Malik reluctant to play international cricket, says source

"he is concerned as he has some lucrative contracts to play in foreign T20 leagues in the coming months and doesn't want to jeopardize them at this stage"

“He is concerned as he has some lucrative contracts to play in foreign T20 leagues in the coming months and doesn’t want to jeopardize them at this stage”

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According to a source, Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik is reluctant to play international cricket since he is worried about being reported for a suspect action.

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Lloyd fuming over CLT20’s decision to ban Narine from bowling

"You want to know if this is being orchestrated because if you lose your main bowler then it puts some pressure on the selectors and the team and so on"

“You want to know if this is being orchestrated because if you lose your main bowler then it puts some pressure on the selectors and the team and so on”

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West Indies chief selector Clive Lloyd has announced that he is fuming and can’t help but question the timing of the Champions League Twenty20’s (CLT20) decision to ban spinner Sunil Narine from bowling.

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ICC’s crackdown on bowling actions should have happened after the World Cup, says Waqar Younis

"The suspensions will badly [hurt] the teams whose bowlers got suspended or questioned"

“The suspensions will badly [hurt] the teams whose bowlers got suspended or questioned”

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Pakistan head coach Waqar Younis has announced that the International Cricket Council (ICC) should have launched their crackdown on illegal bowling actions after the 2015 World Cup.

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‘I would ideally like an Indian support staff to work in tandem with Fletcher’, says Anurag Thakur

"What I feel is that a former cricketer of repute should be working with Mr Fletcher"

“What I feel is that a former cricketer of repute should be working with Mr Fletcher”

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Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) joint-secretary Anurag Thakur has announced that he would “ideally like an Indian support staff to work in tandem with” head coach Duncan Fletcher.

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