The blast, which killed two people, occurred very close to Gaddafi Stadium
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The third and final ODI between Pakistan and Zimbabwe in Lahore will go ahead as scheduled despite a suicide attack near Gaddafi Stadium during the second match.
“It was a very difficult decision to leave, but I couldn’t turn down the opportunity to coach my home team”
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Phil Simmons will step down as Ireland coach to become head coach of the West Indies.
“We will keep this matter under review and consider a tour when conditions are right”
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Ireland have announced that they are currently embroiled in talks with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) about scheduling a tour of the Asian nation in the near future.
Ajmal represented Worcestershire in nine County Championship matches last season and took 63 wickets at an average of 16.47
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Worcestershire have re-signed Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal after he had his bowling action cleared by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
Philander was off the field for a majority of the game
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South Africa pace bowler Vernon Philander will go for scans on Monday after injuring his hamstring during the Proteas’ 130-run loss to India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Sunday.
“If the BCB agree to pay for the team’s air tickets and take care of their other expenses on the tour we will probably go ahead with it”
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According to an official within the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), the national team are likely to go ahead with their tour of Bangladesh in April-May this year.
“Our main job is to get them out, not to rile them up, so we’ll be concentrating on that”
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England pace bowler James Anderson has made it clear that he has no intention of getting involved in a sledging competition with Australia opener David Warner.
“I want to be someone who can bat for 35-40 overs and get big hundreds”
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England wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler has announced that he is sick and tired of people talking about how good of a player he can become.
“You wouldn’t want to risk a hamstring early in the tournament when you want him to be right for the big games later on”
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England pace bowler Stuart Broad has advised Australia captain Michael Clarke not to rush his international comeback.
“I had a good chat to him and he pulled up really well from the grade game”
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Australia head coach Darren Lehmann has announced that he is getting “sick of” the constant speculation about Michael Clarke’s fitness ahead of the World Cup.
