It’s going to be hard playing Test cricket without my childhood friend, says Kumar Sangakkara

"I think that all the emotions will come out when we next take the field without him in the ranks"

“I think that all the emotions will come out when we next take the field without him in the ranks”

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Sri Lanka batsman Kumar Sangakkara has admitted that he will find it hard to play Test cricket without his childhood friend, Mahela Jayawardene, who retired from the format today.

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BCCI sceptical about lack of video to prove Anderson abused and pushed Jadeja

Anderson will attend a preliminary hearing in London today

Anderson will attend a preliminary hearing in London today

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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) are sceptical about the lack of video to prove that England pace bowler James Anderson abused and pushed India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja during the second day of the first Test in Nottingham.

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Batting ‘for hours’ at the High Performance Centre has helped me get to where I am, says Jeramine Blackwood

"I would work on my game every day, bat for hours, leave alone a lot of balls, continue to play straight and keep my shape"

“I would work on my game every day, bat for hours, leave alone a lot of balls, continue to play straight and keep my shape”

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After scoring an entertaining 63 against New Zealand on the third day of the second Test in Trinidad, West Indies debutant Jermaine Blackwood has credited the time he spent at the High Performance Centre for helping him get to where he is today.

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‘There’s still a place in the game for those guys that don’t throw the ball’, says Mark Craig

"I basically just try and give the ball as big a rip as I can"

“I basically just try and give the ball as big a rip as I can”

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Mark Craig has been given the opportunity to become New Zealand’s next spin sensation, but he stated that he does not possess an arsenal of magical deliveries like many of the unorthodox spinners in the game today.

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