“I thought that was the case, but it has changed for sure”
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India captain Virat Kohli has declared that his friendship with the Australian players no longer exists following a heated four-Test series.
“Misbah-ul-Haq has conveyed to the Chairman [of] PCB his desire to continue as captain”
Misbah-ul-Haq has ended all the rumours about his future as captain after announcing that he will indeed be leading Pakistan in their upcoming Test series against the West Indies.
“He offered to pay for us insisting it was his way of welcoming us to New Zealand”
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Pakistan Twenty20 captain Shahid Afridi and opening batsman Ahmed Shehzad were unable to pay for lunch at McDonald’s when landing at Auckland airport on Monday, but they received their meals for free after a fan offered to pay for them.
Kerrigan is likely to be picked for the second Test at Lord’s
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England spinner Simon Kerrigan has been recalled into the Test team for the second Test against India, which gets underway on July 17 at Lord’s.
“They know what the challenges will be”
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India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has announced that the national team’s upcoming tour of England will be a huge challenge for his team, especially since “quite a few of the players will be playing their first series in England”.
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“I do feel that it’s best if I go home now”
England pace bowler Steven Finn has announced that he has “not forgotten how to bowl” after he was sent home from Australia to work on his bowling.
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“I just think he needs to grab the team and say ‘I’m in charge'”
Former Australia spin king Shane Warne has announced that England captain Alastair Cook seems to have forgotten how to lead a team after his side lost the Ashes for the first time in five years.
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“The nature of the cricket fans in this region is such that if a player tries to prolong his international career they tend to forget him soon after he retires”
Legendary Pakistan batsman Javed Miandad has announced that Sachin Tendulkar will be forgotten “soon after he retires” since India have a lot of “very talented batsmen who are now the reigning heroes and idols of the people”.
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“Hopefully the conditions aren’t too brutal on them and they are able to perform”
New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has revealed that the Black Caps will adopt a rotation policy for their bowlers during the upcoming ODI series against Bangladesh in order for them to be “given opportunities in this series at some point”.
A bright light has finally broken through Haddin’s year of dark skies
Australia veteran wicketkeeper Brad Haddin is expected to fill the void left behind after the retirement of batting duo Ricky Ponting and Michael Hussey when the national team start preparing for their back-to-back Ashes series against arch-rivals England.
