“It was Michael Clarke who taught them how to win. Darren Lehmann has come in and put a bit of icing on the cake”
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Legendary Australia leg-spinner Shane Warne feels that head coach Darren Lehmann is taking too much credit for the national team’s recent successes.
“It’s scary to think how good he could be in the years to come”
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New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum believes that Kane Williamson will become the country’s “greatest-ever batter”.
“We were practising to get acclimatised here but we haven’t been able to show our level of preparation”
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Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza has questioned whether his side have adequately prepared for the World Cup after they lost both their warm-up matches, which were against Pakistan and Ireland.
“We’d make sure that Ireland and Afghanistan are playing in the region of eight to ten ODIs per year”
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International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive David Richardson has admitted that it will be “difficult to guarantee matches” for Ireland and Afghanistan.
“I hope that I return to the Bangladesh team soon, that is my biggest goal now”
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After his bowling action was found to be legal once again, Bangladesh spinner Sohag Gazi has announced that “it feels like a 500kg weight has been lifted from my body”.
“The opportunity is huge and guys are really looking forward to it”
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England ODI captain Eoin Morgan has announced that his side are here to “win this World Cup”.
“A big boy needs a big bat”
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West Indies opener Chris Gayle has lashed out at the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) crackdown on bat sizes ahead of the World Cup.
“I would get him in for that first game if he proves his fitness”
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Legendary Australia leg-spinner Shane Warne believes that the Baggy Greens cannot “win the World Cup without” captain Michael Clarke.
“We’ve either been beaten by a better team, haven’t had the conditions right or have just let ourselves down”
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Former South Africa captain Graeme Smith believes that the Proteas will continue to be known as ‘the chokers’ during World Cups until they win the tournament.
“There are no centuries for Bangladesh in the World Cup so I hope I can be the first to do that”
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Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal is set to be fully fit prior to the start of the World Cup, which gets underway on February 14.
