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Greenidge has refused to buy into the hype of Twenty20 cricket doing more harm than good for the sport
Legendary West Indies opening batsman Gordon Greenidge has announced his support for Twenty20 cricket, stating that “T20s can show the world how a cricketing star can be made overnight”.
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Waugh believes Kohli “has to set an example and tone the aggression down a bit.”
Former Australia captain Steve Waugh has announced that India vice-captain Virat Kohli is definitely on the road to taking over the captaincy one of these days, but first needs to “strike a balance between an aggressive captain and getting out of control at times.”
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The BCB have not had a regular broadcast partner since March 2012
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have revealed that they have been unable to find any bidders for the broadcast rights that are up for grabs for their upcoming home series against New Zealand in October.
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Cronje’s father believes the Indian authorities made his son into a “scapegoat”
Deceased South African captain Hansie Cronje’s father, Ewie, has announced that “I’m considering legal action against the Indian police” after his son was implicated in the 2000 match-fixing scandal in a chargsheet filed by Delhi police.
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India can have even more “fun” now that they have an unassailable 3-0 lead
India coach Duncan Fletcher believes that the national team’s ongoing tour of Zimbabwe is “less intense” compared to the two “hectic”, but successful, months they have just endured, in which they won the last ever Champions Trophy and a tri-series tournament that included Sri Lanka and the West Indies.
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Anderson has left his issues with Pietersen in the past
England pace bowler James Anderson has announced that the national team are a much more cohesive and threatening unit with batsman Kevin Pietersen.
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Afridi was critical of the national selectors’ eagerness to drop struggling players
Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has declared that even though he has not been picked for many of national team’s recent tours, he is “still better than lots of players”.
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It looks as if Warner will continue his part time job as a waterboy
Australia opening batsman David Warner has been slapped with A$11,500 fine and suspended till the first Ashes Test at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on July 10 for his bar brawl antics with England’s Joe Root.
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Gower believes Australia are going to struggle without Ponting and Hussey
Former England captain David Gower has slammed Australia for their recent behaviour on and off the pitch, calling them a country with no morals and accusing the national team of having an “animal mentality”.
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Shukla’s failure to keep the IPL clean has stained the tournament’s name
First it was Lalit Modi and now Rajiv Shukla has joined the list as the second Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner to resign after failing to detect illegal activities taking place throughout the tournament.
