Mohammad Amir: “If a player is part of the central contract, he also cannot say no to the board”
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Pakistan speedster Mohammad Amir believes fellow pace bowler Haris Rauf “cannot say no” to playing for the national team if he has signed a central contract.
Shaheen Shah Afridi: “Haris is a mentally strong boy and this won’t affect him hopefully, and perhaps the PCB will also understand making the decision at this time was not correct”
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Pakistan T20I captain Shaheen Shah Afridi has admitted that the timing of the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) decision to terminate fast bowler Haris Rauf’s central contract “was not correct.”
“I wasn’t sure if I would continue beyond the Ashes”
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Alastair Cook has revealed that he thought about stepping down as England captain at the start of the summer as he was unsure whether his side were capable of beating Australia in the Ashes.
“Since the investigation by the panel is over and there is nothing incriminating against me, I must be allowed to take over as BCCI president”
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Narayanaswami Srinivasan has called on India’s Supreme Court to reinstate him as president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) after the Mudgal report found him not guilty of betting and match-fixing.
Gibson became West Indies’ head coach in early 2010
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West Indies head coach Ottis Gibson has announced his resignation on the eve of the ODI series against Bangladesh.
Zimbabwe now only have four domestic franchises
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Zimbabwe Cricket have decided to terminate the Southern Rocks franchise since they were seen as the most financially unstable team.
“I feel it’s only reasonable to remind Mr Downton that this method has brought me over 13,500 runs for England”
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Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has announced that the comments made by England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) managing director Paul Downton about him were “wholly untrue”.
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“I’m not out here to make any point and neither do I play cricket for that reason”
Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has announced that he doesn’t “need to prove anything to anyone” during the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) season, which gets underway tomorrow.
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“Kevin’s still got plenty of energy, he’s fit, healthy and still performing well”
Recently retired South Africa captain Graeme Smith has revealed that he is still stumped about the England and Wales Cricket Board’s (ECB) decision to terminate Kevin Pietersen’s central contract.
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“It’s obvious that since the [Ashes] tour ended some very, very strange decisions have been made”
England opening batsman Michael Carberry has lashed out at the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and limited overs coach Ashley Giles following the national team’s disastrous tour of Australia.
