“Rather than maligning my name, I urge PCB to offer the evidence”
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Pakistan opener Nasir Jamshed has threatened to take legal action against the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for sullying his name.
Yousuf still blames ul-Haq and Khan for Pakistan’s semi-final loss to India in the 2011 World Cup
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Former Pakistan captain Mohammad Yousuf believes that current skipper Misbah-ul-Haq and veteran batsman Younis Khan should not be included in the country’s World Cup squad.
“Wavell Hinds, the president, basically messed up everything”
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West Indies all-rounder Marlon Samuels has announced that he did not “stand by any decision” the national team made during their tour of India.
“We encourage players and officials to subscribe to the message that if you see it or hear it, you should report it”
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Cricket Australia have called on players and officials to report any instances of match-fixing or other corrupt activities by the end of next month.
“I don’t take many things personally, but what he did say to me I did take personally”
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South Africa pace maestro Dale Steyn has revealed that he still hasn’t forgiven Australia captain Michael Clarke for his alleged personal sledge during the third Test in Cape Town in March this year.
Al Hasan will be able to represent Bangladesh from September 15 onwards
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The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have decided to reduce all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan’s six-month ban by three-and-a-half months, which means that he will be available to represent the national team from September 15 onwards.
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“We had an opportunity to win the Champions Trophy and the Ashes in a short space of time and we didn’t quite take it”
England captain Alastair Cook has publicly admitted that he and his team-mates “are always going to be disappointed by the Champions Trophy final”, in which they lost to India by five runs in Birmingham.
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Asif is determined to revive his international career
Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Asif has announced that he is “following the ICC directives for rehabilitation” after meeting with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for two and a half hours to discuss the details of the 2010 match-fixing scandal he was involved in.
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Watson is smiling once again after having been handed his opening spot back
Australia all-rounder Shane Watson has dismissed rumours and speculation that he encouraged Cricket Australia and then coach Mickey Arthur to impose a harsher punishment on opening batsman David Warner after he punched England’s Joe Root at the Walkabout bar in Birmingham during the recently concluded Champions Trophy.
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Warner promised to be “smarter” in the future
Australia opening batsman David Warner found himself in the same spot he was just over a month ago, publicly apologising for his emotions getting the better of him.
