Netherlands ‘cheated’ to replace me with Cooper, says Gruijters

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“I would have played in the Dutch cricket team had it not been for the fact that the Dutch coaching staff decided to bend the rules, act against the spirit of cricket and basically cheat”

Netherlands batsman Tim Gruijters has revealed that the team management claimed that he had an injury in order to add all-rounder Tom Cooper into the country’s World Twenty20 squad.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: Scotland and Netherlands set to receive ICC funding

Scotland and Netherlands became the second and third Associate Member nations to receive funding

Scotland and Netherlands will both receive $1.5 million from the International Cricket Council (ICC) over the next three years as part of the Targeted Assistance and Performance Programme (TAPP), which is aimed at improving cricket standard across the world.

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