“Both teams come into the tournament with a clean slate”
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South Africa all-rounder JP Duminy has said that his side cannot afford to be overconfident heading into their Champions Trophy opener against Sri Lanka on Saturday.
Sethi will take over as PCB chairman once Shaharyar’s tenure ends in August
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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) unanimously voted elect Najam Sethi as the board’s next chairman.
Australia have not played a Test match in Bangladesh since 2006
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The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have said that they will provide Australia with the same level of security as the country’s head of state should they tour the nation later this year.
Billings scored 138 runs in six matches at an average of 23 in this year’s IPL
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Sam Billings will not be returning to the Indian Premier League (IPL) and will instead stay in England.
“Pakistan’s security situation is not such where you can have a series on their soil”
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Rajeev Shukla, a senior Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) official, has made it clear that India won’t travel to Pakistan for any series due to security concerns.
India won the last edition of the Champions Trophy in 2013
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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have confirmed that the national team will be present at the Champions Trophy in England next month.
Afghanistan stunned the West Indies when they met at the World Twenty20 last year
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Afghanistan will play their first bilateral series against the West Indies in June when they travel to the Caribbean for three Twenty20 Internationals and three ODIs.
“We should give credit to the Australian side which has played remarkably”
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Out-of-favour India opener Gautam Gambhir has admitted that Australia deserve a lot of credit for their performance in the ongoing four-Test series against India.
Herath and Mushfiqur pose with the trophy after the series ended as a 1-1 draw
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Bangladesh’s 100th Test was not only a historic one for the entire nation, but it will forever be known as the match in which they defeated Sri Lanka for the first time in Test history.
“I was really surprised, really happy and really excited when I saw what was happening”
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