Pakistan last toured the West Indies in 2011
Pakistan’s tour of the West Indies is set to be split into two after it was agreed that the two nations would play two Tests against each other in July, while the limited overs series has been postponed to a later date, which is still yet to be confirmed.
De Villiers may be forced to become a specialist batsman once again
South Africa coach Gary Kirsten has revealed that batsman AB de Villiers’ future as ODI wicketkeeper is uncertain after he recently hung up the gloves and admitted to being overburdened.
Ul-Haq will no longer be Pakistan’s batting consultant
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have decided to end Inzamam-ul-Haq’s tenure as a batting consultant and announced that he will not be travelling to South Africa, where the national team are currently 1-0 down in the ongoing Test series.
Sarwan is pleased to be back in international colours
Last year, West Indies batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan wanted nothing to do with the national team or the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) after they publicly criticised his fitness and dropped him.
Vaughan has absolutely no doubt that Root should be Cook’s opening partner
Former England captain Michael Vaughan has put his money on youngster Joe Root to open the batting for the national team throughout their tour of New Zealand.
Ponting is convinced that there will be a sharp drop in the number of ODIs played after the 2015 World Cup
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has announced that he believes there will be a significant drop in the number of ODI matches played after the 2015 International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup due to the tremendous workload players are currently enduring.
Many Sri Lankan players were injured in the attack
International Cricket Council (ICC) CEO David Richardson has announced that it is up to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to revive international cricket in the country by convincing other nations that it is safe to play.
Warner and Samuels were involved in a heated dispute during the World Twenty20
Australia opening batsman David Warner believes that West Indies all-rounder Marlon Samuels has to learn “to control himself” on the field in order to avoid any more clashes with other international players.
Dravid respects Dhoni for showing the heart and passion to carry on in spite of all the harsh criticism he has received
Legendary India batsman Rahul Dravid has advised skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni to step down as captain of the Twenty20 side and also as leader of his Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise, the Chennai Super Kings.
Ahmed credited Akram and Gambhir for the outstanding over he bowled against Pakistan
Newly recruited India pace bowler Shami Ahmed has attributed all the success he had during the limited overs series against arch-rivals Pakistan to opening batsman Gautam Gambhir and legendary seamer Wasim Akram.
