“It was an honour to be asked to be involved and it will be fantastic to play at such an iconic place on such a special occasion”
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Legendary West Indies batsman Brian Lara has announced that he feels honoured to be playing in the MCC v Rest of the World Bicentenary match at Lord’s on July 5.
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“I think you can still be as intimidating with the white ball so it doesn’t change a thing for me”
Australia left-arm pace bowler Mitchell Johnson has announced that he is going to be just as ruthless and lethal during the ongoing ODI series against England.
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“We need to be on the money from Wednesday itself, otherwise they can score quickly and at [the] Wanderers”
South Africa pace bowler Morne Morkel has announced that India will sorely miss their iconic batsman Sachin Tendulkar during the upcoming two-Test series, which gets underway on December 18 in Johannesburg.
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“We spent a lot of time over dinner listening to music, talking cars – the friendship and respect we have for each other is what I will take away from him”
Former Australia spin king Shane Warne has revealed that India veteran batsman Sachin Tendulkar “was the best batsman I ever played against”.
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Dhoni’s iconic six will forever be remembered
Former India captain and all-rounder Kapil Dev believes his World Cup triumph in 1983 was nothing compared to the gruelling task current skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni had to endure to lead India to victory in the 2011 World Cup.
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Holding is extremely interested in the CPL development programme
Legendary West Indian pace bowler Michael Holding has announced that the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) can be hugely beneficial for Caribbean cricket as it will help boost interest in the sport and increase attendances for future matches.
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Muralitharan has taken more wickets than any other bowler in the history of the game
Former Sri Lanka spin maestro Muttiah Muralitharan has become the sixth international powerhouse to sign up for the inaugural Caribbean Premier League (CPL) and will join other superstars such as ex-Australia captain Ricky Ponting and his long-time teammate Adam Gilchrist, New Zealand’s Ross Taylor, South Africa’s Herschelle Gibbs and Pakistan Twenty20 skipper Mohammad Hafeez.
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Hafeez is the only Pakistani player to have scored 1,000 runs in Twenty20 cricket
Pakistan Twenty20 captain Mohammad Hafeez has become the fourth international player to sign up for the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) after Australia’s Ricky Ponting and Adam Gilchrist and New Zealand’s Ross Taylor.
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Taylor has yet to be assigned to a franchise
Former New Zealand captain Ross Taylor has become the third international player to sign up to play in the inaugural edition of the Caribbean Premier League (IPL), joining ex-Australia skipper Ricky Ponting and Adam Gilchrist.
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Gilchrist is still yet to be assigned to one of the franchises
Former Australia wicketkeeper batsman Adam Gilchrist has become the second international player to sign up for the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) after his long-time teammate Ricky Ponting.
