‘Some firm decisions have to be taken’, says Sunil Gavaskar

"The tragedy of Indian cricket is  that a lot of the Test defeats are swept under the carpet"

“The tragedy of Indian cricket is that a lot of the Test defeats are swept under the carpet”

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Legendary India batsman Sunil Gavaskar has announced that “some firm decisions have to be taken” after the national team crashed and burned to a 3-1 defeat in the recently concluded five-Test series against England.

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New ODI rules will lead to a decline in the number of bowlers, says Arjuna Ranatunga

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“Young boys, when they are eight or ten, will not pick up the ball, they will pick up the bat”

Former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga has announced that the new ODI rules will lead to a decline in the number of bowlers since they are at a massive disadvantage compared to the batsmen.

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‘Haroon Lorgat wasn’t involved and nor was he aware about the contents of my letter’, says David Becker

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“It is extremely unfair to draw Haroon Lorgat into the whole thing for it is a figment of peoples’ imagination to suggest that he orchestrated the whole thing”

Former International Cricket Council (ICC) legal head David Becker has revealed that Cricket South Africa CEO Haroon Lorgat “wasn’t involved and nor was he aware about the contents of my letter” regarding the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and their blatant manipulation of the Future Tours Programme.

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