“I have told him very clearly that instances like this only serve to set back the progress he has made”
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Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland has announced that opening batsman David Warner “needs to stop looking for trouble”.
“Once we walk out onto the field we’re going to play a tough brand of cricket, that’s our style and that’s how we play our best, and that’s the Australian way I think”
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Australia skipper Michael Clarke has vowed to continue being an aggressive captain after his side were recently whitewashed 2-0 by Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates.
Tendulkar still cannot believe that Chappell asked him to take over the captaincy from Dravid
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Legendary India batsman Sachin Tendulkar has revealed that former head coach Greg Chappell tried to convince him to take over the captaincy from Rahul Dravid prior to the 2007 World Cup in the West Indies.
“It will be awesome to come back and play for India in a World Cup again”
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India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh has admitted that he may never represent his country again since he has not been picked for the past six months.
“A lot of the stuff that he’s touched on in his book, the bullying stuff, you certainly did experience some of it when you played against them”
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Former South Africa captain Graeme Smith has backed Kevin Pietersen’s claims of bullying being rife in the England team.
“To be quite honest, I didn’t stand there and think that might be a racial slur”
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Lancashire batsman Ashwell Prince has revealed that he did not consider Yorkshire captain Andrew Gale’s comments about him being a Kolpak racist.
“We are the type of people who never give up”
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Veteran West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul has announced that the national team will do whatever it takes to win the second Test against Bangladesh in St Lucia since it is the country’s 500th Test match.
Shehzad has been warned not to engage in religious discussions with players in the future
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Pakistan opening batsman Ahmed Shehzad has been officially warned by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for his controversial religious comments against Sri Lanka opener Tillakaratne Dilshan.
“To have him there when I scored the hundred was very special”
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Sri Lanka batsman Kumar Sangakkara has admitted that “it feels very special to get on the honours board” after he scored his maiden century at Lord’s against England on the third day of the first Test.
“I think we play our cricket hard on the field but I think as Australians we understand and respect there’s a line you can’t cross”
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Australia captain Michael Clarke has revealed that he has no intentions of making the national team tone down their aggression following their intense series against England and South Africa, both of which they won.