Cook should not be stripped of the ODI captaincy, says Ashley Giles

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Giles believes Cook should not be held fully responsible for England’s 4-1 loss

England limited overs coach Ashley Giles has announced that Alastair Cook should not be stripped of the ODI captaincy following the national team’s 4-1 thrashing at the hands of Australia in the recently concluded ODI series.

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If I lose my captaincy, so be it, says Misbah-ul-Haq

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“I was asked to captain the national team and it was an honour for me and I have done my best”

Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq, who has been heavily criticised over the past few weeks due to the the national team’s horrendous tour of Zimbabwe, has announced that he is not worried about being stripped of the captaincy.

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I would like to captain Pakistan again, says Shahid Afridi

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“If the Cricket Board (PCB) deems it fit and offers me the captaincy again I will accept it as a challenge”

Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has announced that he would like to lead the national team once again after their disappointing series against Zimbabwe, which saw them lose an ODI and a Test match as well.

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Former Pakistan players call for Misbah-ul-Haq to be stripped of the captaincy and Dav Whatmore to be fired

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“Pakistan cricket has hit rock bottom”

A number of former players who represented Pakistan have called for Misbah-ul-Haq to be stripped of the captaincy and head coach Dav Whatmore to be fired immediately after the national team suffered a humiliating loss to Zimbabwe in the second Test, which saw them drop from fourth to sixth on the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test team rankings. 

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‘My performances need to be better if I want to be considered as ODI captain’, says Faf du Plessis

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It is only a matter of time before du Plessis replaces de Villiers as ODI captain

South Africa Twenty20 captain Faf du Plessis has admitted that his “performances need to be better” if he is to have any chance of replacing AB de Villiers as skipper of the ODI team.

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India’s talent depths stretch so far that they could have two teams, says Shahid Afridi

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Afridi lavished praise on India for the way they dealt with the loss of their senior players

Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has announced that India’s talent depths stretch so far that they could easily have two teams representing the country at the international level.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: Pakistan once again plead for international cricket to be brought back to its shores

The PCB are desperately searching for solutions to end the international cricket drought

With the fourth anniversary of the Sri Lankan team coming under attack by Pakistani militants just having passed, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have once again made a desperate plea to the rest of the cricketing world to bring the sport back to its shores.

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