Mark Nicholas: “Mohammad Amir has had such a heck of a journey in his life and [after] everything he has been through, you can’t help but feel pleased for him”
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Renowned cricket commentator Mark Nicholas admitted that “you can’t help but feel pleased for” Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir.
Malik was the Tridents’ top-scorer with 33 runs
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Akeal Hosein thumped an unbeaten 22 and followed it up with two wickets as the Barbados Tridents began their Caribbean Premier League (CPL) journey with a 12-run win over the Jamaica Tallawahs, who are the reigning champions.
“I was really surprised, really happy and really excited when I saw what was happening”
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Malinga last represented Sri Lanka in February 2016
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Veteran Sri Lanka seamer Lasith Malinga will play no part in the upcoming limited overs series against South Africa following a bout of dengue fever.
Woakes missed England’s training session on Monday due to an upset stomach
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England all-rounder Chris Woakes is unlikely to play in the third ODI against Sri Lanka in Hambantota due to an upset stomach.
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“I know it [a call-up] is not far off, it’s just a matter of time”
India batsman Robin Uthappa has announced that he is determined to regain his spot in the national team since he believes he “can set up games and win games for my country”.
“I never thought about walking away from it, not for one minute”
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Prior to the first Test against Sri Lanka at Lord’s, England pace bowler Liam Plunkett had not played Test cricket in seven years.
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“You have to have a passion for pace, to want to bowl fast in the first place”
Ian Pont is known throughout the cricketing world as one of the most prominent and accomplished fast bowling coaches and he recently spoke to me about the secrets behind becoming a pace legend, the art of reverse swing and his new coaching clinic, the Ultimate Pace Foundation.
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“The initial feedback from the people doing the testing was positive”
West Indies head coach Ottis Gibson has announced that he is confident both Marlon Samuels and Shane Shillingford’s bowling actions will be cleared after they were reported for a suspicious action during the recent Test series against India.
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“Now we are playing a team where we are evenly matched”
West Indies captain Darren Sammy has admitted that the 2-0 whitewashing his team suffered at the hands of India proved to be a real eye-opener and was also just the type of wake-up call they needed.
