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“Sachin Tendulkar was the best batsman of my generation”
Former Australia spin king Shane Warne has become the latest cricketer to pay tribute to veteran India batsman Sachin Tendulkar, stating that the ‘Little Master’ was “the best batsman of my generation”.
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“You’ve played cricket with some great guys, some not that great, but that doesn’t mean that you come out into the open and wash your laundry”
Legendary West Indies pace bowler Michael Holding has lashed out at former Australia captain Ricky Ponting over the controversial claims he made in his autobiography, At The Close Of Play, about his successor Michael Clarke not being fully committed to helping the baggy greens succeed during his days as the country’s vice-captain.
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“That was a tour I will be very happy to forget”
England pace bowler James Anderson has announced that the national team do not want to relive the tragic memories of the 2006-07 Ashes series, where England were whitewashed 5-0 by Australia, but instead, they will try and mirror the 2010-11 series, where they beat Australia 3-1 in their own backyard.
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“We had an opportunity to win the Champions Trophy and the Ashes in a short space of time and we didn’t quite take it”
England captain Alastair Cook has publicly admitted that he and his team-mates “are always going to be disappointed by the Champions Trophy final”, in which they lost to India by five runs in Birmingham.
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“It is a great moment in the history of Afghanistan”
Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) chief executive Noor Mohammad Murad has announced that the national team are hungry for tougher opposition after beating Kenya 2-0 to qualify for the 2015 International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
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Broad’s 11 wickets left Australia down for the count
After England retained the Ashes in less than impressive circumstances, with rain virtually wiping out the final day of the third Test to end it as a draw, more salt was rubbed in Australia’s wounds as they faltered in their chase of 299 to hand England an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series.
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“I certainly think we are an unpleasant team to play against at the minute”
Fresh off winning the Ashes 3-0 against Australia, England pace bowler Stuart Broad believes the entire squad has grown in confidence and the 27-year-old had no hesitation in boldly stating that his side are one of the toughest teams there has ever been.
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Ponting is convinced Australia will continue to improve under the leadership and guidance of Lehmann
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting believes the national team have a very bright future ahead of them, despite having just lost 3-0 to England in the Ashes series.
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Hesson and Taylor’s relationship is still on the mend
The Ross Taylor captaincy controversy made headlines all over the cricketing world and could easily be viewed as one of the most tense moments in the New Zealand cricket camp this year by far, but after sitting down and solving all their problems, head coach Mike Hesson believes the incident has actually benefited him, whereby he feels as if he has become a better coach altogether.
