“I will not attend the camp as long as Amir is there”
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Pakistan ODI captain Azhar Ali and batsman Mohammad Hafeez have refused to attend the ongoing conditioning camp in Lahore due to the presence of left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir.
Perera fell one agonising run short of his third ODI century
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Sri Lanka opener Kusal Perera scored 99 and batsman Lahiru Thirimanne made an unbeaten 81 to lead their side to an eight-wicket win via the Duckworth-Lewis method against the West Indies in the second ODI in Colombo.
Hassan has promised to give Australia VVIP security
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The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have made a last-ditch attempt to save the two-Test series against Australia by offering the Baggy Greens unprecedented levels of security.
Sohail claims the “supernatural presence” woke him up by shaking the bed
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Pakistan all-rounder Haris Sohail developed a fever and was unable to attend training after he complained of a “supernatural presence” in his hotel room at Rydges Latimer in Christchurch.
“Between the upper-arm-horizontal and ball release, the bowler extended his elbow well over 15 degrees during all deliveries”
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According to an International Cricket Council (ICC) report, Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez was found to be flexing his elbow up to 31 degrees during his test at Loughborough University.
Dhoni made US$26 million through endorsements alone
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India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the only cricketer to be named on Forbes’ Highest-Paid Athletes list.
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“What Sachin has been contributing to that Indian team is special”
Legendary Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist has announced that veteran India batsman Sachin Tendulkar’s retirement “has fallen perfectly with his 200th Test in Mumbai”.
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“He has left a legacy in the dressing room”
Legendary India batsman Rahul Dravid believes Sachin Tendulkar “would have listened to his heart” before announcing that he would retire after his 200th Test match, which is set to come against the West Indies in his hometown of Mumbai next month.
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.
The Warriors will be Taylor’s fourth IPL team
In a rather shocking move, the Delhi Daredevils have sent New Zealand big-hitter Ross Taylor to the Pune Warriors in exchange for veteran Indian pace bowler Ashish Nehra.
