Gilchrist initially had doubts about Twenty20 cricket
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Legendary Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist has admitted that he wasn’t sold on the idea of Twenty20 cricket when it was first introduced.
“Australians in ICC tournaments in the past have thrived on that pressure and hopefully we can do the same”
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Australia leg-spinner Adam Zampa has said that his side are treating their Champions Trophy clash against England like a quarter-final.
“Records are meant to broken so there’s no sentimental value to it”
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South Africa opener Hashim Amla refused to get overexcited after he scored a record-breaking century in his side’s Champions Trophy opener against Sri Lanka on Saturday.
“Nothing changes; you have to get into each game looking to do your best”
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South Africa speedster Kagiso Rabada has vowed to keep working hard after he reached the summit of the ODI bowlers rankings.
“I feel like I’m in a really good place and I feel like I’ve played a lot of cricket”
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With his injury woes seemingly a thing of the past, Australia seamer Pat Cummins is determined to make his presence felt at the Champions Trophy, which starts on Thursday.
“I feel in the last year I’ve been one of the better bowlers and one of the most consistent”
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England pace bowler Liam Plunkett believes that he has done enough to secure his place in the ODI squad.
“If he continues to develop at the same rate in all formats he could become the complete bowler for South Africa”
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Former South Africa pace bowler Shaun Pollock is confident that seamer Kagiso Rabada will have a strong showing during South Africa’s tour of England and the Champions Trophy.
“Since we have a policy not to carry unfit players, it has been decided to call him back and send a replacement”
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Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal will be heading back home from England after he failed two fitness tests in two days.
“I haven’t retired, no”
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South Africa batsman AB de Villiers has once again insisted that he hasn’t retired from Test cricket.
Karthik was a member of the India team that triumphed at the Champions Trophy in 2013
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India have brought Dinesh Karthik into their Champions Trophy squad as a replacement for batsman Manish Pandey, who has been ruled out of the tournament with a left side strain.
