Clarke expresses disappointment towards Warner’s comments

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“I’ve made it very clear to David how disappointed I was, and am, with his comments”

Australia captain Michael Clarke has expressed his disappointment towards opening batsman David Warner’s comments about South Africa wicketkeeper-batsman AB de Villiers tampering with the ball in order to allow the pace attack to get more reverse swing during the second Test in Port Elizabeth.

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‘I think now the most important issue for cricket administration is corruption’, says Ian Chappell

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“I can’t think of anything other than corruption that can bring this game down”

Former Australia captain Ian Chappell has announced that he believes “the most important issue for cricket administration is corruption” in the game and finding a way to completely get rid of it.

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No BPL in 2014?

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“We still don’t know how long it will take to solve all the problems”

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan has hinted at the possibility that the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) may not go ahead in 2014 due to the fact that the board still needs to “solve the problems” of last year’s tournament.

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India vs Australia 2nd ODI: Your going to need to come up with something more challenging than 359 to defeat us Australia!

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Sharma and Kohli helped India pull off the second-highest run chase in ODI history

India opening batsman Rohit Sharma played the innings of his life as he and Virat Kohli pulled off the country’s highest ODI chase of 360 against Australia in a dramatic high-scoring affair in Jaipur.

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England players should be allowed to play full season of IPL, says Andrew Strauss

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“The IPL is not going anywhere and we run the risk of slipping behind other teams in both ODI and Twenty20 cricket if our players don’t participate”

Former England captain Andrew Strauss has announced that national team players should be allowed to play a full season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) or risk falling behind other countries in the shortest format of the game.

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