“I get nightmares still and I wake up thinking I have been hit in the face by a ball”
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England pace bowler Stuart Broad has admitted that he suffered from nightmares after being hit in the face by a delivery from India pace bowler Varun Aaron last summer.
“I’ve never sung the national anthem whether I’ve played for Ireland or England”
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England captain Eoin Morgan is already under immense pressure for his side’s poor performance in the World Cup and his own batting as well, but he has now been caught up in a controversy involving him not singing the national anthem.
“I’ve learnt never to say never to anything”
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International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive David Richardson has announced that “the format of the next World Cup will be debated after this one has finished”.
“Our main job is to get them out, not to rile them up, so we’ll be concentrating on that”
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England pace bowler James Anderson has made it clear that he has no intention of getting involved in a sledging competition with Australia opener David Warner.
“The team management felt differently and ruled me out of the tournament”
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Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has revealed that he would have been able to represent the national team in the World Cup since his ankle injury would have only taken “a week or 10 days” to heal.
“Whilst we would have loved to have him available for this game, we’re making sure he’s 100% and ready to go for Bangladesh”
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Australia captain Michael Clarke will miss the national team’s World Cup opener against England in Melbourne on February 14.
Chameera has only represented Sri Lanka in one ODI thus far
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Sri Lanka pace bowler Dushmantha Chameera has been drafted into the country’s World Cup squad as a replacement for fellow seamer Dhammika Prasad.
“I want to be someone who can bat for 35-40 overs and get big hundreds”
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England wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler has announced that he is sick and tired of people talking about how good of a player he can become.
“We are thinking what will happen by playing a Test against India? It may be better to play three ODIs against them”
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The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have asked the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to play three ODIs instead of one Test when they face each other later this year.
Khan will not be seen during the World Cup
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Pakistan left-arm pace bowler Junaid Khan will miss the World Cup after failing a fitness test.