“We’re always looking at opportunities to grow the game and expand our fan base”
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The Big Bash League (BBL) is set to be expanded next season in terms of number of games played and the venues the franchises play at.
“The security situation has improved a lot in the country”
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Pakistan chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq has insisted that it is safe enough to play international cricket in the country.
“We are not going to play him in first T20 against New Zealand”
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Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal will not play the first Twenty20 International against New Zealand on Friday after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) handed him a one-match ban.
“Our aim each year is to make CPL even bigger and better”
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The Caribbean Premier League (CPL) has introduced a plethora of changes ahead of the 2016 edition of the tournament.
Afridi was Peshawar Zalmi’s first pick
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Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik, Shane Watson, Kevin Pietersen and Chris Gayle were all first picks by the five franchises in the first round of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) draft.
“It gives me an opportunity to work with an international team in such a big event”
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Former India left-arm spinner Sunil Joshi has been named as Oman’s spin-bowling coach ahead of the World Twenty20 in India in March, where the team will make their maiden appearance.
“I am glad I can guide the Afghan team”
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Former India all-rounder Manoj Prabhakar has been appointed as Afghanistan’s bowling coach until the end of the World Twenty20 in India in March next year.
India and Pakistan will face each other in Dharamsala
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Dharamsala will host arguably the most highly-anticipated match of the 2016 World Twenty20 as India and Pakistan will clash at the scenic venue on March 19.
Afghanistan will play all their home games in Noida
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Afghanistan and India signed a memorandum of understanding on Thursday that will see the former play all their home games at the Shahid Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex in Noida.
Akhtar recently featured in the Cricket All-Stars Series
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Former Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar has withdrawn from the Masters Champions League (MCL), a Twenty20 tournament for retired international cricketers that will be held in the United Arab Emirates in January.
