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“The newspapers this morning have made me [public] enemy no 1”
West Indies captain Darren Sammy has acknowledged the historical significance of the upcoming Test series against India, but noted that “at the end of the day it’s a competition between West Indies and India”.
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Rauf was indicted in the IPL match-fixing scandal
Pakistan umpire Asad Rauf has announced his retirement from all forms of umpiring after being indicted in a match-fixing scandal in this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL), according to a report posted on the website of the Pakistan-based Express newspaper.
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Khawaja blames the Sheffield Shield pitches for Australia’s batting woes
While most cricket pundits and former players will put Australia’s failures with the bat in the ongoing Ashes series down to the fact that they are impatient, lack concentration and England’s bowlers hitting the right lines and lengths, Australian batsman Usman Khawaja has a different outlook on the matter, stating that the decline in the pitches used during Australia’s Sheffield Shield season is solely to blame.
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Botham believes Anderson is one of the key reasons England are 2-0 up in the Ashes
Former England captain Sir Ian Botham has announced that having a pace bowler like James Anderson is nothing short of a captain’s dream after the 30-year-old took ten wickets against Australia during the first Ashes Test in Nottingham and three during the second Test at Lord’s.
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Ingram feels he is ready to don the Test whites for South Africa
Colin Ingram’s rise to fame may not have produced as much fanfare as that of England’s Joe Root, but this 27-year-old is ready to take his career to the next level.
Richardson is eagerly awaiting to witness the impact of the funds on both countries
The West Indies and Zimbabwe have become the two latest nations to be granted funding through the International Cricket Council (ICC) Targeted Assistance and Performance Programme (TAPP), which is solely aimed at improving the level of international cricket played around the world.
Voges now has his sights set on the Champions Trophy
Australia batsman Adam Voges has credited former batting coach Justin Langer for helping him revive his international career after he scored an impressive century against the West Indies last month.
Smith is confident that the dossier will not have any effect on him or his team-mates
Days after News Ltd newspapers published Australia’s game plan dossier, in which it revealed how the national team were going to target each individual South African player, Proteas captain Graeme Smith admitted that the exposure of his opponents plans has done nothing but “touch the motivation springs a little more”.
Watson may have to seriously cut down on his bowling to avoid sustaining any more injuries in the future
Australia all-rounder Shane Watson has once again started off the summer campaign with an injury and there have been mounting calls that he should stop bowling in order to limit his workload.
Mathews is ready for his first challenge as captain
Sri Lanka’s newly appointed Twenty20 captain Angelo Mathews has revealed that he is unfazed by the criticism about his batting ahead of the one-off Twenty20 International against New Zealand.
