Cricket Australia will launch investigation into player safety, says James Sutherland

"Statistics say it's clearly a freak incident but one freak incident is one freak incident too many"

“Statistics say it’s clearly a freak incident but one freak incident is one freak incident too many”

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Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland had announced that the board will be launching an investigation into player safety following the tragic death of batsman Phillip Hughes.

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People need to give Smith the ‘respect and recognition’ he deserves, says Jacques Kallis

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“Hopefully we’ll celebrate his retirement and give him the due respect and recognition that he deserves”

Legendary South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis has announced that people need to give captain Graeme Smith the “respect and recognition” he truly deserves.

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‘By all counts I won’t play for South Africa again’, says Albie Morkel

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Morkel used to be one of the best all-rounders in the cricketing world

In his heyday, South Africa’s Albie Morkel was being praised as one of the greatest all-rounders the country has ever produced and pundits were even comparing his batting abilities to that of India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, but in a rather unfortunate turn of events, Morkel has now found himself on the sidelines for far too long and he admitted that “I won’t play for South Africa again”.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: AB de Villiers gives up keeping in ODIs

De Villiers has already admitted that being in the outfield is much harder

South Africa ODI captain AB de Villiers has announced that he will be giving up wicketkeeping in limited overs matches since he is unable to deal with the burden of having to stand behind the stumps, come in as a specialist batsman and lead the team all at once.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: Jacques Kallis calls for death penalty after murder of former first-class cricketer

Kallis believes enforcing the death penalty will significantly decrease the number of murders in South Africa

South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis has called for the restoration of the death penalty in the country after the brutal murder of a former first-class cricketer, who had strong links with many players in the current side.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: Andrew Hudson admits Thami Tsolekile was supposed to play in Test series against New Zealand

Tsolekile still does not fully understand why he was dropped during the New Zealand Test series

South Africa convenor of selectors Andrew Hudson has admitted that wicketkeeper Thami Tsolekile was supposed to replace batsman AB de Villiers behind the stumps for the New Zealand Test series, but he was denied the opportunity after de Villiers announced that he would like to continue donning the gloves for the Proteas.

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