“I would love to resume playing domestic cricket by next year”
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Disgraced Pakistan captain Salman Butt has announced that he is eager to revive his international career after the International Cricket Council (ICC) recently approved a few amendments to their anti-corruption code.
“Everytime my name was discussed, he (Chappell) would find means to delay my comeback by 3-4 months”
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India pace bowler Zaheer Khan has revealed that former head coach Greg Chappell told him that he would never represent his country as long as he was in charge of the national team.
“With the next World Cup around the corner this is not the correct time to take such measures”
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Legendary West Indies batsman Sir Vivian Richards believes that the International Cricket Council (ICC) crackdown on illegal bowling actions should have come a lot earlier.
“If you have to take a break from captaincy, you don’t come back, so it’s a do-or-die situation”
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Legendary Australia captain Steve Waugh has announced that England skipper Alastair Cook has to step up with the bat sooner rather than later.
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“It happens in cricket, you try your best but sometimes you can’t perform in a particular format”
Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has admitted that he has not been performing to the best of his abilities over the past five Test matches he has played.
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“He was (and still is) my hero, so it was disappointing that I could not play against him”
Veteran Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar has revealed that he is still disappointed over the fact that he never got the opportunity to play against his “hero” Sir Vivian Richards.
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Khawaja is edging ever closer to representing Australia
While his recent scores of 51, eight, a duck, 29 not out and six for Australia A may not look like a man in form, Usman Khawaja is getting closer and closer to his dream of representing Australia once again after spending more than 18 months on the sidelines.
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Ponting’s next assignment is the CPL
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has announced his retirement from all formats of cricket after finishing a two-month stint with English county side Surrey.
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Dhawan and Kohli helped India ease into the finals
India opener Shikhar Dhawan once again put on a show for the fans as he and Virat Kohli, along with some outstanding bowling from Ishant Sharma, helped the men in blue to set up a finals clash with England.
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Kirsten noted that South Africa cannot keep relying on Kallis to come to the rescue
South Africa have been known as the ‘chokers’ since the 1999 World Cup, but in his final act as the national team’s head coach, Gary Kirsten finally admitted that his side had indeed “choked” during their semi-final clash with England in the recently concluded Champions Trophy.
