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“I’m really looking forward to watching from a distance and seeing the boys lift the cup”
Sri Lanka coach Graham Ford has announced that the national team have “got a fantastic chance” of winning the 2014 World Twenty20 in Bangladesh in March 2014.
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“It should be the topping on the cake after your career, after you’ve fought your guts out for your country, after you’ve given everything to the real form of the game”
Following former England captain Mike Brearley’s speech at the 2013 Bradman Oration, legendary Australia wicketkeeper Rod Marsh made an interesting proposition, stating that “you shouldn’t be allowed to play Twenty20 cricket until you’re 30”.
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“I think there is a little shift in the mindset more towards Twenty20 and the one-day game and the faster forms of the game”
Newly appointed high performance coach at the Centre of Excellence Graeme Hick has announced that the Australian batsmen need to shift their mindset from Twenty20 cricket to Test cricket if they are to have any chance of beating England when they visit the Land Down Under in November.
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Gibson is looking for retribution against India
West Indies coach Ottis Gibson has admitted that his side’s tour of India in November and New Zealand in December will be “an immense challenge”.
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“T20 offers the financial means to ply your trade and make a living”
With the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) having been a huge success and unearthing some outstanding young talents, West Indies legend Desmond Haynes announced that “if I had T20 cricket to play in my day, I’d have jumped at it”.
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Greenidge has refused to buy into the hype of Twenty20 cricket doing more harm than good for the sport
Legendary West Indies opening batsman Gordon Greenidge has announced his support for Twenty20 cricket, stating that “T20s can show the world how a cricketing star can be made overnight”.
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Gooch believes it is important for all batsmen to have a balance of defensive and attacking strokes in their arsenal
England batting coach Graham Gooch has announced that Twenty20 cricket is the culprit behind the fact that there are a dwindling number of Test specialists who actually have the patience to build an innings instead of the “15-20 minutes” it takes most players nowadays.
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Ingram feels he is ready to don the Test whites for South Africa
Colin Ingram’s rise to fame may not have produced as much fanfare as that of England’s Joe Root, but this 27-year-old is ready to take his career to the next level.
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Pujara’s confidence is at an all-time high thanks to his brilliant form in Test cricket
The Indian Premier League (IPL) is usually known for its glitz and glamour, the entertaining cricket and now as the breeding ground for corrupt activities, but India batsman Cheteshwar Pujara has put his time with the Royals Challengers Bangalore to good use by receiving some pointers from West Indian big-hitter Chris Gayle and flamboyant South African batsman AB de Villiers on the best way to capitalise on a good start in Test cricket.
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Ahmed firmly believes spinners should be given more credit during Twenty20 matches
Former Pakistan leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed believes batsmen get too much credit in Twenty20 cricket nowadays and added that people often forget the huge roles spinners play in dictating the outcome of a match.
