Dhawan will be out of action for four to six weeks
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India opener Shikhar Dhawan has been ruled out for the remainder of the ongoing Test series against Sri Lanka after sustaining a hairline fracture to his right hand.
“He has not fully recovered and we don’t want to take a chance”
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India opener Murali Vijay will miss the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle since he has not fully recovered from the hamstring injury he sustained during the national team’s recent limited overs tour of Zimbabwe.
Gayle scored 430 runs at an average of 61.42 in this year’s CPL
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West Indies opener Chris Gayle has revealed that he will be out of action for approximately two to three months as he will be undergoing back surgery.
“We should go into the series with some good confidence”
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England pace bowler Stuart Broad believes that the national team are favourites to win the upcoming Ashes series due to a number of reasons.
“Retirement isn’t on the cards at the moment”
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Veteran West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul has made it clear that he is still interested in playing Test cricket despite being dropped for the recently concluded two-Test series against Australia.
McCullum will not feature in the limited overs series against Zimbabwe and South Africa
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New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has decided to miss the upcoming limited overs tour of Zimbabwe and South Africa in August since he has had an “intense period of cricket dating back to the World Cup”.
“He is a good batter but at this stage he is unavailable”
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England head coach Trevor Bayliss has refused to be drawn into whether he would include Kevin Pietersen in the Test squad for the upcoming Ashes series against Australia.
“I’m not sure they both fit into the same team”
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Former England seamer Steve Harmison believes that Australia’s pace duo of Mitchell Johnson and Mitchell Starc will not be able to work together and form a cohesive bowling unit during the Ashes.
“I have played 41 Tests and have always been referred to as the weakest link so it doesn’t really faze me”
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Australia spinner Nathan Lyon has dismissed Graeme Swann’s comments about him being the weakest link in the Baggy Greens’ Test squad.
“I think it’s important to go out there and get some runs in the warm-up games”
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Australia batsman Shaun Marsh is determined to prove that he belongs in the Baggy Greens’ Ashes squad and hopes to do so during the two warm-up matches against Kent and Essex.
