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“Sometimes it shows up, sometimes it doesn’t, so no-one really trusts it”
Former England captain Andrew Strauss believes Channel Nine made the right decision in ditching the Hot Spot technology for the upcoming Ashes series in Australia as it “creates confusion” and is “not 100% conclusive”.
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“He has no weaknesses”
Former England captain Geoffrey Boycott has stated that he is “glad Sachin Tendulkar has announced he will retire after his 200th Test match”.
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“No more cricket for me until the next three months”
Flamboyant West Indies opening batsman Chris Gayle has revealed that he is “very, very tired” after a hectic season of domestic and international cricket.
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Kallis last played an ODI in February 2012
South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis has announced that it is still his “aspiration” to represent the Proteas at the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, despite not having played an ODI since February 2012.
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Starc is sick and tired of not playing back-to-back Test matches
Australia left-arm pace bowler Mitchell Starc has once again lashed out at Cricket Australia over their controversial rotation policy, stating that it is hard for him to stay consistent if he is spending half his time on the bench.
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Ganguly sees no reason as to why Gambhir, Sehwag or Singh cannot regain their spots
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly believes opening duo Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag, along with all-rounder Yuvraj Singh, should be doing everything in their power to regain their spots in the national team.
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“I will interfere in every aspect, but only when things are not going according to the plan”
Former Pakistan wicketkeeper Moin Khan, who was recently appointed as manager for the national team’s tour of Zimbabwe, has announced that he will be watching every player like a hawk and “will keep on” criticising them to “improve things”.
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“Tendulkar and Ponting are also greats but I thought Lara was a cut above them”
Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has become the latest member of the cricketing community to join in the debate about whether West Indies legend Brian Lara was better than India veteran batsman Sachin Tendulkar and former Australia captain Ricky Ponting.
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Waugh believes Ganguly always “showed a lack of respect for the game”
Former Australia captain Steve Waugh has slammed ex-India skipper Sourav Ganguly over his disrespectfulness and the fact that he was always late for tosses when the two nations squared off for a Test series in 2001.
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The BCB have not had a regular broadcast partner since March 2012
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have revealed that they have been unable to find any bidders for the broadcast rights that are up for grabs for their upcoming home series against New Zealand in October.
