“I’m not trying to live up to anyone else’s reputation or anything like that”
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England all-rounder Ben Stokes has said that while “it’s always nice getting compared” to Andrew Flintoff, he is not trying to “be anyone else except myself”.
“Waqar no doubt was a great player for Pakistan but as a coach he was a total failure”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal believes that Waqar Younis did more harm than good during his two stints as head coach in 2010-2011 and 2014-2016.
“I have had aspirations for a while to be a head coach”
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Former Australia pace bowler Craig McDermott has confirmed that he has put his name forward for the India head coach position.
“There had been some murmurs about this (Kumble-Kohli rift) even at the time of Mr Kumble’s appointment”
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Former Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Ajay Shirke has claimed that captain Virat Kohli was less than impressed when Anil Kumble was first appointed as India’s head coach.
“These are the big tournaments and the ones you really want to win”
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The Australian players may be embroiled in a pay dispute with Cricket Australia, but captain Steve Smith has said that his side are focused on the Champions Trophy.
“Strike action should be avoided at all costs”
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Former Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Ian Healy has called on the country’s players to avoid striking at all costs as the pay dispute between the Australian Cricketers’ Association (ACA) and Cricket Australia wages on.
Parnell experienced chest pains and an abnormally fast pulse
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South Africa all-rounder Wayne Parnell was taken to hospital on Tuesday after experiencing tightness in his chest and an abnormally quick pulse.
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Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan is likely to succeed Mashrafe Mortaza as the country’s Twenty20 captain.
“I think ‘Quinny’ just needs to back himself”
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Quinton de Kock is known for being one of South Africa’s most explosive batsmen, but lately he has been kept under wraps by veteran New Zealand spinner Jeetan Patel.
“Police stopped me and used foul language”
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Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal has found himself in hot water once again after he became embroiled in a heated dispute with police in Lahore.
