A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: Michael Clarke defends decision to rest players

Clarke does not want to see any of his players succumb to long-term injuries

Australia captain Michael Clarke has defended his decision to rest key players at certain points during a series, stating that all of them complained of minor niggles and as skipper, his responsibility was to ensure that those minor aches and pains heal as soon as possible instead of letting them get even more aggravated by allowing those players to play through it.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: Mickey Arthur lashes out at rotation policy critics

Arthur is sick and tired of all the abuse targeted towards the rotation policy

Australia’s newly implemented rotation policy is no stranger to criticism, but coach Mickey Arthur seems to have had enough and launched a scathing attack against all the critics, stating that they only know how to berate everything without having full knowledge of the reasoning behind it.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: PCB unhappy with Mohammad Hafeez’s one-minded approach throughout World T20

Many PCB members believe more communication is needed between Hafeez and the team management

Despite having no intention of stripping Mohammad Hafeez of the Twenty20 captaincy, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) stated that they were extremely frustrated with his one-minded approach throughout the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Twenty20.

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