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“The IPL is not going anywhere and we run the risk of slipping behind other teams in both ODI and Twenty20 cricket if our players don’t participate”
Former England captain Andrew Strauss has announced that national team players should be allowed to play a full season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) or risk falling behind other countries in the shortest format of the game.
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“I think there is a little shift in the mindset more towards Twenty20 and the one-day game and the faster forms of the game”
Newly appointed high performance coach at the Centre of Excellence Graeme Hick has announced that the Australian batsmen need to shift their mindset from Twenty20 cricket to Test cricket if they are to have any chance of beating England when they visit the Land Down Under in November.
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Laxman was impressed with Dhawan’s form throughout the tournament
After having scored 363 runs in the recently concluded Champions Trophy, India’s Shikhar Dhawan has become the talk of the town and even former players like VVS Laxman cannot hold their silence as the former batting great noted that the opening batsman has learnt to treasure and protect his wicket a lot more.
Tsolekile still does not fully understand why he was dropped during the New Zealand Test series
South Africa convenor of selectors Andrew Hudson has admitted that wicketkeeper Thami Tsolekile was supposed to replace batsman AB de Villiers behind the stumps for the New Zealand Test series, but he was denied the opportunity after de Villiers announced that he would like to continue donning the gloves for the Proteas.
Johnson had no idea that some of the Sussex players were approached by a bookie
England county side Kent have announced that they had no idea some of the Sussex players were approached by a bookie in the lead up to their highly anticipated CB40 match in 2011.
Prior is confident that England have the ability to beat India in the third Test
Despite ongoing speculation that harmony within the England camp was at an all time low heading into the Test series against India, wicketkeeper Matt Prior has dismissed all the rumours by saying that spirits in the dressing room have never been better, especially after the team’s win at Mumbai.
Howard is looking for an explanation into why the injury was not reported
Cricket Australia team performance manager Pat Howard has expressed his frustration towards the Sydney Sixers at being kept in the dark about Pat Cummins’ back issues during the recently concluded Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20).
Watson knows that the odds are stacked against him
Australia all-rounder Shane Watson has admitted that his current Test record is extremely poor given the amount of success he has had in the limited overs formats.
Langer is determined to see Hughes back in the Australian squad
Australia batting coach Justin Langer believes former Test opener Phillip Hughes has the potential to regain his spot on the roster if he overcomes his batting flaws.
