Perera (pictured above) and another player were allegedly approached by a net bowler
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Sri Lanka’s sports ministry has told the country’s Financial Crimes Investigation Department (FCID) that batsman Kusal Perera and another player were allegedly approached to fix a match.
Shastri (pictured above) allegedly told Naik “great wicket” in a sarcastic tone
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Wankhede Stadium curator Sudhir Naik has lodged a complaint with the Mumbai Cricket Association after claiming that India team director Ravi Shastri and bowling coach B Arun both launched a verbal tirade against him.
“It was a crass idea to put together such a report to try to trash Kevin”
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Legendary England batsman Geoffrey Botcott has lashed out at the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) over the leaked ‘dossier’ that recently surfaced.
“Perfect practice makes perfect”
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I believe the true secret to become a great batsman is simply by working extremely hard. I have always lived by the words of South African golf legend Gary Player who said ‘The more I practice, the luckier I get’.
“The inquiry is scheduled to begin on September 2 at 4pm”
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Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) have announced that a disciplinary enquiry will be launched against batsman Kithuruwan Vithanage after he left the team hotel overnight during the first Test against Pakistan in Galle.
“There was an enormous amount of frustration surrounding KP from everyone in the management team”
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England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) managing director Paul Downton has revealed that he “couldn’t find one supporter saying ‘we want KP [Kevin Pietersen] to stay in the side'”.
“He has been removed. There are many reasons”
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Umpire Sanjay Hazare will not be officiating in any more Indian Premier League (IPL) matches for the remainder of the tournament.
Sri Lanka and Pakistan last faced each other in December 2013
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Sri Lanka will host Pakistan for two Tests and three ODIs in August, officials from both Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have confirmed.
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“There have been question marks over us before, but it’s time to draw a line under that and show what a good side we are”
England pace bowler Jade Dernbach has announced that there is no reason why the national team cannot win the 2014 World Twenty20 in Bangladesh, especially since they have “had quite a lot of success” as of late.
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“It would be the biggest thing if Tendulkar gets to play the 200th Test in Mumbai”
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has announced that it would be wrong to deny legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar the chance to play his 200th Test in his hometown of Mumbai as “all his friends and family members” live there.
