Gilchrist initially had doubts about Twenty20 cricket
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Legendary Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist has admitted that he wasn’t sold on the idea of Twenty20 cricket when it was first introduced.
“We have to beat England and I think then we’re through”
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Australia captain Steve Smith admitted that his side face two situations when they go up against England in the Champions Trophy on Saturday. Either they win and keep their hopes of reaching the semi-finals alive or they lose and be eliminated from the tournament.
“I am happy that he is fulfilling his undoubted potential”
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Legendary South Africa pace bowler Makhaya Ntini has lauded seamer Kagiso Rabada after he rose to the top of the ODI bowlers rankings.
Rahul is still vying to cement his place in India’s Test squad
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India batsman Lokesh Rahul believes that it is healthy for opener Shikhar Dhawan to have some competition for the opening spot in Tests.
“The early exit from the tournament ranks among the worst moments of my cricketing career”
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Legendary India batsman Sachin Tendulkar has revealed that the 2007 World Cup in the West Indies was one of the “worst moments of my cricketing career”.
Ponting captained Hughes when he made history by becoming the youngest player to score a century in each innings of a Test match
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In his tribute to batsman Phillip Hughes, former Australia captain Ricky Ponting stated “I wish I could pick up the phone and give him a call now”.
“A bad phase is something that everybody goes through”
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England captain Alastair Cook, who has been bombarded with criticisms during and after his team lost their two-Test series against Sri Lanka, has received support from two unlikely people, India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and India head coach Duncan Fletcher.
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“If you are passionate about Test cricket, it has to be from within”
Legendary India batsman Sachin Tendulkar has announced that the International Cricket Council (ICC) needs to “organise more Test matches if they want Test cricket to survive”.
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“I think the fast bowlers get excited when they come here and the batters do as well”
Australia batsman George Bailey has announced that “there’s something there for everyone” at the WACA in Perth ahead of the third Ashes Test, which gets underway on December 13.
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“Our plans have got a lot stronger”
Australia pace bowler Peter Siddle has admitted that the baggy greens learnt everything the hard way when they toured England for the Ashes in July, but he added that the time for retribution was fast approaching.
