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Gooch believes it is important for all batsmen to have a balance of defensive and attacking strokes in their arsenal
England batting coach Graham Gooch has announced that Twenty20 cricket is the culprit behind the fact that there are a dwindling number of Test specialists who actually have the patience to build an innings instead of the “15-20 minutes” it takes most players nowadays.
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Rahim never once suspected Ashraful of being involved in spot-fixing
Spot-fixing seems to be the talk of the cricketing community nowadays and Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim has finally broken his silence after veteran batsman Mohammad Ashraful admitted to taking part in corrupt activities.
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Warner has been suspended till the first Ashes Test
While most cricket pundits and former players were quick to condemn David Warner’s attack on England’s ‘Golden Boy’ Joe Root, ex-Australia spin king Shane Warne believes the incident could actually unite Australia “in a funny sort of way”.
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Watson averages 43.06 as an opener
Former Australia opening batsman Mark Taylor has called on Cricket Australia to restore all-rounder Shane Watson to his usual opening spot ahead of the Ashes against England next month.
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Ahmed firmly believes spinners should be given more credit during Twenty20 matches
Former Pakistan leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed believes batsmen get too much credit in Twenty20 cricket nowadays and added that people often forget the huge roles spinners play in dictating the outcome of a match.
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Donald is concerned about the growing number of cricket matches played in a season
South Africa bowling coach Allan Donald believes the amount of cricket being played nowadays is “absolutely outrageous” and is responsible for cricketers succumbing to injuries more frequently and reducing the length of their careers as well.
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Holding believes pace bowlers nowadays spend too much time in the gym
Legendary West Indian pace bowler Michael Holding has announced that India’s current bowling attack is nothing more than “ordinary” and added that many of the fast bowlers, like Ishant Sharma, were in fact losing pace than gaining it.
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Inverarity believes Twenty20 cricket is to blame for Australia’s batting woes
Australia national selector John Inverarity has been racking his brains to try and figure out a solution to the national team’s continuing batting woes ahead of the back-to-back Ashes series, which gets underway on July 10 at Trent Bridge.
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Dhoni believes a wicket is more likely to fall is fielders are placed on the boundaries
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni believes that the use of aggressive fields during Test matches has long gone since players have become a lot more attacking in their approach and mentality, while the pitches nowadays are also much livelier than they used to be during the golden era of Test cricket.
Laxman spent hours practising against spin bowling
India’s legendary middle order batsman VVS Laxman has revealed that he became a master of playing spin bowling by practising everyday, and not due to the fact that it was a God-given talent.
