Shoaib Akhtar: “I had no intention to belittle Babar Azam. I want Babar to be bigger as a brand. You compare him with Virat Kohli. Look at how Kohli speaks. I want Babar to be as good as Kohli”
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Shoaib Akhtar, the 161.3 kph fast bowler, said he had no intention of tarnishing Babar Azam’s name when he said the Pakistan captain couldn’t speak.
Danish Kaneria: “If I take names then Pakistan’s image will be affected”
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Former leg-spinner Danish Kaneria has revealed that “Pakistan’s image will be affected” if he names the players who discriminated against him.
Tim Paine: “I think what’s said and how it’s said will be very different going forward”
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New Australia Test captain Tim Paine has made it abundantly clear that his side will tone down their sledging tactics going forward.
Bodi has been banned for 20 years after admitting to the charges against him
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Former South Africa cricketer Gulam Bodi has been banned for 20 years by Cricket South Africa after he admitted to “contriving to fix, or otherwise improperly influence aspects of the 2015 Ram Slam T20 Challenge Series”.
“Mr.Shashank Manohar will be the BCCI representative at the ICC”
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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have confirmed that president Shashank Manohar will replace Narayanaswami Srinivasan as chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) until June 2016.
“I am delighted and honoured to be appointed ICC Cricket World Cup Ambassador for the second successive time”
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Legendary India batsman Sachin Tendulkar has been appointed as the ambassador of the 2015 World Cup, which will be held in Australia and New Zealand.
“We’ve got to make sure Jesse is really desperate to play for New Zealand and make sure he fits within the group”
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New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has announced that he “will not compromise the team dynamic” just for all-rounder Jesse Ryder.
The ECB are expected to hit Gale with a Level 3 charge
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Yorkshire captain Andrew Gale has become the first county cricketer to be charged with racial abuse by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).
“Is he trying to show that he doesn’t care?”
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Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hasan has announced that all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan is setting a very “bad example”.
“Cook needs to have difficult conversations with his players to make sure the slate is clean to move forward”
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Former England captain Andrew Strauss has announced that his successor, Alastair Cook, has to start carving “a team in his image”.
