It’s time the focus was shifted back to cricket, says Mushfiqur Rahim

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Rahim called on the media to divert their attention towards Bangladesh’s upcoming home series against New Zealand

For the past few weeks, all the news revolving around the Bangladesh team has been about Mohammad Ashraful and the match-fixing scandal that took place in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).

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‘T20s can show the world how a cricketing star can be made overnight’, says Gordon Greenidge

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Greenidge has refused to buy into the hype of Twenty20 cricket doing more harm than good for the sport

Legendary West Indies opening batsman Gordon Greenidge has announced his support for Twenty20 cricket, stating that “T20s can show the world how a cricketing star can be made overnight”.

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Players who spoil cricket’s image and integrity should be severely ‘punished’, says Kapil Dev

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Dev believes Sreesanth should be made an example of if he is found guilty

Former India captain Kapil Dev has announced that any player who is caught tarnishing cricket’s image and integrity in any way whatsoever should be severely “punished” in order to send a message and prevent other players from making the same “mistakes” in the future.

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‘Our performance with the bat…was unacceptable’, says Michael Clarke

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Clarke has even started questioning his own captaincy abilities

Australia captain Michael Clarke has lashed out at all the batsmen in the squad after they yet again failed to put up an impressive performance during the second Ashes Test, which cost Australia the match by an embarrassing 347 runs and handed England a 2-0 lead heading into the third Test at Old Trafford, Manchester.

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Mohammad Ashraful’s admission to spot-fixing has severely dented Bangladesh’s ‘pride’, says Mushfiqur Rahim

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Rahim never once suspected Ashraful of being involved in spot-fixing

Spot-fixing seems to be the talk of the cricketing community nowadays and Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim has finally broken his silence after veteran batsman Mohammad Ashraful admitted to taking part in corrupt activities. 

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