Boult: IPL about more than just money

“I’m looking forward to rubbing shoulders with a few more international players and growing my game”

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New Zealand left-arm seamer Trent Boult has made it clear that despite being bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 5 crore (approximately US$750,000), he is more interested in gaining valuable experience from playing in Indian Premier League (IPL).

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‘I’m looking forward to it and I also want to have a huge performance’, says Chris Gayle

"I am very proud and I want to keep scoring runs and represent the West Indies for as long as I can"

“I am very proud and I want to keep scoring runs and represent the West Indies for as long as I can”

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Flamboyant West Indies opening batsman Chris Gayle has announced that he is “looking forward” to playing his 100th Test against New Zealand in his hometown of Jamaica and hopes that he can produce a “huge performance”.

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ICC lays down the law on Mankading

"The cricket committee believes that a non-striker should be deterred from leaving his or her crease before the time the bowler normally delivers the ball"

“The cricket committee believes that a non-striker should be deterred from leaving his or her crease before the time the bowler normally delivers the ball”

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After England wicketkeeper Jos Buttler became the first batsman to be Mankaded in an international match since 1992, the International Cricket Council (ICC) have laid down the law on the controversial dismissal.

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India’s bowling attack is nothing more than ‘ordinary’, says Michael Holding

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Holding believes pace bowlers nowadays spend too much time in the gym

Legendary West Indian pace bowler Michael Holding has announced that India’s current bowling attack is nothing more than “ordinary” and added that many of the fast bowlers, like Ishant Sharma, were in fact losing pace than gaining it.

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