“It was a tough few days. There was a lot of disappointment, there was shock”
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South Africa all-rounder Ryan McLaren has admitted that he was gutted when he was informed that he would not be travelling with the national team to Australia and New Zealand for the World Cup.
“It is time he steps into that role”
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Veteran India pace bowler Zaheer Khan has announced that fellow seamer Ishant Sharma needs to become the spearhead of the national team’s bowling attack.
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“We will play with four bowlers and out of them you have to have two who can get 10 wickets in a match, and I don’t see anyone [capable of] doing it”
Former India captain Dilip Vengsarkar has announced that he is not optimistic about the national team’s chances of defeating England when they tour the country later this month.
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Lehmann guided Australia to their first Ashes victory in five years
A number of past and current cricketers have paid tribute to Australia head coach Darren Lehmann for helping the baggy greens retain the Ashes for the first time after five long years.
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Rhodes sees Dhoni and Kohli as the biggest threat to South Africa
Former South Africa ace fielder Jonty Rhodes has announced that he believes India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his right-hand man Virat Kohli will cause the Proteas a lot of trouble when the two sides clash towards the end of the year in a three-Test series.
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Sangakkara single-handedly knocked out South Africa
Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara stole the show during this match and looked to be in formidable touch as he recorded a career-best 169 runs against South Africa to hand Sri Lanka a crushing 180-run victory and a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.
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Ul-Haq was given a frosty reception at the post-match presentation ceremony
Edgbaston was the place to be on June 15 as arch-rivals India and Pakistan squared off against each other in a highly anticipated match.
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Sreesanth is confident his name will be cleared
Indian bowler Sreesanth opened up for the first time since being indicted in a match-fixing scandal that has rocked not only the Indian Premier League (IPL) and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), but also the entire cricketing world.
Hussey told nobody about his decision in order to keep hold of his spot in the Test team
Australia batsman Michael Hussey had revealed that he did not notify anyone of his plans to retire from international cricket until a week before playing his last Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground since he feared that he would have been dropped from the squad.
Arthur admitted that Ponting and Hussey would have been instrumental during this year’s Ashes series
Australia head coach Mickey Arthur has come to the defence of the national team after their humiliating 4-0 whitewash against the Indians, stating that this is definitely not an indication of things to come for the back-to-back Ashes series.
