“Mahmudullah got left out because this is an important Test for us”
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Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan has revealed that it was his decision to drop all-rounder Mahmudullah for the second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo.
“These allegations against me are a complete lie”
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Former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns has denied allegations that he is ‘Player X’ mentioned in the recent testimonies by both Lou Vincent and Brendon McCullum.
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“A lot of things happen around cricket but you have to be focused when you are representing your country”
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has announced that his side will not be distracted by all the ongoing off-field issues ahead of their highly-anticipated match against Australia.
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“It’s the little one percenters that count in this game”
South Africa pace bowler Dale Steyn has announced that the Proteas “can’t be taking the Netherlands for granted despite what happened to them against Sri Lanka”.
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Samuels will undergo surgery to repair his wrist
West Indies all-rounder Marlon Samuels has returned home after sustaining a wrist injury during the national team’s ongoing tour of New Zealand.
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“Some of those scenes were ugly at the end of that game and we do have a duty to play the game in the right way”
England captain Alastair Cook has denounced both teams for the “ugly” scenes that ensued towards the end of the first Ashes Test in Brisbane and stated that it cannot happen again.
Donald will continue to press the issue until all the bowlers are capable of bowling swinging yorkers
South Africa’s pace bowlers are constantly referred to as being the best in the world at what they do, which is bowling at lightning fast speeds and being masters at delivering bouncers, but bowling coach Allan Donald has identified a new problem within the pace attack, one that will require strenuous work to fix.
De Villiers does not consider any team to be the favourite in this series
South Africa wicketkeeper batsman AB de Villiers has warned his team-mates that even though they are 1-0 up in the two-Test series, they should not take New Zealand lightly, especially after they were able to fight back and end their recent Test series against Sri Lanka as a 1-1 draw.
