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The move to include Gibson, Sammy and Bravo in the selection panel was recommended by Pybus
The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has added Test and Twenty20 captain Darren Sammy, ODI skipper Dwayne Bravo and head coach Ottis Gibson to the selection panel.
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Farbrace expressed a renewed interest in the head coach job
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) secretary Nishantha Ranatunga has announced that former Sri Lanka assistant coach Paul Farbrace is back in the running to become the country’s next head coach after expressing a renewed interest in the position.
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The festival is likely to feature a whole range of South African sport stars
Cricket South Africa have revealed that they are planning to host a festival of cricket to replace the New Year’s Test at Newlands in Cape Town in January 2014.
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Atapattu is still in contention to become Sri Lanka’s next head coach
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) CEO Ashley de Silva has announced that the board is considering expanding their two-man shortlist of Marvan Atapattu and Mark Davis for the head coach job.
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“Bids will be accepted until 3:00 pm on 9th December 2013”
After Sahara confirmed that they would not be renewing their sponsorship contract when it expires at the end of the year, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) wasted little time in floating a tender to find new sponsors for the national team between January 2014 to March 2017.
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Amir may find himself playing first-class cricket in January
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Najam Sethi has announced that he is confident the International Cricket Council (ICC) will allow disgraced pace bowler Mohammad Amir to start playing first-class cricket by January 2014.
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“Graham works very hard with each and every player on their game, and we need someone with exactly that kind of commitment”
Former Sri Lanka captain and current head selector Sanath Jayasuriya has announced that head coach Graham Ford’s successor must have the same type of tenacity he did in order for the national team to continue their winning ways.
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Ford’s main assignment will be getting Surrey back into Division One of the County Championship
Graham Ford has signed a three-year deal with Surrey and will take over as their head coach after his contract with Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) expires in January 2014.
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“There are some great challenges in Sri Lanka and I have the self-belief that, as a coach, I can contribute to the current set up”
Former India pace bowler Venkatesh Prasad has announced that he is interested in becoming Sri Lanka’s new head coach when Graham Ford’s contract expires in January 2014.
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“I know how the conditions are, how to score runs, what kind of changes I have to make in my technique”
India batsman Cheteshwar Pujara has revealed that he can be a major asset to the national team if their tour of South Africa goes ahead since he knows what the conditions will be like.
