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“The Almighty wants them to win a World Cup and leave on a high”
West Indies captain Darren Sammy has announced that he believes God wants Sri Lanka to win the World Twenty20 after they beat his side in a rain-affected semi-final.
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“The position we got to, we’d have liked to win the game and be part of the best Test match ever”
South Africa batsman Faf du Plessis has revealed that he knew right from the get go that his match-saving innings of 134 in the first Test against India in Johannesburg would be much harder than his fabulous unbeaten knock of 110 against Australia in the second Test in Adelaide in November 2012.
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“I did get a bit lucky”
South Africa wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock laughed at India pace bowler Ishant Sharma’s comment about him having “been quite lucky” to become the fifth cricketer in ODI history to score three centuries in a row.
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“We’re treating our national side a bit like a club team too often”
Former Australia wicketkeeper Ian Healy has announced that he believes the national team “are capable of winning the Ashes”, but only if they train harder, improve their work ethic and become more disciplined.
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“Now, you think of our spinners when you think of West Indies”
West Indies head coach Ottis Gibson has announced that the spinners have to take full advantage of the spin-friendly conditions in India if the national team are to stand any chance of winning the upcoming two-Test series.
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Iqbal missed out on scoring his fifth Test century
Bangladesh opening batsman Tamim Iqbal came agonisingly close to scoring his fifth Test century before the heavens parted, leading to stumps being called early on day one of the second Test in Mirpur.
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“He has left a legacy in the dressing room”
Legendary India batsman Rahul Dravid believes Sachin Tendulkar “would have listened to his heart” before announcing that he would retire after his 200th Test match, which is set to come against the West Indies in his hometown of Mumbai next month.
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“Agreeing to this meaningless ODI tour of India so close to an Ashes series is evidence that Cricket Australia is more concerned with dollars than sense”
Former Australia captain Ian Chappell has branded the national team’s limited overs tour of India as “meaningless” since he believes they should be more concerned about being prepared for the second leg of the Ashes series against arch-rivals England in November.
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Tendulkar is hoping Dhoni can pull off back-to-back World Cup triumphs
Legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar has announced that he believes “India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka” are favourites to win the 2015 International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
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“I had a side strain, groin, glute, neck and a bit of an ankle problem”
South Africa pace demon Dale Steyn is fired up about making his international comeback after being sidelined for the past three months due to the fact that he suffered numerous injuries during the Champions Trophy in June.