Two captains will lift the trophy if the final is tied or washed out
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The International Cricket Council (ICC) have announced that the World Cup will be shared if the final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) ends as a tie or is washed out due to bad weather.
Mathews and Sangakkara were both named Test Batsman of the Year
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Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews has been named Cricketer of the Year at this year’s Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) awards ceremony.
Smith and Watson are ecstatic after Rajasthan won the match via a boundary count
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The Rajasthan Royals walked away with an unorthodox victory against the Kolkata Knight Riders in Abu Dhabi after a Super Over was not enough to separate both sides.
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“He’s the one guy I’ve always found difficult even just to score runs”
Australia opening batsman Chris Rogers has admitted that “I was probably the biggest winner” when England off-spinner Graeme Swann announced his retirement midway through the ongoing Ashes series.
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“I know people say that it doesn’t get you runs, wickets or catches, but it gives you the best opportunity to stay fit and the best opportunity to stay away from fatigue”
England vice-captain and wicketkeeper Matt Prior has revealed that “since we won The Ashes in the summer I’ve lost 9kgs (18lb) and feel in the best condition of my whole career”.
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The CLT20 will run from September 21 to October 6
This year’s Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) is set to start off with a bang as the Indian Premier League (IPL) champions, the Mumbai Indians, will square off against the Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur on September 21.
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The SLPL will now be replaced by an inter-provincial Twenty20 tournament
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) have announced the cancellation of the Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) after all eight franchises failed to pay the tournament fee and the bank guarantees, which ensures that players receive their payments.
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Bell’s 91 propelled England to an emphatic win
The historic Edgbaston ground in Birmingham was the place to be on June 8 as arch-rivals England and Australia prepared for their pre-Ashes clash in which the winner would be deemed to have the psychological advantage over their opponent heading into the first Ashes Test at Trent Bridge in Nottingham on July 10.
McGrath and Turner dominated world cricket despite being born in different eras
Legendary Australia bowlers Glenn McGrath and Charlie Turner, who represented the country more than a century apart, have both been inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame, bringing the total number of inductees to 37.
The Boxing Day Test has been a yearly tradition since the 1974-75 Ashes series
Former Australia batsman Dean Jones believes that the yearly Boxing Day Test has the ability to become “Australia’s biggest sporting event” if Cricket Australia and the International Cricket Council (ICC) market it in the right way.
