Shoaib Akhtar: “Later down the years, ten of these senior players asked us for forgiveness, before leaving for Umrah, for the way they treated us”
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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar has admitted that former-all-rounder Shahid Afridi’s comments in his autobiography about being mistreated by senior players are true.
Kumble’s tenure as India’s head coach is over
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Anil Kumble has announced that he will be stepping down as India’s head coach after it emerged that captain Virat Kohli “had reservations with my style and about my continuing as head coach”.
“I see myself as a longer format player, so sitting on the sidelines in the IPL for me wasn’t going to be great practice”
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After only four matches, Australia batsman Peter Handscomb is already standing tall in the Test arena, like a mighty gladiator.
Fitch-Holland denies perverting the course of justice
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Barrister Andrew Fitch-Holland, who is a co-defendant in the Chris Cairns perjury trial, denied asking former New Zealand batsman Lou Vincent to provide a false statement during the Lalit Modi libel trial in 2012.
“I cannot remember the exact words but it was something like ‘how will they ever prove it?'”
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Former New Zealand pace bowler Andre Adams has told Southwark Crown Court that Chris Cairns tried to coax him into joining his match-fixing operation as the latter was confident that the Indian Cricket League (ICL) would not be able to prove anything.
“It seems to be the right decision at the moment”
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Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has had a lot to say ever since he was axed from the national team after the 2013-14 Ashes series and none of it has been positive until now.
It is understood that all the sexual harassment incidents occurred between 2013 and 2014
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Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) have confirmed that two male officials have been found guilty of sexually harassing members of Sri Lanka’s women’s team.
“I think he’s left Indian cricket in a better place than it was when he took over”
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Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Brad Haddin has announced that former India Test captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was “a true gentleman of the game”.
“In 2006, it was the worst dressing room I was part of”
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Former India batsman VVS Laxman has admitted that ex-head coach Greg Chappell “took Indian cricket backwards”.
“I do believe that era has been tarnished, and I am sad about that”
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England captain Alastair Cook has announced that “it’s been a really sad week for cricket” following the release of former batsman Kevin Pietersen’s autobiography.
