“In no way or form am I fit to play “
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Legendary Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara has been the stealing the spotlight in the County Championship in England as he recently came close to scoring six back-to-back centuries.
“We have a fantastic dressing room, and there have been no issues”
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India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has rubbished reports that opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli were involved in a verbal spat on the fourth day of the second Test against Australia in Brisbane.
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“I have learnt a new style and you will see it on television in a couple of days time”
Explosive West Indies opener Chris Gayle has made a rather bold statement prior to the start of the group stages of the World Twenty20, stating that “I am a batsman capable of scoring a century in any condition and on any wicket in the world”.
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“England bowled well and we were probably a bit careless at times”
Australia opening batsman Chris Rogers has admitted that the second day of the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne was the “worst day” the baggy greens have had “in the series so far”.
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“It’s the first time that they will be going there, and they will learn a lot in the series”
With the tour of South Africa looming, India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has announced the he is not concerned about the national team’s inexperienced batting line-up.
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“I had to keep a lid on what I was really thinking”
In his forthcoming autobiography, At The Close Of Play, former Australia captain Ricky Ponting revealed that he was “seething” after “John Inverarity’s new selection committee never gave me the chance to retire from ODI cricket”.
Clarke is still amazed at how Tendulkar has continued to excel throughout his 23 years in the game
With Australia already having lost their Test series against India and being on the brink of a 4-0 whitewashing, captain Michael Clarke has admitted that veteran Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar’s longevity has never ceased to amaze him.
Williams admitted to lying about the testimony he gave during the trial in 2000
When the match-fixing case against the late South African captain Hansie Cronje first emerged, it took the cricketing world by storm and rocked the sport to its core, but more than a decade later, details about the events are still being revealed, as former Proteas bowler Henry Williams recently admitted that Cronje never offered him US$ 15,000 to concede more than 50 runs during the fifth ODI against India in Nagpur in 2000.
Flower admitted that Panesar should have been in the side for the first Test
England head coach Andy Flower had admitted that he and the rest of the selection committee made some fatal errors when picking the team for the first Test against India at Ahmedabad, hence the reason why they lost the match by nine wickets.
