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Afridi was named Man of the Match for his spectacular innings
Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi’s late blitz with the bat helped his side to a three-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the first Twenty20 International in Dubai.
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“It wasn’t a difficult decision to agree a further two years”
Former West Indies all-rounder Phil Simmons has signed a two-year extension to stay on as Ireland’s coach until the end of the 2015 domestic season.
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“It was tennis all the time”
Australia left-arm pace bowler Mitchell Johnson has revealed that his childhood dream was to be crowned champion of Wimbledon.
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“Sachin, Sachin will reverberate in my ears till I stop breathing”
The end of a 24-year legacy has dawned upon the cricketing world as Sachin Tendulkar received a fitting farewell in his 200th and final Test match in his hometown of Mumbai as India decimated the West Indies by an innings and 126 runs.
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“I won’t deny that there is tremendous pressure to appoint a home-bred coach”
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Interim Management Committee head Najam Sethi has confirmed that the board will not be renewing head coach Dav Whatmore’s contract when it expires in February 2014.
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“Playing in Australia is always a tremendous experience and the opportunity will allow me to play around the best players”
Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has signed with the Melbourne Renegades for the upcoming Big Bash League (BBL) season.
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“You get tested every single day”
England captain Alastair Cook has admitted that he finds his job extremely “tiring”, despite having recorded numerous accomplishments since taking over from Andrew Strauss.
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“I immediately went up to Dav and apologised and explained the context and circumstances in which I made certain remarks”
Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal has issued an apology over the controversial remarks he made about head coach Dav Whatmore.
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Akram has had a positive influence on Irfan and Khan
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have given bowling coach Mohammad Akram a one-month extension on his contract as the national team prepare to host South Africa in the United Arab Emirates.
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Ford is not a new face around the English county scene
Sri Lanka coach Graham Ford has announced that he will not consider taking up the post as head coach of English county side Surrey until his contract with Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) expires in January next year.
