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Bell has been affixed a base price of $100,000
Even though it may anger team director Andy Flower, England batsman Ian Bell has decided to enter this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL) auction and has been affixed a base price of $100,000.
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“I haven’t seen a lot of him but I know he has got all the shots”
Former South Africa batsman Herschelle Gibbs believes he and Quinton de Kock are like two peas in a pod after the 20-year-old became the fifth cricketer in ODI history to score three centuries in a row, a club which Gibbs is a member of.
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“Australia have worked Alastair out”
Legendary England batsman Geoffrey Boycott has slammed captain Alastair Cook’s performance in the ongoing Ashes series and even added that his brains must be “scrambled”.
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“Young boys, when they are eight or ten, will not pick up the ball, they will pick up the bat”
Former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga has announced that the new ODI rules will lead to a decline in the number of bowlers since they are at a massive disadvantage compared to the batsmen.
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“I have a long way to go but I’ve learnt a lot of things”
India opening batsman Murali Vijay has announced that he believes he has become “more mature” after representing the national team in their last six Test matches.
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“Just because I averaged 30 doesn’t make it a huge train smash”
England batsman Jonathan Trott has revealed that after his disappointing performance during the recent Ashes series, where he only scored 293 runs at a dismal average of 29.30, he has revitalised himself and now feels that he is ready for a second round showdown against arch-rivals Australia.
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“If Australia play well and he continues to captain the way he does, I think England are going to lose the series”
Former Australia spin king Shane Warne has taken a jab at Alastair Cook just weeks before the start of the Ashes series, stating that the England captain “can be negative, boring, not very imaginative”.
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‘Mr Consistent’ did what he does best to knock South Africa out of the tournament
South Africa captain AB de Villiers was adamant that his side would not ‘choke’ during their semi-final encounter with England, but that was exactly what ended up happening as they were dominated and put out of their misery by Jonathan Trott.
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Hussey feels Raina has the qualifications needed to get picked for the Indian Test side
Former Australia batsman Michael Hussey believes Indian big-hitter Suresh Raina has the credentials to become a ‘talented’ Test cricketer after having played alongside him during his stint with the Chennai Super Kings in the recent Indian Premier League (IPL).
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Gilchrist feels as if he has always been an old-school player
Former Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist believes the growing variety of new-school strokes that have been developed and perfected in Twenty20 cricket are starting to have a negative impact on Test cricket as players are snubbing the more orthodox shots that made the game so classy in the first place.