Mohammad Ashraful’s admission to spot-fixing has severely dented Bangladesh’s ‘pride’, says Mushfiqur Rahim

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Rahim never once suspected Ashraful of being involved in spot-fixing

Spot-fixing seems to be the talk of the cricketing community nowadays and Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim has finally broken his silence after veteran batsman Mohammad Ashraful admitted to taking part in corrupt activities. 

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: Ed Cowan looking to stamp out slavery and human trafficking forever

Cowan is hoping that more people join his cause in helping to eliminate slavery and human trafficking

While most cricketers choose to raise and donate funds to children charities or organisations centred around helping those less fortunate in the world, Australia opening batsman Ed Cowan has taken a stand against the growing trade of slavery and human trafficking by becoming an ambassador for Not For Sale.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: John Buchanan admits to having frosty relationship with David White

Buchanan is committed to smoothing out his relationship with White

New Zealand have been the centre of attention in the cricketing world for the past number of weeks, most notably for New Zealand Cricket’s (NZC) dispute with former skipper Ross Taylor over the decision to implement a split captaincy, and while things looked as if it could not get any worse, fresh confrontations have occurred within the board as director of cricket John Buchanan admitted that his relationship with chief executive David White has reached an all-time low.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: I see flashbacks of my own bowling days when watching James Anderson reverse swing the ball, admits Wasim Akram

Anderson was the pick of the England bowlers during the India series due to the amount of reverse swing he got

Former Pakistan pace bowler Wasim Akram has admitted that England seamer James Anderson reminds him of his own bowling days, especially with the amount of reverse swing he can get with the ball.

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