I was responsible for the split in the Australian camp, reveals Michael Hussey

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Hussey feels responsible for causing a split in the team and the infamous scuffle between Clarke and Katich

Legendary Australia batsman Michael Hussey has revealed that his failure to attend a boat party after his final Test match led to a massive split forming in the Australian camp.

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Hyderabad in doubt of hosting CLT20 matches after protests break out

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The CLT20 governing council are considering moving the matches to alternative venues

The Indian city of Hyderabad is in danger of losing the privilege of hosting the six qualifying and six main matches of the Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) in September due to protests erupting over the state of Andhra Pradesh being split into two, with the new area being named Telangana.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: ‘At no time’ did Mike Hesson ever suggest to split the captaincy, says Shane Bond

Bond revealed that Hesson had never told him about his intention to split the captaincy

New Zealand bowling coach Shane Bond has reignited the captaincy saga that hit the national team hard, whereby captain Ross Taylor stepped down and handed over all his duties to batsman Brendon McCullum, by saying that “at no time” did coach Mike Hesson ever suggest splitting the captaincy.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: Pakistan’s tour of the West Indies set to be split in order to host series against India

Pakistan and the West Indies will now either play only the Test series or the limited overs series

Pakistan’s tour of the West Indies in July this year is set to be split into two parts after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) revealed that they are working on a plan to host arch-rivals India for a series in August.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: I was not involved in the decision to split the captaincy whatsoever, insists Brendon McCullum

McCullum is tired of the media saying that he influenced Hesson and New Zealand Cricket into introducing the split captaincy

New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has insisted that he had no involvement whatsoever in head coach Mike Hesson and New Zealand Cricket’s decision to split the captaincy at the end of the Sri Lanka series.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: The idea of a split-captaincy is very confusing to me, says Ross Taylor

Taylor wished McCullum all the best during his tenure as captain

Former New Zealand skipper Ross Taylor has announced that he refused to accept a proposal from New Zealand Cricket to stay on as Test captain, while batsman and team-mate Brendon McCullum took charge of limited overs squads, since it was too confusing for him.

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