“It’s just not the day to be playing cricket”
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Cricket Australia have decided to abandon all ongoing Sheffield Shield matches following South Australia batsman Phillip Hughes’ horrific injury.
“Fingers crossed he can show the same fight he’s shown throughout his whole career and pull through”
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England captain Alastair Cook has become the latest cricketer to wish Australia batsman Phillip Hughes a speedy recovery following his horrific injury.
“Fingers crossed that everything will be fine”
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Legendary England all-rounder Sir Ian Botham has announced that his thoughts and prayers are with Australia batsman Phillip Hughes and his family after he suffered a horrific injury during a Sheffield Shield match.
“The ACA is therefore working closely with CA to arrange the appropriate counselling for those affected”
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Players who witnessed South Australia batsman Phillip Hughes’ horrific injury against New South Wales have been offered counselling.
“I sit here today very relaxed with it, very comfortable with the decision I made”
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Former South Africa captain Graeme Smith has revealed that he retired from international cricket since “time slowly crept up” on him.
“We can’t allow the terrorists to have control”
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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Najam Sethi has announced that the board has invited Sri Lanka to tour the war-torn nation.
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“I haven’t trained this intensely for a couple months so I hope to get a kickstart and get back into the groove of things as soon as possible”
Flamboyant West Indies opener Chris Gayle believes that he and Dwayne Smith have the potential to become a formidable opening pair.
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De Silva is likely to make his international debut during the upcoming Asia Cup
Uncapped all-rounder Chaturanga de Silva has been placed on standby in Sri Lanka’s World Twenty20 squad for spinner Rangana Herath, who is currently recovering from a knee injury.
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Tiwary will not accompany India to Zimbabwe
India batsman Manoj Tiwary has been ruled out of action for the next four months after twisting his left knee during a football drill for the Kalighat cricket club in Kolkata.
De Lange was the most successful Test debutant in 2011
South Africa pace bowler Marchant de Lange is nearing his international return after having spent nearly nine months on the sidelines with a stress fracture in his back.
