“Every time I have opened the batting, I have played my best cricket, been consistent and controlled the game”
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Sri Lanka batsman Mahela Jayawardene has announced that he is eager to open the batting in ODIs for the remainder of the his international career.
Hussey averaged 23 in this year’s IPL
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With the first Indian Premier League (IPL) trading window having opened on October 6, the Mumbai Indians have made the first move by acquiring batsman Unmukt Chand and pace bowler Vinay Kumar from the Kolkata Knight Riders.
Lara will be representing MCC twice in the coming weeks
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Legendary West Indies batsman Brian Lara will represent MCC in a match on June 22 to help mark 200 years since the club played their first game at Lord’s.
“I never thought about walking away from it, not for one minute”
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Prior to the first Test against Sri Lanka at Lord’s, England pace bowler Liam Plunkett had not played Test cricket in seven years.
“The Mumbai Test (match haul of 7/76) where I won the Man-of-the-Match award will always be special”
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India spinner Murali Kartik has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket after an illustrious 17-year career.
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Sahara bought the bidding document after receiving requests from numerous members of the national team
Sahara India Pariwar have announced that they have bought a bidding document in an attempt to sponsor India once again from 2014 to 2017.
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“You have to have a passion for pace, to want to bowl fast in the first place”
Ian Pont is known throughout the cricketing world as one of the most prominent and accomplished fast bowling coaches and he recently spoke to me about the secrets behind becoming a pace legend, the art of reverse swing and his new coaching clinic, the Ultimate Pace Foundation.
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“We haven’t decided on our batting line-up”
England captain Alastair Cook has revealed that he may consider reshuffling the national team’s batting line-up in order to accommodate some of the newcomers.
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“Kev gets a bad rap a lot I think for some of the stuff he says and does, but for me in this group he has been great with these young guys”
England limited overs coach Ashley Giles has announced that South African-born batsman Kevin Pietersen is a perfect role model for youngsters, despite all the controversies he has been involved in throughout his international career.
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Rambukwella mistook the cabin door for the toilet
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) are currently investigating an incident where one of their A-team players, Ramith Rambukwella, tried to open an aeroplane’s cabin doors while the flight was 35,000 feet in the air after mistaking it for the toilet.
