Kapil Dev: “When you start depending on one player, you make things difficult”
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Legendary India all-rounder Kapil Dev has admitted that the national team cannot keep relying on captain Virat Kohli going forward.
“Well done Bangladesh! England pathetic!”
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After England were dumped out of the World Cup when they lost to Bangladesh by 15 runs on Monday, former players have taken to Twitter to express their disgust towards the national team’s performance.
“I get nightmares still and I wake up thinking I have been hit in the face by a ball”
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England pace bowler Stuart Broad has admitted that he suffered from nightmares after being hit in the face by a delivery from India pace bowler Varun Aaron last summer.
“If India are going to come out and bowl spinners at us I think we’ll come out and smash them everywhere”
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Former Australia pace bowler Stuart Clark believes that India are more concerned about the 2015 World Cup than the upcoming four-Test series against the Baggy Greens.
“This system can be used in either DRS or non-DRS matches, and can help umpires make accurate decisions quickly, particularly on boundary and no-ball checks”
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The International Cricket Council (ICC) are interested in implementing the Officiating Replay System (ORS) in international cricket.
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“Bowlers need to be offered a crumb in the shorter forms of the game otherwise they’ll revolt, as they have done in the past, using extreme methods like Bodyline and chucking”
Following the first three ODIs between India and Australia, former baggy greens captain Ian Chappell believes that “bowlers will become an endangered species” in the shorter formats of the game if batsmen continue giving themselves an advantage by using heavier bats.
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“There’s always going to be ups and downs in your life but it’s probably been a pretty bad six months for myself”
Australia opening batsman David Warner has revealed that he talked to former captain Mark Taylor about his turbulent career, which has seen him banned for punching England batsman Joe Root during the Champions Trophy and, most recently, slapped with a one-game suspension by New South Wales after missing their limited overs match against Victoria to have a private coaching session and spend an afternoon at the races.
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Cairns is hoping to see New Zealand rise up the rankings within the next three years
Former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns has announced that teams should only be allowed one review per innings in order for them to stop relying on the Decision Review System (DRS).
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Hales hammered 94 off 61 deliveries
Alex Hales was England’s hero in the second Twenty20 International at Durham as he went on a rampage against Australia to guide his side to a 27-run win and end the series as a 1-1 draw.
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Taufel used the ongoing Ashes series as an example where technology was being overused
Umpires are often criticised for making the wrong decisions during matches, but former international umpire Simon Taufel believes that they should be confident in the decisions they give and take a more “pragmatic” approach when it comes to the use of technology.