The CPL will give me a perfect opprtunity to scout for younger talents, says Ottis Gibson

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Gibson likes the fact that there will be “fierce competition” throughout the CPL

West Indies coach Ottis Gibson has revealed that the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) will provide him with an ample opportunity to scout for younger talents as each franchise must have at least four Under-23 players representing them at all times.

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There is no doubt in my mind that we are a united unit, says Michael Clarke

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Clarke and Haddin both see no problems brewing within the team

Despite all the controversies Australia have endured over the last couple of months and former coach Mickey Arthur’s private legal documents recently being leaked, captain Michael Clarke has announced that there is no doubt in his mind that the national team are a united and cohesive unit.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: A look at who was sold to whom during the 2013 IPL auction

Maxwell was the lone millionaire amongst all the players sold

The 2013 Indian Premier League (IPL) auction promised to be one full of surprises, and no doubt it delivered just that as numerous players went under the hammer to learn which of the nine franchises they would be lending their services to for this year’s edition of the star-studded Twenty20 tournament, which gets underway on April 3.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: There is no doubt in my mind that I should be opening the batting for Australia, says Ed Cowan

Cowan is enjoying his role as an opening batsman

After Australia all-rounder Shane Watson announced that he would be giving up bowling in order to prolong his international career, he also started gunning for Ed Cowan’s opening spot on the Test roster, but Cowan has refused to back down and instead stated that there is no doubt in his mind that he deserves to open for the national team.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: Stuart MacGill has ‘absolutely no doubt’ that Shane Warne has the ability to make a Test comeback

MacGill sees no reason as to why Warne cannot make a spectacular comeback to international cricket

Former Australia leg-spinner Stuart MacGill has “absolutely no doubt” that ‘spin king’ Shane Warne can regain his spot on the national team and make an outstanding international return at the age of 43.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: Sir Vivian Richards brands Michael Clarke as “an executioner with bat in hand”

Richards believes Clarke has earned the right to be called one of the best Test batsmen in the world

West Indies legend Sir Vivian Richards has hailed Australia Test captain Michael Clarke’s performances throughout the recently concluded three-Test series against South Africa and added that it seemed as if he was “an executioner with bat in hand”.

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