This isn’t the first time ODI matches have been moved from Colombo to another part of the country
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The second ODI between Sri Lanka and Pakistan has been moved to Hambantota and brought forth to August 26 after the Premadasa Stadium outfield in Colombo was left waterlogged following 48 hours of heavy rain.
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“As long as he’s bowling overs and he’s fit, we would love to have that extra bowler”
Australia head coach Darren Lehmann has revealed that all-rounder Shane Watson is likely to replace either Alex Doolan or Shaun Marsh, if he is fully fit prior to the start of the third Test against South Africa in Cape Town on March 1.
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“I am going to have to ask very nicely for two days off so I can come back and get married, otherwise maybe I won’t have a fiancée to marry anymore”
Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor has admitted that he made a huge mistake by scheduling his wedding during the Indian Premier League (IPL), but stated that he did so since he was not expecting to attract any bids during the auction.
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“I don’t want to watch my one”
New Zealand all-rounder Corey Anderson has revealed that he is more interested in what other players get bought for in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) auction.
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“He won’t be bowling further in this match”
South Africa pace bowler Vernon Philander has announced that it was “very painful” to watch his compatriot, Morne Morkel, be helped off the pitch after sustaining an ankle injury.
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“When it is at least a three-Test series, it has a little more definition in your own mind”
South Africa captain Graeme Smith has called on Cricket South Africa to end two-Test series as he believes they are pointless and don’t allow a team to register a come-from-behind win if they lose the first match.
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“I wouldn’t put him in the top five keepers in England”
Former England captain Michael Vaughan has admitted that just the thought of Jonny Bairstow wicketkeeping in the first Ashes Test in Brisbane worries him immensely.
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“When we won the World Cup, the way his family, fans and the whole of Mumbai rejoiced, it was a touching moment for every player”
India batsman Suresh Raina has revealed that veteran batsman Sachin Tendulkar’s “intensity” used to reach “200 per cent” whenever the national team played against arch-rivals Pakistan.
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Finch and Marsh’s partnership was worth 246 runs
It seemed as if the 3-0 thrashing Australia received at the hands of England during the Ashes series became too much to bear and, as a result, they took out all their frustrations on a hapless Scotland side, who didn’t know what had hit them.
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Hussey acknowledged that Australia are still going through a transition phase
Retired Australia batsman Michael Hussey has conceded that it does hurt to watch the national team get battered and pulverised by England in the Ashes as he remembered how Australia used to dish out the same punishment back in the good old days.
