Sarfraz Ahmed: “We would prefer to bat first because it is very difficult to bat under lights”
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Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed has confirmed that he will look to bat first throughout the upcoming Asia Cup.
“To play the first day-night Test match, on my home ground, would be great”
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England all-rounder Chris Woakes has expressed his desire to regain his spot in the national team ahead of the first Test against the West Indies, which will be the first day-night Test to be held in England.
McCullum will be a witness in the Cairns perjury trial
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New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum will skip his side’s pink-ball preparations ahead of the Test tour of Australia, during which the first-ever day-night Test match will be played, since he will be a witness in the Chris Cairns perjury trial.
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Can Hong Kong defy the odds during their maiden World Twenty20 tournament?
When asked to picture Hong Kong, most people would conjure up images of bright lights, skyscrapers and delectable dumplings. However, there is more to Hong Kong than jaw-dropping sights and mouth-watering food.
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Rambukwella mistook the cabin door for the toilet
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) are currently investigating an incident where one of their A-team players, Ramith Rambukwella, tried to open an aeroplane’s cabin doors while the flight was 35,000 feet in the air after mistaking it for the toilet.
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England were recently accused of ball-tampering by Willis
The International Cricket Council (ICC) have announced that on-field umpires now have the power to combat ball-tampering after former England captain Bob Willis claimed the national team were scratching the ball to make it reverse swing during their match against Sri Lanka in the recently concluded Champions Trophy.
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Zimbabwe Cricket are set to go deeper into debt with India’s last minute pull-out
India have decided to postpone their ODI tour of Zimbabwe in July due to the “fatigue factor” affecting the entire team, according to a Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) official.
Shetty dismissed the idea of India hosting any day-night Test matches in the near future
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have announced that they are uninterested in the recent authorisation of day-night Test matches by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
Balaji has trained for a countless number of hours to make his international comeback
The whole cricketing world knows the touching story behind Indian all-rounder Yuvraj Singh’s return to the international game, but there was one more Indian player who quietly made his comeback into the Indian squad which many people failed to pay any attention to.
