Islam took 29 wickets in six international matches last year
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Bangladesh spinner Taijul Islam, pace bowler Al-Amin Hossain and left-arm spinner Arafat Sunny have all received central contracts for the 2015 season.
The bronze plaque will be placed underneath a small bust of Hughes on the front wall of the members’ pavilion
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The Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) will honour Phillip Hughes with a bronze plaque ahead of the fourth Test between Australia and India.
None of the Indian players will be allowed to eat beef or pork
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According to a report published on news.com.au, the Indian team have requested no spicy food at all during their upcoming tour of Australia.
“The floodlights are crucial to allow the city to host major international tournaments such as the Cricket World Cup”
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Gloucestershire have submitted plans to Bristol council to build floodlights at their county ground.
“We have decided April is the best option”
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The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have announced that they are planning to hold the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) after the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
“Indian cricket fans just accept it’s banter…Your team haven’t performed”
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Former England captain Michael Vaughan has stirred up controversy after he posted a picture of a white flag on Twitter and called it the “New Indian cricket flag”.
Netherlands were awarded Twenty20 International status even after they lost their ODI status
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The International Cricket Council (ICC) have awarded the Netherlands and Nepal Twenty20 International status at their annual conference in Melbourne.
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Kohli became the fastest cricketer to score 17 ODI centuries
India opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan and vice-captain Virat Kohli kept the national team’s hopes of winning the seven-match ODI series against Australia alive as they both registered centuries to make a mockery of the baggy greens’ total of 350 in the sixth ODI in Nagpur.
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Smith and de Villiers amassed a mammoth 326-run partnership
South Africa captain Graeme Smith and wicketkeeper batsman AB de Villiers left Pakistan battered and bruised as they nearly batted for the entire second day of the second Test in Dubai.
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Pujara’s confidence is at an all-time high thanks to his brilliant form in Test cricket
The Indian Premier League (IPL) is usually known for its glitz and glamour, the entertaining cricket and now as the breeding ground for corrupt activities, but India batsman Cheteshwar Pujara has put his time with the Royals Challengers Bangalore to good use by receiving some pointers from West Indian big-hitter Chris Gayle and flamboyant South African batsman AB de Villiers on the best way to capitalise on a good start in Test cricket.
