“I think it’s too early to be pigeon-holed as a T20 player”
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England opening batsman Alex Hales has announced that he is frustrated by the fact that everyone sees him as a Twenty20 specialist.
“My main goal now is to get to that 2015 Ashes series in England, so I’ll be doing everything I can to reach that goal”
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Australia left-arm pace bowler Mitchell Johnson has revealed that he is brooding over whether he should stop playing one or both formats of limited overs cricket in order to prolong his rejuvenated Test career.
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“If this trend continues, T20 will eventually become a poor impersonation of baseball”
Former Australia captain Ian Chappell has announced that he believes Twenty20 cricket is destroying the balance of the sport as batsmen are gaining a significant advantage over bowlers.
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“I have continued to play in domestic T20 cricket and if the selectors want me to play, I will do so”
Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has revealed that he is eager to make his Twenty20 International comeback after stepping aside to allow younger players to flourish in the shortest format of the game.
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“The IPL is not going anywhere and we run the risk of slipping behind other teams in both ODI and Twenty20 cricket if our players don’t participate”
Former England captain Andrew Strauss has announced that national team players should be allowed to play a full season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) or risk falling behind other countries in the shortest format of the game.
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It is only a matter of time before du Plessis replaces de Villiers as ODI captain
South Africa Twenty20 captain Faf du Plessis has admitted that his “performances need to be better” if he is to have any chance of replacing AB de Villiers as skipper of the ODI team.
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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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Philander has never played in the Caribbean before
South Africa pace maestro Vernon Philander believes the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) will allow him to “step up in the shortest form of the game” and earn himself a spot on the Proteas’ Twenty20 team.