitting the ball as good as I’ve seen”
Australia captain Michael Clarke has lavished praise on all-rounder Shane Watson, stating that he “put the team first” when scoring his magnificent century during the third Test in Perth as he was thinking about setting England a massive target instead of bolstering his own stats.
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“I’ve obviously had a knee issue so I’ve just got to make sure my rehab continues or else I could break down and I don’t want to break down”
England batsman Kevin Pietersen had announced that he is working hard on ensuring his lingering knee problems become a thing of the past as he is determined to be fully fit for all five Tests in the upcoming Ashes series against arch-rivals Australia, which gets underway on November 21 in Brisbane.
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“We’ve got to keep playing, that’s our obligation to the public, and our umpires need to push the envelope and the players need to understand that we’re playing the game, we’re getting on with it”
After 15 long years, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have finally agreed to the use of floodlights in an Ashes series in Australia.
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“To have come back and scored a double hundred in these conditions – almost sub-continental and with the heat – is something I will never forget”
South Africa captain Graeme Smith has praised his team for beating Pakistan by an innings and 92 runs in the second Test in Dubai as it ensured the Proteas remained unbeaten away from home since Sri Lanka defeated them in 2006.