Pakistan legend Shoaib Akhtar: ‘Let the World Cup go to hell’

Shoaib Akhtar said let the T20 World Cup go to hell Pakistan cricket

Shoaib Akhtar: “T20 World Cup could have also happened, but I had already said this earlier that they won’t let it happen. IPL should not be damaged, let the World Cup go to hell”

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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar vented his frustration that the Indian Premier League (IPL) is set to go ahead during the window that the T20 World Cup was supposed to be held in.

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Cook has to learn to ‘accept constructive criticism from ex-players’, says Geoffrey Boycott

"He and other former players like myself are not there to fawn over England or be cheerleaders for the captain and his players"

“He and other former players like myself are not there to fawn over England or be cheerleaders for the captain and his players”

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Legendary England batsman Geoffrey Boycott has announced that captain Alastair Cook has to learn to “accept constructive criticism from ex-players”.

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Swann’s ‘remarks were not that helpful’, says Alastair Cook

"His remarks were not that helpful - especially from a so-called friend - but he's entitled to his opinion"

“His remarks were not that helpful – especially from a so-called friend – but he’s entitled to his opinion”

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England captain Alastair Cook has announced that former off-spinner Graeme Swann’s comments about the national team not having “a cat in hell’s chance” of winning the 2015 World Cup “were not that helpful”.

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‘I don’t think we’ve got a cat in hell’s chance of winning the World Cup’, says Graeme Swann

"I love Alastair Cook dearly but I don't think he should be bothering playing ODI cricket anymore"

“I love Alastair Cook dearly but I don’t think he should be bothering playing ODI cricket anymore”

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Former England off-spinner Graeme Swann believes that the national team haven’t “got a cat in hell’s chance of winning” the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

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‘That Durham game has cost me my career’, reveals Mervyn Westfield

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“If I can give back to anyone – kids, older people it doesn’t matter to me – as long as I can give something back”

Disgraced Essex pace bowler Mervyn Westfield has finally broken his silence over the chain of events that led to him indulging in spot-fixing and being slapped with a five-year ban by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).

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