“Those players found to be involved in spot-fixing should be banned for life”
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Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul-Haq has had to witness his country’s name be the subject of a major corruption scandal for the second time in his career.
“Police stopped me and used foul language”
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Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal has found himself in hot water once again after he became embroiled in a heated dispute with police in Lahore.
“I remembered those sort of conversations (with Cronje) and started to think all is not well”
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Former South Africa captain Kepler Wessels has revealed that he believes his successor Hansie Cronje was involved in match-fixing long before he was caught. Continue reading
Warnaweera has been suspended for three years by the ICC
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The International Cricket Council (ICC) has suspended former Galle curator Jayananda Warnaweera for three years after he failed to co-operate with the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) in an ongoing investigation.
“I cannot remember the exact words but it was something like ‘how will they ever prove it?'”
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Former New Zealand pace bowler Andre Adams has told Southwark Crown Court that Chris Cairns tried to coax him into joining his match-fixing operation as the latter was confident that the Indian Cricket League (ICL) would not be able to prove anything.
“It was a weapon to get people out, not to hit people…and it was used sparingly. Now that’s all changed”
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Legendary West Indies seamer Michael Holding believes that the bouncer is here to stay, while former England pace bowler Frank Tyson feels that it is set to become a thing of the past.
“We must also remind him that in the past we had former cricketers in the staff and we haven’t won that many games”
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Zimbabwe head coach Stephen Mangongo has lashed out at former captain Alistair Campbell for his comments about the lack of ex-players in the national team’s current set-up.
“It’s something that needed to be done – and it should give me a new lease of life for the next few years”
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Just prior to undergoing surgery for his chronic knee problem, England pace bowler Stuart Broad has announced that he will be back in time for the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
“I’m expecting to see more of that in this series”
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South Africa ODI captain AB de Villiers has announced that he expects the hostilities and sledging between the Proteas and Australia to resume during their tri-series match, which gets underway today in Harare.
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“We have since done a series of scans that have demonstrated a fracture near his shoulder joint”
Scans have revealed that Australia captain Michael Clarke sustained a fractured shoulder during his gutsy knock of 161 in the third and final Test against South Africa in Cape Town.
