Ahmed is set to make his ODI debut at the age of 19
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Uncapped batsman Mithun Ali and 19-year-old pace bowler Taskin Ahmed have been picked for the upcoming ODI series against India.
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The national team are still demanding a 12 per cent cut of the profits that SLC will make from the World Twenty20
Despite Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) CEO Ashley de Silva hinting that the contract dispute between the board and the national team was over, it seems that things have taken a turn for the worse as the situation has escalated into a full-blown crisis.
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“More than anything we’ve got the most balanced side”
Australia all-rounder Shane Watson has announced that he is confident the baggy greens can win the upcoming World Twenty20 in Bangladesh.
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“He’s got proven credentials at the highest levels of game and he’s a match-winner, as we all know, so we’re very excited to have him on board”
Former South Africa head coach Gary Kirsten has announced that he is excited to be working with Kevin Pietersen during the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) season.
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“His [Irfan’s] fitness wasn’t compromised at all”
Pakistan bowling coach Mohammad Akram has announced that he believes the national team’s bowling attack will benefit from a rotation policy as it will limit their workload and decrease their chances of getting injured.
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“We have a meeting with the ICC in late January, in Dubai, so we’ll have to wait and see what their response is”
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) secretary Nishantha Ranatunga has revealed that the board have asked the International Cricket Council (ICC) “for a loan of $8 million to settle our loans with Bank of Ceylon”.
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“I have seen the best of Waqar Younis, and this reverse swing bowling from Shami is as good as anyone that I’ve seen”
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has announced that pace bowler Mohammed Shami could become India’s Waqar Younis after he took nine wickets in his debut Test match against the West Indies in Kolkata.
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“It should be the topping on the cake after your career, after you’ve fought your guts out for your country, after you’ve given everything to the real form of the game”
Following former England captain Mike Brearley’s speech at the 2013 Bradman Oration, legendary Australia wicketkeeper Rod Marsh made an interesting proposition, stating that “you shouldn’t be allowed to play Twenty20 cricket until you’re 30”.
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“Australia in general can be quite an intimidating place”
England pace bowler James Anderson has come up with a simple, yet effective, plan to silence the Australians during the national team’s upcoming tour of the Land Down Under next month.
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Rhodes sees Dhoni and Kohli as the biggest threat to South Africa
Former South Africa ace fielder Jonty Rhodes has announced that he believes India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his right-hand man Virat Kohli will cause the Proteas a lot of trouble when the two sides clash towards the end of the year in a three-Test series.
