“It is nice to score runs but, if my hundred helps win Bangladesh a game, it is a special feeling”
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Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal has been in sublime form in the ongoing Champions Trophy, but his side are in a difficult situation when it comes to qualifying for the semi-finals.
“I don’t care about that at all”
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South Africa batsman AB de Villiers may be less than 2,000 runs away from joining the elite 10,000-run club in Test cricket, but he insisted that reaching the milestone would mean “absolutely zero to me”.
“Just because you’ve got experience, you’ve (still) got to be performing as well”
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England head coach Trevor Bayliss has hinted that batsman Ian Bell could be dropped if he fails to score runs on a consistent basis.
“The CA medical team are still hopeful that he will recover in time for the first Test against India”
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Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Brad Haddin has been ruled out of the ongoing ODI series against South Africa as he is still recovering from a shoulder injury.
Trinidad and Tobago plan to retain 15 players
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Cricketers playing in West Indies’ first-class tournament are likely to receive higher salaries, according to a report in the Trinidad & Tobago Guardian.
“We’ve got a set batting order and we’re not going to meddle with that”
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Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews has announced that he does not see any sense in reshuffling his batting line-up ahead of the second ODI against South Africa in Pallekele.
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“We’ve got to play our best to stay at No.2, let alone get to No.1”
Australia captain Michael Clarke has announced that he wants the baggy greens to go back to being the number one ODI side and plans to start putting that into action during the national team’s five-match series against England.
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“The boys are all extremely excited, there’s been a lot of talk since we’ve returned home from England about this series and I think all the boys are looking forward to finally getting out there tomorrow”
Australia captain Michael Clarke has acknowledged that the upcoming Ashes series will be “a tough battle” as England are just as determined as the baggy greens to win the Ashes.
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“There’s no point hiding it, we’re here to win the Ashes back”
Australia off-spinner Nathan Lyon has announced that the baggy greens are confident and “can’t wait” to get their hands on England when the first Ashes Test gets underway on November 21 in Brisbane.
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Warner has been made to attend a Test training programme
With David Warner having been demoted to the position of waterboy for the next couple of days after earning himself a suspension till the first Ashes Test on July 10 at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, former Australia coach Mickey Arthur believes it would be a huge mistake to allow the opening batsman to play in the first Test as he will not have participated in any competitive cricket prior to the highly anticipated series.
