Shoaib Akhtar: “I do know that the general public wants someone who thinks like me in charge of selecting players. A person who is straightforward and demands performances from the cricketers”
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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar has made it clear that he has not been approached to replace Misbah-ul-Haq as chief selector.
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Modi believes the IPL was completely clean during his tenure as commissioner
Former Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi has slammed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for their “lack of governance” and announced that there was never any match-fixing taking place while he was in charge of the star-studded Twenty20 tournament.
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Domingo is the first coloured coach of South Africa since they were readmitted 22 years ago
South Africa assistant coach Russell Domingo is poised and ready to replace Gary Kirsten as head coach of the national team after Kirsten decided not to renew his contract with Cricket South Africa (CSA) due to family reasons.
Taylor has responded well since making his comeback
Former New Zealand all-rounder Sir Richard Hadlee has become the latest cricketer to voice his remarks about the recent captaincy dispute involving Ross Taylor, head coach Mike Hesson and New Zealand Cricket (NZC), saying that he believes Taylor’s return to the national side after taking a prolonged break would have been one of the hardest things he has had to have faced in his international career.
Ul-Haq will no longer be Pakistan’s batting consultant
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have decided to end Inzamam-ul-Haq’s tenure as a batting consultant and announced that he will not be travelling to South Africa, where the national team are currently 1-0 down in the ongoing Test series.
Crowe heavily criticised NZC’s handling of the whole situation
Former New Zealand captain Martin Crowe has allegedly burnt his black blazer in protest of New Zealand Cricket’s (NZC) maltreatment of Ross Taylor during the recent captaincy row.
Moller has apologised to Taylor and vows to investigate the “additional material” brought to light
New Zealand Cricket (NZC) have issued an apology to former captain Ross Taylor for the manner in which they handled the whole captaincy dispute, but added that the issue needs to be brought to an end.
Domingo, Kirsten and Donald were all hired at the same time
South Africa assistant coach Russell Domingo has been promoted to the role of head coach of the country’s Twenty20 side.
Cook is excited about the prospect of working with Giles
England ODI and Test captain Alastair Cook has announced that he fully supports the England and Wales Cricket Board’s (ECB) decision to appoint former left-arm spinner Ashley Giles as the national team’s new limited overs coach and take some of the pressure off Andy Flower’s shoulders.
Modi is certain that match-fixing will become more prominent in the future
Former Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Lalit Modi believes that match-fixing has become cricket’s cancer, stating that there is no cure for it and added that it would go on spreading like wildfire as players and officials will continue to be approached by bookies in the future.
