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“Shakib was repentant for the incident and readily accepted that the behavior was unbecoming of a player of his experience and stature”
Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been suspended for three ODIs and fined BDT 300,000 ($3800) after “making an inappropriate gesture on live television” during the second ODI against Sri Lanka in Mirpur.
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“In my personal opinion all three are sons of pigs”
Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt has branded the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Cricket Australia as “sons of pigs”.
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“You’re getting a kind of two-tiered system at the moment”
Former England captain Mike Atherton has called on the sport’s powerhouses to lend a helping hand to the smaller and weaker nations.
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Pakistan’s tour of South Africa is scheduled to begin on November 20
In a rather bizarre turn of events, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have announced that the national team will tour South Africa later this month for three ODIs and two Twenty20 Internationals.
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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.
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“We are very interested in the concept”
New Zealand Cricket (NZC) have announced that they are “very excited” about the prospect of a day-night Test match taking place during the national team’s tour of Australia towards the end of 2015.
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Ponting was “flabbergasted” by Cricket Australia’s publicity stunt to raise awareness about the BBL
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has lashed out at Cricket Australia over the amount of publicity and hype they created over the upcoming season of the Big Bash League (BBL) just hours after the national team were thrashed by 347 runs against England in the second Ashes Test at Lord’s.
Ramprakash is thrilled to be working with the national team
Former England batsman Mark Ramprakash has been named as the new batting coach of the national team.
