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“He looked tired against Sri Lanka and perhaps he needs to be given a break from the sport so that he can refresh himself”
Legendary Pakistan off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq has announced that fellow spinner Saeed Ajmal should consider taking a break from international cricket after he failed to impress during the first Test against Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi.
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“To play an Ashes then another Ashes, and for us being away from home, it’s a tough gig”
England batsman Kevin Pietersen has hinted that poor scheduling is the reason why the national team lost the Ashes for the first time in five years.
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“When it is at least a three-Test series, it has a little more definition in your own mind”
South Africa captain Graeme Smith has called on Cricket South Africa to end two-Test series as he believes they are pointless and don’t allow a team to register a come-from-behind win if they lose the first match.
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“If Australia play well and he continues to captain the way he does, I think England are going to lose the series”
Former Australia spin king Shane Warne has taken a jab at Alastair Cook just weeks before the start of the Ashes series, stating that the England captain “can be negative, boring, not very imaginative”.
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Pakistan are on the verge of upsetting the number one Test team in the world
Pakitan opening batsman Khurram Manzoor made the highest score by a Pakistani batsman against South Africa during the third day of the first Test in Abu Dhabi.
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“I had to keep a lid on what I was really thinking”
In his forthcoming autobiography, At The Close Of Play, former Australia captain Ricky Ponting revealed that he was “seething” after “John Inverarity’s new selection committee never gave me the chance to retire from ODI cricket”.
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“I’m more ambitious than that and I want to play Test cricket”
England wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler has announced that he wants to branch out into Test cricket as he is “concerned about being pigeon-holed as a one-day player”.
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“This is not the way I wanted my England career to end”
Former England captain Andrew Strauss has finally broken his silence over the heated dispute he had with batsman Kevin Pietersen last summer during the national team’s home series against South Africa.
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“No more cricket for me until the next three months”
Flamboyant West Indies opening batsman Chris Gayle has revealed that he is “very, very tired” after a hectic season of domestic and international cricket.
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Rahim called on the media to divert their attention towards Bangladesh’s upcoming home series against New Zealand
For the past few weeks, all the news revolving around the Bangladesh team has been about Mohammad Ashraful and the match-fixing scandal that took place in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).
