“We were used to Saeed Ajmal, he’s our legend and has been our number one bowler”
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Pakistan bowling consultant Mushtaq Ahmed has admitted that the national team will struggle if spinner Saeed Ajmal fails to play in this year’s World Cup.
Latham is all smiles after scoring his maiden Test century
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Despite Tom Latham scoring his maiden Test century, New Zealand continued to struggle against Pakistan on the third day of the first Test in Abu Dhabi.
“If we can get a win over there it will be a huge confidence boost for us”
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England pace bowler James Anderson believes that the national team will receive a much-needed boost prior to the 2015 World Cup if they manage to beat Sri Lanka in the upcoming seven-match ODI series.
Cairns earns $17 per hour for cleaning bus shelters
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Former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns has taken a job with the Auckland council which requires him to drive a truck that blasts water to keep the city’s bus shelters clean.
“I am fearful that spin won’t play much of a part in the upcoming World Cup”
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Former Australia batsman Michael Hussey believes that spinners will struggle to have a major impact during the 2015 World Cup in the Land Down Under and New Zealand.
“I will take the final decision after seeing my performance in 2015”
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Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has revealed that he may consider retiring from ODIs after the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
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“I’m not sure that too many mystery spinners come through our system anyway, but maybe that’s because we don’t necessarily develop it”
England limited overs coach Ashley Giles has called on the national team’s spinners to start experimenting with the doosra since it has the potential to be a highly effective and surprising weapon.
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“I haven’t trained this intensely for a couple months so I hope to get a kickstart and get back into the groove of things as soon as possible”
Flamboyant West Indies opener Chris Gayle believes that he and Dwayne Smith have the potential to become a formidable opening pair.
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“I am going to have to ask very nicely for two days off so I can come back and get married, otherwise maybe I won’t have a fiancée to marry anymore”
Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor has admitted that he made a huge mistake by scheduling his wedding during the Indian Premier League (IPL), but stated that he did so since he was not expecting to attract any bids during the auction.
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“When you play against Australia enough, you learn to sift through a lot of the…what’s the word…the bull dot dot dot”
South Africa captain Graeme Smith has announced that he is unconcerned about Australia’s verbal taunts ahead of their three-Test series, which gets underway on February 12 in Centurion.
