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“Sachin has played some of his greatest cricket in Australia and is the perfect ambassador of our game”
Australia captain Michael Clarke has paid tribute to veteran India batsman Sachin Tendulkar ahead of his last Test series and 200th Test, stating that the ‘Little Master’ “is the most complete batsman I have seen”.
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Johnston was renowned for his ‘chicken dance’ celebration
Irish eyes will not be smiling and the luck of the Irish will plummet significantly after veteran all-rounder Trent Johnston announced that he will retire from international cricket at the end of the year.
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Butt will forever be remembered for this disturbing incident
Disgraced Pakistan captain Salman Butt has admitted that he did participate in match-fixing activities during his side’s tour of England in 2010 and added that he will forever be forced to hang his head in shame as a result of his actions and decisions.
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May had grown increasingly frustrated with the direction in which the sport was heading
Tim May has announced his resignation as chief executive of the Federation of International Cricketers’ Associations (FICA) just a month after he controversially lost his place in the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Cricket Committee to former Indian player and commentator Laxman Sivaramakrishnan.
McCullum believes Cook is well on his way to becoming a legend of the game
England captain Alastair Cook has received high praise from New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum, who noted that his English counterpart was on the path to immortalising himself as one of the greatest Test cricketers the world has ever seen.
Vaughan sees nothing stopping England from beating Australia twice this year
Former England captain Michael Vaughan, who will forever be remembered for ending the country’s 18-year Ashes drought with a remarkable 2-1 victory over Australia in the 2005 Ashes series, believes that the baggy greens do not stand a chance in the back-to-back Ashes series this year as the England team are extremely strong in all departments and have shown that they are intent on keeping the urn.
Hopes wants every ODI to count for something
Former Australia all-rounder James Hopes has urged the International Cricket Council (ICC) to make ODI series count towards World Cup qualifications instead of having teams battle each other for absolutely nothing.
Sehwag has failed to be of any use to India over the past number of series
Former India batsman Sunil Gavaskar believes opener Virender Sehwag’s lazy attitude and recent slump in form were the two key reasons as to why the national selectors had to make the tough decision of dropping him.
Kallis is looking to be part of South Africa’s team during the 2015 ICC World Cup
South Africa veteran all-rounder Jacques Kallis has announced that he has no plans to retire anytime soon since he has been in the form of his life over the past number of series.
