“If you are a West Indian, and understand what cricket means to us, you have to feel that we could do a lot better than we are currently doing”
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Legendary West Indies batsman Brian Lara has announced that he is open to becoming president of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) in the future.
“I know with the support and the people around me, I am going to come out on the right side of it”
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Ireland all-rounder John Mooney has revealed that he considered committing suicide during his two-year battle against depression.
“He got his technique in order there”
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South Africa opening batsman Hashim Amla is starting to reap the rewards from his county stint with Surrey after he scored a magnificent century against Sri Lanka during the first ODI in Colombo.
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Netherlands have won both of their World Twenty20 clashes against England
It seems as if history does repeat itself for the Netherlands after they beat England by 45 runs in Chittagong.
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“Our first priority is to try and get him back as a batter”
Australia all-rounder Shane Watson’s calf injury seems to have taken a turn for the worse as he has been ruled out for the first Test against South Africa, which gets underway on February 12 in Centurion.
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This would have been Afghanistan’s first tour of a Full Member nation
Afghanistan’s tour of Zimbabwe, which was scheduled to take place later this month, has been cancelled due to financial troubles.
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Sharma played a crucial role in India’s Champions Trophy triumph
India pace bowler Ishant Sharma has announced that he has been looking forward to the national team’s tour of South Africa for some time now and is ready to assume the role as India’s “spearhead” bowler.
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Clarke believes England won’t know what’s hit them until it’s too late
After having endured non-stop criticism in the press after being handed a 4-0 whitewashing at the hands of India, Australia captain Michael Clarke has delivered a warning to England ahead of the back-to-back Ashes series, which is set to begin in July, stating that they should not underestimate the baggy greens’ batting and bowling capabilities.
Ponting is focusing on scoring some runs in the second Test at Adelaide
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has admitted that his struggles in the past year have made him into a better player ahead of the second Test against South Africa at Adelaide.
Swann knows that England are under pressure to prove that they do not choke against spinners
With all the ongoing talk about England’s struggles against spin and failure to adapt to the conditions of the subcontinent, off-spinner Graeme Swann has had enough and stated that there is no mystery when it comes to India’s spinners.
