Dhoni’s form with the bat and gloves has taken a drastic slide due to his captaincy woes
Former India batsman Sourav Ganguly had thrown his support behind the idea of the national team adopting a split captaincy policy in order to take some pressure off Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s shoulders.
Gavaskar wants to see a change in India’s lazy attitude
Former India batsman Sunil Gavaskar has revealed that he is extremely concerned about the national team’s attitude during matches, stating that it looked like they did not care after being humiliated at home by England during their four-Test series and Pakistan in their recently concluded limited overs series.
Ul-Haq sees no reason as to why Pakistan cannot beat India at home
Former Pakistan batsman Inzamam-ul-Haq has announced that the national team have all the right tools to upset arch-rivals India at home during their limited overs series.
Ul-Haq believes there was no reason for Warne to attack Dar
Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has launched a scathing attack against legendary Australian leg-spinner Shane Warner for his criticism of International Cricket Council (ICC) umpire Aleem Dar.
Akmal is currently one of the best upcoming batsmen Pakistan have
Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal may have thought that he would be getting on a flight to the land down under after being given permission by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to play in the Big Bash League, but the Sydney Sixers, who signed Akmal earlier in the year, have announced that they will be terminating his contract.
Afridi chose to stay in Pakistan instead of representing the Sydney Thunder
Just days after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) denied all-rounder Shahid Afridi, batsman Umar Akmal and spinner Saeed Ajmal the permission to play in Australia’s Big Bash League, they have reversed their decision at the request of Cricket Australia.
Jaywardene believes limited overs series will be more profitable for the board
Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene has defended Sri Lanka Cricket’s decision to scrap five Test matches from the national team’s schedule in 2013, stating that limited overs series will help improve the financial situation of the board.
Elgar is looking to become a regular face in the South African Test squad
After being named as Jean Paul (JP) Duminy’s replacement for around about the next six months, South Africa batsman and part time spinner Dean Elgar has announced that he is ready and willing to take on any assignment the team management bestow upon him.
Ajmal is looking to be at his best when Pakistan’s series against India gets underway
Despite being excited to represent the Adelaide Strikers in the this year’s edition of Australia’s Big Bash League, Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal stated that he understood the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) decision not to allow him to take part in the star-studded Twenty20 tournament.
Afridi played a pivotal role for the Renegades in the inaugural edition of the Big Bash League
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have announced that all-rounder Shahid Afridi, spinner Saeed Ajmal and batsman Umar Akmal will not be allowed to play in Australia’s Big Bash League in order to ensure that they participate in the domestic Twenty20 tournament currently going on.
