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“I think his calming influence more so than any technical skills that he may impart has been doing wonders not only for myself but for all the bowlers as well”
West Indies spinner Samuel Badree has announced that former Pakistan off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq has “been a wonderfully calming influence on the team”.
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“There will [be] no better or stiffer test of our skills than against India”
South Africa pace spearhead Dale Steyn has admitted that the Proteas will have to find out India’s weakness the hard way in their upcoming series since they are not “intimidated by the short ball”.
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“He has no weaknesses”
Former England captain Geoffrey Boycott has stated that he is “glad Sachin Tendulkar has announced he will retire after his 200th Test match”.
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Bishoo has struggled with his form and faced stiff competition from Narine and Shillingford since 2011
West Indies coach Ottis Gibson has revealed that one of the main aims of inviting former Pakistan off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq to hold a three-week spin clinic was to help spinner Devendra Bishoo get his international career back on track.
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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.
Warne is growing increasingly worried about Australia’s decreasing spin stocks
Former Australia spin king Shane Warne has called on Cricket Australia to make pitches during domestic games have more in them for spin bowlers, who took the brunt of the punishment in the national team’s recent four-Test series against India.
Clarke was astounded when he learnt that India had dropped Gambhir
Australia captain Michael Clarke has admitted that he was shocked by India’s decision to omit opening batsman Gautam Gambhir for the ongoing four-Test series, stating that his absence has taken some of the strain off his bowlers.
Pakistan’s permanent pace attack got the better of India’s mixing and matching
After ending their Twenty20 series against India as a 1-1 draw before defeating them 2-1 in the ODI series, Pakistan pace bowler Sohail Tanvir announced that his team were able to win due to the fact that they had a permanent pace attack, unlike the Indians, who have constantly been mixing and matching to find the perfect match as of late.
Ganguly believes Dinda is the answer to India’s pace woes
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has announced that he still cannot understand why the national selectors refuse to pick pace bowler Ashok Dinda.
Dev believes Tendulkar’s form has been overhyped by the media
Legendary India all-rounder Kapil Dev has defended iconic batsman Sachin Tendulkar’s batting as of late, stating that the ‘Little Master’ is still in good form considering his age and having just recently completed his 23rd year in the sport.
