“There is no such thing as a contract yet”
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Upon Ravi Shastri being unveiled as India’s new head coach, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed that Rahul Dravid would be the overseas Test batting consultant and Zaheer Khan the bowling consultant.
“Afghanistan’s cricket board does not support cricket for women, even though I have 3,700 girl cricketers across Afghanistan”
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Just four years after it was formed, the Afghanistan women’s cricket team has been dissolved due to Taliban threats, insecurity and conservative beliefs.
“He is in that group with Aravinda de Silva and Sanath Jayasuriya, who have all contributed so much to Sri Lankan cricket in the batting side”
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Legendary Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan has announced that batsman Mahela Jayawardene “is one of the greatest players who has ever played for Sri Lanka”.
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The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region is prone to regular Taliban attacks
Former Pakistan captain turned politician Imran Khan has announced that his party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), have launched a cricket talent programme in the troubled Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region.
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Steyn is currently the top ranked Test bowler in international cricket
Back in the day, South Africa bowling coach Allan Donald could have dismissed any batsman in the game, but the former pace bowler believes that if he were to be able to turn back the clock and have Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel by his side, they would have formed the greatest pace trio in cricket history.
The PCB are scrambling to get the PSL back up and running in no time
Pakistan’s vision of bringing international cricket back to their shores through the Pakistan Super League (PSL) has suffered a serious setback after it was announced that the proposed Twenty20 tournament would be postponed indefinitely.
Butt is hoping his 10-year ban will be lifted by CAS
Disgraced former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has made a desperate plea to resume his international career as he prepares to appeal against the 10-year ban the International Cricket Council (ICC) slapped him with after he was found guilty of match-fixing during a Test match against England in 2010.
Cowan is hoping that more people join his cause in helping to eliminate slavery and human trafficking
While most cricketers choose to raise and donate funds to children charities or organisations centred around helping those less fortunate in the world, Australia opening batsman Ed Cowan has taken a stand against the growing trade of slavery and human trafficking by becoming an ambassador for Not For Sale.
