“This honour, presented to me by the ICC, is one I will cherish”
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Legendary West Indies pace bowler Sir Wes Hall was inducted into the International Cricket Council (ICC) Hall of Fame during the lunch break on the first day of the second Test between the West Indies and Australia in Jamaica.
“I would love to captain Pakistan in Tests at home before I retire”
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Misbah-ul-Haq has expressed his desire to captain Pakistan in a Test series on home soil before he retires.
“We also want to be completely satisfied he will not repeat his mistakes again if he gets a chance to play for Pakistan”
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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Shaharyar Khan has revealed that disgraced left-arm pace bowler Mohammad Amir will undergo a six-month assessment before being allowed to make his international comeback.
“Soumya is a utility player who can bat at the top order and his medium-pace bowling also can be handy in Australia-New Zealand”
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Bangladesh all-rounder Soumya Sarkar has been included in the country’s 15-man World Cup squad.
“He’s a simple guy that just loves playing the game”
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Queensland batsman Joe Burns is set to make his debut during the Boxing Day Test against India after he was included in Australia’s squad in place of the injured Mitchell Marsh.
“You want to shape the key moments of the game and I feel I thrive on that responsibility”
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With James Anderson and Stuart Broad having been ruled out of England’s upcoming tour to Sri Lanka, fellow pace bowler Chris Jordan is determined to step up and become the national team’s go-to death bowler.
SLC have decided to “hold an initial investigation to determine if there is any merit in the allegations reported in the media”
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Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) have announced that they are investigating allegations that members of the country’s women’s team had to perform sexual favours in order to keep hold of their place in the side.
Ishant’s last ODI for India came against New Zealand in January 2014
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India pace bowler Ishant Sharma has replaced fellow seamer Mohit Sharma in the ODI squad for the ongoing series against the West Indies after the latter aggravated his “bilateral shin pain”, according to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
“If Watto can get himself fit and healthy he’ll certainly play a lot more Tests, one-day and Twenty20 cricket for Australia”
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After being ruled out of Australia’s tour of the United Arab Emirates due to yet another calf injury, all-rounder Shane Watson could be on the verge of losing his Test spot to Mitchell Marsh, who has been turning a lot of heads as of late.
Mathews and Sangakkara were both named Test Batsman of the Year
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Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews has been named Cricketer of the Year at this year’s Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) awards ceremony.
