“Our plan is to have this stadium built and ready for international cricket within four to five years”
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Canada have unveiled plans to build a $700 million enclosed stadium in the city of Toronto so that they can start hosting international matches “within four to five years”.
“We want to give a clear message: if it is repeated, he might be banned for life”
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The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has banned all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan from all forms of cricket for the next six months following the alleged comments he made about not representing his country in Tests and ODIs any more.
“In my mind I have been thinking about the ODIs and hopefully we can make amends”
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South Africa batsman Hashim Amla has announced that he will focus on the ODI series before worrying about his first Test series as captain during the Proteas’ upcoming tour of Sri Lanka.
“He singled out that I should be able to play all around the wicket”
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West Indies batsman Darren Bravo has announced that the national team have to bat well during both innings of the upcoming Test series against New Zealand if they want to have any chance of defeating them.
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“Any failure [and] any disappointment will be jumped on by a lot of people”
Former England captain Michael Vaughan has announced that current skipper Alastair Cook is under immense pressure to turn the national team’s fortunes around following their disastrous tour of Australia.
“It all starts at Middlesex, I’ve taken over the one-day and T20 captaincy which is something I’m really proud to be doing”
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England batsman Eoin Morgan has expressed his desire to become the country’s Twenty20 captain.
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“Mitch has had a very long summer and we think he will benefit from returning home for a few days of rest with his family”
Australia left-arm pace bowler Mitchell Johnson will skip the upcoming three-match Twenty20 series against South Africa, which gets underway on March 9 in Port Elizabeth, after returning home to gain some much-needed rest and relaxation.
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“The Board has made some significant decisions today which provide us with long-term certainty in relation to the future governance, competition and financial models of the ICC”
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has passed the governance and financial changes proposed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Cricket Australia during a board meeting in Singapore.
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“I am going to be [adopting] a new role so they may want to target that”
South Africa batsman Faf du Plessis has announced that Australia will be gunning for him during the upcoming Test series, given that he has been promoted to the number four spot on the batting order, which used to belong to all-rounder Jacques Kallis, who retired from Test cricket in December 2013.
