T&T sports minister requests WICB to reconsider decision to leave Narine out of Test squad for New Zealand series

"The inclusion of Sunil Narine increases the chances of the West Indies team taking 20 wickets in five days to win a Test match"

“The inclusion of Sunil Narine increases the chances of the West Indies team taking 20 wickets in five days to win a Test match”

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Trinidad and Tobago sports minister Anil Roberts has requested the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) to reconsider their decision to leave spinner Sunil Narine out of the Test squad for the national team’s upcoming Test series against New Zealand.

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Cricket Australia request Facebook page entitled ‘100,000 likes and I’ll tackle Stuart Broad on Boxing Day’ to be deleted

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Cricket Australia have requested that the page be taken down

Cricket Australia has requested a Facebook page entitled “100,000 likes and I’ll tackle Stuart Broad on Boxing Day” to be deleted after it amassed more than 114,000 likes.

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Sri Lanka’s sports ministry want SLC to inject money into grassroots development

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“Nationally, there is no more important sport than cricket, and it’s vital that the opportunity to play is available to people everywhere”

Sri Lanka’s sports ministry have called on Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) to divert 10 per cent of their revenue to help with the development of grassroots cricket from the start of next year, a ministry spokesman has revealed.

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‘I think Amir should get permission to play first-class cricket’, says Najam Sethi

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Amir may find himself playing first-class cricket in January

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Najam Sethi has announced that he is confident the International Cricket Council (ICC) will allow disgraced pace bowler Mohammad Amir to start playing first-class cricket by January 2014.

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