“He’s unbelievably destructive and stakes a huge claim to be selected in all three formats”
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England batsman Eoin Morgan believes that Twenty20 opener Alex Hales is “like nobody else we have around” and has the potential to thrive in all three formats of the game.
“Of course it hurts – everyone wants to play for their country”
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England batsman Jonny Bairstow has admitted that he felt gutted after not being included in the national team for the upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka.
“As a franchise, we feel that a couple of bad apples are gone now, so we are wholly and solely focusing on the people we’ve got around us”
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Rajasthan Royals captain Shane Watson has revealed that he and “everyone associated with the team certainly felt betrayed” when Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila were indicted in a match-fixing scandal during last year’s Indian Premier League (IPL).
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“He has done really well for us over the last few years and we’ll be looking for him to put his hand up during this tournament”
Ireland captain William Porterfield has announced that 21-year-old left-arm spinner George Dockrell will play a key role during the upcoming World Twenty20 since Bangladesh is renowned for its spin-friendly pitches.
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“I do know I can hold my spot as an all-rounder”
Australia all-rounder Shane Watson has admitted that he does not deserve a place in the Test team solely as a batsman since his record is nowhere near as impressive as it should be.
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The failure of the national team’s batting line-up has been a common theme for Pakistan over the past year
Outgoing Pakistan head coach Dav Whatmore has announced that the national team desperately need a full-time batting coach if they are going to start showing real signs of improvement.
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“I’m batting as well as I’ve ever batted”
England batsman Kevin Pietersen has dismissed rumours and speculation that he is considering following off-spinner Graeme Swann into retirement after only having scored 165 runs at a dismal average of 27.50 in the ongoing Ashes series.
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“Zaheer will be the leader”
Former India leg-spinner Anil Kumble has announced that veteran left-arm pace bowler Zaheer Khan “shouldn’t drop his pace” during the Test series against South Africa, which gets underway on December 18 in Johannesburg, since the conditions in the African nation are extremely pace-friendly.
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“His action is good, he’s bowling with good pace, you can’t buy that stuff on the shelf”
Legendary Australia captain and batsman Allan Border has announced that left-arm pace bowler Mitchell Johnson should be given a license to “bust some heads” during the upcoming Ashes series, which gets underway tomorrow in Brisbane.
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“I can’t think of anything other than corruption that can bring this game down”
Former Australia captain Ian Chappell has announced that he believes “the most important issue for cricket administration is corruption” in the game and finding a way to completely get rid of it.
