Ehsan Mani: We won’t beg India to let Pakistan players play in the IPL

Ehsan Mani said he won't beg India to let Pakistan player play in the IPL

Ehsan Mani: “At this moment I don’t have any intention of playing any T20 league with India. First, they have to sort out the bilateral (political) relations with us, and then we will talk”

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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ehsan Mani has made it clear that he won’t ask the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to let Pakistan players play in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

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Clarke considering arriving earlier than team-mates for future overseas tours

"If it means I have to fly a couple of days earlier than the boys on the long trips then that's what I've got to do"

“If it means I have to fly a couple of days earlier than the boys on the long trips then that’s what I’ve got to do”

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Australia captain Michael Clarke has revealed that he is considering arriving earlier than his team-mates during all future overseas tours in order to ensure that he is fully fit when they start.

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Ben Rohrer, Ahmed Shehzad and Davy Jacobs to replace Steve Smith, Shaun Marsh and Aaron Finch in CPL

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Rohrer has garnered a reputation of being a Twenty20 specialist

Australia’s Ben Rohrer, Pakistan’s Ahmed Shehzad and South Africa’s Davy Jacobs have been announced as the replacements for Steve Smith, Shaun Marsh and Aaron Finch during the Caribbean Premier League (CPL).

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Mohammad Amir could be allowed access to PCB training facilities very soon

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Amir could fast track his return by being granted access to the PCB’s training facilities

The International Cricket Council (ICC) have announced that a five-memberĀ sub-committee, which was created to review the anti-corruption code, will look into relaxing disgraced Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Amir’s five-year ban, which he received for his role in the 2010 spot-fixing scandal during Pakistan’s tour of England.

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I am forced to hang my head in shame and admit that I did participate in match-fixing activities, says Salman Butt

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Butt will forever be remembered for this disturbing incident

Disgraced Pakistan captain Salman Butt has admitted that he did participate in match-fixing activities during his side’s tour of England in 2010 and added that he will forever be forced to hang his head in shame as a result of his actions and decisions.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: Match-fixing has become the cancer of cricket, says Lalit Modi

Modi is certain that match-fixing will become more prominent in the future

Former Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Lalit Modi believes that match-fixing has become cricket’s cancer, stating that there is no cure for it and added that it would go on spreading like wildfire as players and officials will continue to be approached by bookies in the future.

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