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“Coming up against Sachin, I knew that my margin for error was low”
Former Australia pace bowler Jason Gillespie has become the latest cricketer to pay tribute to legendary India batsman Sachin Tendulkar, stating that “I thoroughly enjoyed my one-on-one battles with Sachin”.
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“Sometimes it shows up, sometimes it doesn’t, so no-one really trusts it”
Former England captain Andrew Strauss believes Channel Nine made the right decision in ditching the Hot Spot technology for the upcoming Ashes series in Australia as it “creates confusion” and is “not 100% conclusive”.
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Dravid is confident Kohli will learn to control his temper as time goes by
India batting great Rahul Dravid has called on the cricketing community to stop trying to make comparisons between vice-captain Virat Kohli and captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni as they are “two very different people”.
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Who will gain the bragging rights this year?
Former England captains Nasser Hussain and David Lloyd, along with ex-Australian skipper Ricky Ponting, have all agreed that the bowlers will decide which side claims the coveted urn and bragging rights in the ongoing Ashes series.
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Martin has dismissed Smith more times than any other bowler
It was a sad day for all cricket fans as New Zealand’s Chris Martin announced his retirement from all forms of cricket at the age of 38.
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Kallis still wants to represent South Africa in Tests and ODIs in the future
South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis is still interested in playing Test cricket and ODIs for his country, despite announcing that he will be skipping the Champions Trophy due to personal reasons, according to his manager Dave Rundle.
Mills believes the win over South Africa has given the team a much-needed boost of confidence
New Zealand pace bowler Kyle Mills has announced that the national team have become a much more respected side in ODIs over the years and have also established themselves as a “quality white-ball unit” after defeating South Africa 2-1 in their recently concluded ODI series.
Taufel will become the first umpire to deliver the MCC lecture
Recently retired Australian umpire Simon Taufel has been chosen to deliver this year’s MCC lecture, making him the first umpire in history to ever do so.
Oram was no longer fully committed to representing New Zealand
New Zealand all-rounder Jacob Oram has been released from his central contract after he and New Zealand Cricket (NZC) both reached an agreement.
Pattinson has no remorse for his heated confrontation with Smith
Australia pace bowler James Pattinson has revealed that he has no regrets about giving South Africa captain Graeme Smith a piece of his mind during the first Test at Brisbane.
