Pakistan should have an IPL-style T20 tournament every year, says Younis Khan and Shoaib Malik

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Khan is hoping the PCB decide to create a new Twenty20 tournament

Pakistan veteran duo Younis Khan and Shoaib Malik believe that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) should be looking into organising an Indian Premier League (IPL) style Twenty20 tournament every year in order to bring international cricket back to the shores of the war-torn nation.

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Picking David Warner for the first Ashes Test will be a huge mistake, says Mickey Arthur

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Warner has been made to attend a Test training programme

With David Warner having been demoted to the position of waterboy for the next couple of days after earning himself a suspension till the first Ashes Test on July 10 at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, former Australia coach Mickey Arthur believes it would be a huge mistake to allow the opening batsman to play in the first Test as he will not have participated in any competitive cricket prior to the highly anticipated series.

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SLPL in crisis mode after franchises pull out

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SLC will find themselves in a deeper financial hole if the SLPL fails to take place this year

The Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) looks highly unlikely to go ahead this year after numerous franchise owners started to withdraw their support due to the heavy losses they incurred at the end of the inaugural edition of the tournament.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: Ben Hilfenhaus blames inconsistent bowling on increasing number of T20 Internationals

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Hilfenhaus believes Twenty20 cricket is to blame for his bowling being all over the place lately

Australia pace bowler Ben Hilfenhaus has attributed his inconsistent bowling in Test cricket as of late to the increasing number of Twenty20 Internationals he has been involved in year after year.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: I am ready to take on all ‘unique challenges’ that come up in Australia, says Graeme Smith

Smith wants South Africa to concentrate on retaining their world number one Test ranking

South Africa Test captain Graeme Smith has announced that his team are ready to take on all “unique challenges” that await them during their three-Test series against Australia.

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