“I realised that I had to force myself to wake up and go about my day”
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It was a sad day in world cricket when iconic India batsman Sachin Tendulkar brought his illustrious career to an end in November 2013. But, when exactly did the ‘Little Master’ know for sure that it was time to step away from the sport he loved?
“It would be disappointing not to see him play Test cricket”
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Ex-Australia all-rounder Shane Watson has called on South Africa batsman AB de Villiers to keep his Test career alive.
Samaranayake has been suspended for two months
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Sri Lanka have suspended fast bowling coach Anusha Samaranayake for two months while alleged match-fixing allegations continue to be investigated.
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“It’s a very uncomfortable position to be in really, when you probably know you’re not batting as well as you’d like, and you know what the opposition are going to do to you and you don’t really have a way out of it”
Legendary Australia batsman Michael Hussey has offered his support and best wishes to England batsman Jonathan Trott after he pulled out of the Ashes with a stress-related illness.
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“I think that’s a role everyone in the team has: to look after each other and make sure we don’t leave anyone alone”
Former England captain Andrew Strauss has called on the national team to look after each other during their tour of Australia next month and to ensure that no one feels home-sick or depressed.
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Afridi was critical of the national selectors’ eagerness to drop struggling players
Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has declared that even though he has not been picked for many of national team’s recent tours, he is “still better than lots of players”.
Ireland will be looking to re-enact these scenes during their two-match series
Just days after Scotland announced that they would be playing two ODIs against Pakistan in May, Ireland have done the same in order to continue playing against top ranked opposition.
