Afghanistan and Nepal told to wait six months after requesting to use India’s training facilities

Afghanistan had a stellar 2013 as they attained ODI status and qualified for their maiden World Cup

Afghanistan had a stellar 2013 as they attained ODI status and qualified for their maiden World Cup

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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have told Afghanistan and Nepal to wait for six months as they discuss whether the two Associate nations can use their training facilities.

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Pakistan looking to tour New Zealand prior to 2015 World Cup

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“We are keen on this series because we will be playing most of our cricket in the United Arab Emirates before the World Cup”

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) are currently speaking to New Zealand Cricket (NZC) about having the national team travel to New Zealand for a five-match ODI series prior to the start of the 2015 International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup.

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ECB desperate to mend relations with PCB over match-fixing accusations

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The PCB were fuming about the allegations made in the report

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have launched a desperate mission to mend relations with their counterparts at the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) after the British-based Mail on Sunday newspaper published a report accusing the Pakistan players of match-fixing during their recent ODI series triumph over the West Indies.

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‘Match fixing in cricket is much more widespread than what the public thinks’, says Ian Chappell

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Chappell believes every team has fallen victim to the match-fixing bug

Former Australia captain Ian Chappell has announced that match-fixing in cricket today is much more rife that what it used to be as bookies are finding it easier to corrupt players, especially during many of the domestic Twenty20 tournaments.

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Champions Trophy 2013 12th Match: Mahela Jayawardene’s the name and he knocked Australia out of the game

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Jayawardene single-handedly crushed Australia’s hopes and dreams of reaching the semi-finals

Sri Lanka fans would have been beating their drums and blowing their trumpets louder than ever as Mahela Jayawardene’s brilliant knock of 84 catapulted his side into the semi-finals, while Australia could only bury their face in their hands and think about what could have been if they had played harder.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: Australia to attend two-day boot camp run by ex-Special Forces prior to Ashes series?

The national team were made to take part in the boot camp in 2006

A former Special Forces operative has offered to help the Australian national team strengthen the bond between one another after their embarrassing 4-0 whitewash against India by hosting a two-day boot camp in the United Kingdom.

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