Shoaib Akhtar: “One giant of a man, one giant of a bowler. Lucky to have played a few matches against each other”
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Iconic Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar heaped praise on legendary West Indies seamer Sir Curtly Ambrose, saying he was “one giant of a man, one giant of a bowler”.
“I was really surprised, really happy and really excited when I saw what was happening”
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“Our strong focus is going to be really unifying Australian cricket and continuing down that path”
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Cricket Australia have announced that David Peever will replace Wally Edwards as chairman of the board from October 2015 onwards.
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“Shakib was repentant for the incident and readily accepted that the behavior was unbecoming of a player of his experience and stature”
Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been suspended for three ODIs and fined BDT 300,000 ($3800) after “making an inappropriate gesture on live television” during the second ODI against Sri Lanka in Mirpur.
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Kohli is accused of breaching his endorsement contract with Nike
India vice-captain Virat Kohli has been issued an emergent notice by the Karnataka High Court after sports giant Nike announced that they would be suing him for breaching their endorsement contract.
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Amla’s 81 effectively dumped Pakistan out of the tournament
Pakistan’s Champion Trophy dreams were crushed to a pulp after they suffered an embarrassing 67-run loss against South Africa.
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Morkel has been a crucial part of the South African pace attack
South Africa’s Champions Trophy campaign suffered another serious blow after lanky pace bowler Morne Morkel was ruled out for the rest of the tournament with a left quad injury.
Pepsi are now officially the new IPL title sponsors
Cola giant Pepsi have been named as the new sponsors of the Indian Premier League (IPL) title after their bid of Rs 396.8 crore turned out to be the highest.
