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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We’ll put McCullum under so much pressure that he will have a ‘brain explosion’, says David Warner

"If we bowl well to him, we'll create the pressure and he'll have a brain explosion"

“If we bowl well to him, we’ll create the pressure and he’ll have a brain explosion”

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Australia opener David Warner has announced that the Baggy Greens will put New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum under so much pressure that he will have a “brain explosion” during their World Cup clash on February 28 in Auckland.

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Morgan set to play in IPL

"The ambition still is to play Test cricket, absolutely, but given where I'm at the moment, I think the IPL is the best thing for me"

“The ambition still is to play Test cricket, absolutely, but given where I’m at the moment, I think the IPL is the best thing for me”

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England ODI captain Eoin Morgan has announced that he will be part of the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction on February 16 after he failed to resurrect his Test career.

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Australia need to shift their mindset from T20s to Test cricket, says Graeme Hick

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“I think there is a little shift in the mindset more towards Twenty20 and the one-day game and the faster forms of the game”

Newly appointed high performance coach at the Centre of Excellence Graeme Hick has announced that the Australian batsmen need to shift their mindset from Twenty20 cricket to Test cricket if they are to have any chance of beating England when they visit the Land Down Under in November.

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