“Why just target the off-spinners?”
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Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal is facing disciplinary action after slamming the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) attitude towards illegal bowling actions.
“He never took a backward step, and led more by example than by rhetoric or by words”
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Legendary India batsman Rahul Dravid has announced that he enjoyed playing under the leadership of Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
“You want to know if this is being orchestrated because if you lose your main bowler then it puts some pressure on the selectors and the team and so on”
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West Indies chief selector Clive Lloyd has announced that he is fuming and can’t help but question the timing of the Champions League Twenty20’s (CLT20) decision to ban spinner Sunil Narine from bowling.
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“I felt it was the right time to move on”
Australia batsman Marcus North has surprised the cricketing world by announcing his retirement from domestic cricket.
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“I don’t think he’s been selfish, I think he’s done it for his own mind”
Former England captain Michael Vaughan has announced that he is “surprised at the timing” of off-spinner Graeme Swann’s decision to retire from international cricket, but understands that he was struggling to perform to the best of his ability due to his chronic elbow problems.
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“What Sachin has been contributing to that Indian team is special”
Legendary Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist has announced that veteran India batsman Sachin Tendulkar’s retirement “has fallen perfectly with his 200th Test in Mumbai”.
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“This is a great opportunity for this young Australian team to play cricket in the heat and dust of India”
Former Australia pace bowler Brett Lee believes the national team have a “great opportunity” to give India a run for their money in their seven-match ODI series, which the baggy greens currently lead 1-0.
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Ford’s last assignment will be Sri Lanka’s tour of the United Arab Emirates in December
Sri Lanka coach Graham Ford has confirmed that he will not be renewing his contract with Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) and will vacate his post in January.
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“Papua New Guinea is a cricket-mad nation and our team has historically always looked up to West Indies cricketers”
West Indies ODI captain Dwayne Bravo has signed an agreement to be a development mentor and ambassador to Cricket Papua New Guinea.
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Pattinson will be looking to pull off a James Anderson
Australia pace bowler James Pattinson, who was recently diagnosed with a stress fracture of the lower back and ruled out for the remainder of the Ashes series, has announced that the seriousness and timing of his injury is “far from ideal”.
