“There is positivity in the camp but the overconfidence has gone”
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India head coach Duncan Fletcher has admitted that the national team were “overconfident when they went to South Africa and New Zealand”.
“There was an enormous amount of frustration surrounding KP from everyone in the management team”
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England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) managing director Paul Downton has revealed that he “couldn’t find one supporter saying ‘we want KP [Kevin Pietersen] to stay in the side'”.
Dev believes India are more concerned about the financial rewards than the spirit of the game
Former India captain and all-rounder Kapil Dev believes the national team took their eyes off the prize after winning the 2011 International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup.
Flower was most impressed with Cook’s leadership skills during his first Test series as captain
England coach Andy Flower has lavished praise on his side, stating that they managed to break their 28-year losing streak in India due to their rapid ability to “learn and adapt” to the unfamiliar conditions in the country.
Dhoni expects his spinners to absolutely dominate if the pitches are made to turn more
Even though India have a rather respectable home record in Test cricket, captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni believes that the pitches are not helping his spin attack enough.
De Villiers believes the South African bowlers will be the key to defeating England in the ODI series
South Africa batsman and temporary wicketkeeper AB de Villiers expects the Proteas bowling attack to expose the lack of depth in England’s batting lineup throughout the ODI series.
