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Rahim never once suspected Ashraful of being involved in spot-fixing
Spot-fixing seems to be the talk of the cricketing community nowadays and Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim has finally broken his silence after veteran batsman Mohammad Ashraful admitted to taking part in corrupt activities.
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Gilchrist will not be doing any Gangnam style celebrations during the CPL
Former Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist, who was set to become one of the marquee international sensations of the inaugural edition of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) will not have that dream fulfilled after he was ruled out of the tournament with an ankle injury.
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Haddin will be hoping third time’s the charm
At 35-years-old, Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Brad Haddin, who has also been named as the Test team’s new vice-captain, is by far one of the oldest players in the national team at the moment, however, the veteran has announced that age is the least of his concerns with the back-to-back Ashes series set to begin in just over a months time.
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Hesson and Taylor’s relationship is still on the mend
The Ross Taylor captaincy controversy made headlines all over the cricketing world and could easily be viewed as one of the most tense moments in the New Zealand cricket camp this year by far, but after sitting down and solving all their problems, head coach Mike Hesson believes the incident has actually benefited him, whereby he feels as if he has become a better coach altogether.
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De Villiers is confident that South Africa stand a good chance to win the Champions Trophy
South Africa ODI captain AB de Villiers has vowed to put an end to the ‘chokers’ tag his team have been branded with by starting off their Champions Trophy campaign with a win over India, who they play on June 6 and are considered to be one of the favourites to win the tournament this year.
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Gilchrist feels as if he has always been an old-school player
Former Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist believes the growing variety of new-school strokes that have been developed and perfected in Twenty20 cricket are starting to have a negative impact on Test cricket as players are snubbing the more orthodox shots that made the game so classy in the first place.
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Gilchrist is still yet to be assigned to one of the franchises
Former Australia wicketkeeper batsman Adam Gilchrist has become the second international player to sign up for the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) after his long-time teammate Ricky Ponting.
McCullum believes Cook is well on his way to becoming a legend of the game
England captain Alastair Cook has received high praise from New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum, who noted that his English counterpart was on the path to immortalising himself as one of the greatest Test cricketers the world has ever seen.
Mathews’ record of centuries is currently bare with only one triple figure score
Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara has issued a challenge to batsmen Lahiru Thirimanne, Dinesh Chandimal and captain Angelo Mathews, telling each of them to score at least “35 to 40 hundreds by the time they finish” their careers.
Jones sees Dhoni as a one of a kind cricketer
Former Australia batsman Dean Jones believes India will never again see a player quite like captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and added that he expects the wicketkeeper-batsman to retire as one of the top three Indian players in the history of the sport.
