Shan Masood: “And as far as being qurbaani ka bakra (sacrificial lamb) is concerned, the captaincy, playing as a player in the side, these are all temporary things at the end of the day”
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Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood said he doesn’t see himself as a sacrificial lamb after taking over the leadership role from Babar Azam.
“With all his experience, there is a lot the batsmen can learn from him”
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Hashan Tillakaratne has been named Sri Lanka’s temporary batting coach and will be with the national team at least until the end of the upcoming Test series against India.
Vaas “will guide the pace attack for the India tour of Sri Lanka”
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Legendary Sri Lanka pace bowler Chaminda Vaas has been appointed as the bowling coach of the national team, albeit on a temporary basis.
“I had to treat myself, and I love cars”
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In February, England all-rounder Ben Stokes was plastered all over the headlines as he made history by becoming the most expensive overseas player at the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction.
“It’s been a privilege to work with these talented young men over the past 15 months”
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Graham Ford has stepped down as Sri Lanka’s head coach after being with the national team for 15 months.
“As soon as you’re in a full time coaching role that’s 10 or 11 months of the year gone and I’m not quite ready for that”
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Ex-Australia captain Ricky Ponting has revealed that while he is excited to be an assistant coach for the national team’s upcoming Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka, he has no plans to take up coaching on a full-time basis. Continue reading
Tharanga will replace Mathews as captain for the ODI series against South Africa
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Upul Tharanga has been named as Sri Lanka’s stand-in captain for the upcoming five-match ODI series against South Africa.
“I have resigned with no regret”
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Mohammad Akram has resigned as the coach of Pakistan’s National Cricket Academy due to family reasons.
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“[The] BCB doesn’t want to keep any attachment with him”
Bangladesh pace bowler Shahadat Hossain has been suspended by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on a temporary basis until a decision is reached on the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act case against him.
Mascarenhas will be New Zealand’s bowling coach for the next two years
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Former England and Hampshire all-rounder Dimitri Mascarenhas has been appointed as New Zealand’s full-time bowling coach.
