“He made sure I wasn’t in good form a couple of weeks later after playing him”
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Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has faced a plethora of great bowlers over the span of his illustrious career, but who was best bowler he faced?
“Let the bowlers rub the ball in the dirt if they want because not all bowlers can produce reverse swing”
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Legendary South Africa batsman Barry Richards has announced that ball tampering should be legalised since the sport has become too batsman-friendly.
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“I’ve made it very clear to David how disappointed I was, and am, with his comments”
Australia captain Michael Clarke has expressed his disappointment towards opening batsman David Warner’s comments about South Africa wicketkeeper-batsman AB de Villiers tampering with the ball in order to allow the pace attack to get more reverse swing during the second Test in Port Elizabeth.
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“It would be a lot better if people talked about how well you executed your skills instead of looking at ways of how you got that skill”
Australia opening batsman David Warner has been fined 15 per cent of his match fee for saying that South Africa wicketkeeper-batsman AB de Villiers was deliberately roughing up one side of the ball in order to allow the team’s pace attack to get more reverse swing during the second Test in Port Elizabeth.
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“It’s added an extra 10% motivation to the guys following the comments he has made”
South Africa head coach Russell Domingo is the latest person to enter the fray of the controversial remarks made by Australia opener David Warner about Proteas wicketkeeper-batsman AB de Villiers potentially tampering with the ball during the second Test in Port Elizabeth.
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“It smacks of sour grapes and it could just be a tactical plan to get us involved in matters that will distract our attention from this crucial (third) Test in Cape Town”
South Africa team manager Mohammed Moosajee has announced that Australia opener David Warner’s remarks about Proteas wicketkeeper-batsman AB de Villiers potentially tampering with the ball during the second Test in Port Elizabeth were “disappointing and discouraging”.
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“I pride myself on being a morally good person, and that’s why this past week has been so difficult, as people have been quick to label me a cheat”
South Africa batsman Faf du Plessis has insisted that he is not a cheater, despite pleading guilty to ball tampering during the recently concluded second Test against Pakistan in Dubai.
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Du Plessis was fined 50 per cent of his match fee
South Africa batsman Faf du Plessis has been fined 50 per cent of his match fee after pleading guilty to ball tampering.
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Du Plessis has been identified as the fielder who was tampering with the ball
Following allegations that South Africa tampered with the ball during day three of the second Test against Pakistan in Dubai, Proteas wicketkeeper batsman AB de Villiers has defended his side, stating that “we are not a team that scratches the ball”.
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A South African player was allegedly rubbing the ball on the zipper of his trouser pocket
Pakistan were awarded five extra runs after the on-field umpires discovered that South Africa had been tampering with the ball on the third day of the second Test in Dubai.
