“We all know as professional cricketers there are boundaries which we don’t need to cross”
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Australia captain Michael Clarke and India opener Rohit Sharma have vowed to ensure that the sledging between both teams during the World Cup semi-finals doesn’t become personal.
“The lesser teams, in each and every World Cup, they always surprise top teams”
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Legendary India batsman Sachin Tendulkar believes that the World Cup should be expanded to accommodate 25 teams.
“He told me he went there to have dinner, and didn’t do anything else”
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Pakistan chief selector Moin Khan has been sent home for visiting a casino in Christchurch just two days before the national team’s 150-run loss to the West Indies on February 21.
“There are no centuries for Bangladesh in the World Cup so I hope I can be the first to do that”
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Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal is set to be fully fit prior to the start of the World Cup, which gets underway on February 14.
“You can almost predict who the top eight will be”
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Legendary India batsman Rahul Dravid and former South Africa captain Graeme Smith both believe that the World Cup format is too long and predictable.
“As a team I desire and hope that we finish at the peak like we did in 1992”
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Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has admitted that it will be extremely hard for him to retire from ODIs and Twenty20 Internationals following the 2015 World Cup.
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“There’s nothing to worry [about]. It might take him a week to recover”
Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim injured his right shoulder during a training session with his Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League side, Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club.
“If my players get games like this frequently, they obviously will come good and become a better team”
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Kenya head coach Steve Tikolo has announced that he is looking to get the national team more exposure following their tour of Pakistan.
“It was a weapon to get people out, not to hit people…and it was used sparingly. Now that’s all changed”
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Legendary West Indies seamer Michael Holding believes that the bouncer is here to stay, while former England pace bowler Frank Tyson feels that it is set to become a thing of the past.
“It’s nice that the cricket family all over the world, not just in Australia, is sending wishes to Phil Hughes”
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Australia leg-spin king Shane Warne has announced that what happened to batsman Phillip Hughes was nothing more than a freak accident.
