“Sri Lanka has shown the willingness to send its team to Pakistan”
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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) executive committee chairman Najam Sethi has said that Sri Lanka are interested in the idea of touring Pakistan.
“I can say that no one can play dot balls on purpose like this”
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Former Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf defended opener Sharjeel Khan during a tribunal hearing on Monday.
Jayawardene averages 77.08 when playing at the Sinhalese Sports Club
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Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) have announced that Mahela Jayawardene’s farewell Test will be played at the Sinhalese Sports Club, which is his home ground.
The list of centrally contracted players will only be released at the end of the ongoing training camp
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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have announced that the country’s centrally contracted players are set to receive a 25 per cent pay hike in their monthly retainers.
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“It’s always been the way with bowlers and some teams down the years to try to intimidate batsmen”
England batting coach Graham Gooch has announced that sledging has become a “part of the game” and batsmen simply “have to accept that”.
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“He has some good points and stands at the side of the net, gives me re-assurance about what I am doing, and it is all very, very simple”
Flamboyant England batsman Kevin Pietersen has revealed that he is interested in becoming a batting consultant once he retires from international cricket.
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“Hopefully we can put it to bed today”
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has insisted that there is no more bad blood between him and his successor, Michael Clarke.
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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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Ntini is the only black African to have represented South Africa in more than 100 Test matches
Cricket South Africa have implemented a quota for black African players, whereby all major franchises must now have at least one black player on the field at all times.
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“For the most part, they were pathetic”
With numerous media outlets and former players hailing England’s 3-0 victory over Australia in the recently concluded Ashes series, legendary West Indies pace bowler Michael Holding has opted for a much different approach as he believes “Australia played a lot better than many expected and England, in my view, were below par”.
