Babar Azam: “Of course, Naseem is missed badly because he had been part of our scheme but overall our bowling has not clicked”
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Former Pakistan captain Babar Azam admitted that he is saddened by the long-term loss of Naseem Shah as the fast bowler “had been part of our scheme.”
“I’m sure that won’t happen”
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Australia head coach Darren Lehmann is confident that the players won’t go as far as boycotting the highly-anticipated Ashes series against England later this year.
“If it gets to the extreme, they might not have a team for the Ashes”
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Australia opener David Warner has revealed that the players are prepared to boycott the Ashes later this year if their pay dispute with Cricket Australia is not resolved.
“Any issue pertaining to players’ interest will be addressed with utmost seriousness”
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Vinod Rai, the chairman of the Committee of Administrators (CoA), and his colleague, Vikram Limaye, met with India captain Virat Kohli and a few other players in Hyderabad on Wednesday in regards to the payment structure of national players.
“I know it has been increased by double but there is room for [more]”
Former India team director Ravi Shastri is not a fan of the revised payment scheme for national players as he feels they deserve more.
Kohli wants the annual retainer fee to be increased
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India captain Virat Kohli has demanded that the annual retainer fee of Indian cricketers be increased.
“My passion is obviously cricket, however, with Momentum, I have the chance to step up my contribution”
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After an illustrious 14-year career, former South Africa captain Graeme Smith has taken his first step in the corporate world by joining Momentum, who are a financial service company that sponsor South Africa’s ODI and women’s team.
“In an era where kids are spoilt for choice with sporting options, we have to work harder than ever before to attract them to our game”
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Cricket Australia have given Queensland $4 million as part of their new governance structure and financial distribution scheme.
New Zealand have steadily slipped down the rankings over the past year
The International Cricket Council (ICC) have announced that New Zealand will be the latest beneficiary of their Targeted Assistance and Performance Programme (TAPP) and will receive a total of US$1.8 million over the next three years.
Drummond is grateful for the opportunity to play against a top ranked opponent
Scotland are set to host Pakistan for two ODIs on May 17 and 19, which will allow the Asian giants to get some practice just before the start of the Champions Trophy, which will be hosted by England, in June.
