It is understood that the charity match will be held at the R. Premadasa Stadium
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Sri Lanka will host a Twenty20 charity match between a Sri Lanka XI and World XI on September 8 in Colombo, with the proceeds going towards Sri Lanka Cricket’s (SLC) charity, Cricket Aid.
Bangar (right) will be India’s assistant coach
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A four-member BCCI committee has decided to promote Sanjay Bangar to assistant coach of the Indian team, while Bharat Arun will continue on as bowling coach.
The BCCI will get US$405 million in revenue from the ICC
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The BCCI and the ICC have finally come to an agreement over the new financial model that will come into effect.
Kumble’s tenure as India’s head coach is over
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Anil Kumble has announced that he will be stepping down as India’s head coach after it emerged that captain Virat Kohli “had reservations with my style and about my continuing as head coach”.
“As ever among high achievers, his talent is underpinned by a willingness to work hard”
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South Africa captain AB de Villiers has branded his Indian counterpart Virat Kohli as the best player in international cricket.
“I really hope that we see resumption of bilateral cricket between the two countries”
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Ex-Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has admitted that he would love nothing more than to see the resumption of cricketing ties between India and Pakistan.
“He’s by far the most committed cricketer I’ve ever seen around”
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India captain Virat Kohli has admitted that he empathises with his South African counterpart AB de Villiers, who has struggled to have an impact in the ongoing Champions Trophy.
“It’s going to take a big team effort to knock over India”
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South Africa seamer Morne Morkel has admitted that his side have to limit India captain Virat Kohli’s impact in their Champions Trophy clash on Sunday.
“He was actually treating me like a road-rag”
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India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has said that Virender Sehwag “had a demoralising effect” on him when he bowled to the former opener in the nets.
“The way Yuvi batted, it was the game-changing innings, to be honest”
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India captain Virat Kohli heaped praise on all-rounder Yuvraj Singh for his blistering knock of 53 off 32 balls in their Champions Trophy opener against Pakistan at Edgbaston on Sunday.
