The Super Kings and Royals will be back for next year’s IPL
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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has confirmed that the Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals will be returning to the Indian Premier League (IPL) next year.
“I was, at the time, in a very vulnerable financial state and this dilemma too easily persuaded me to participate in spot fixing”
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Former South Africa left-arm seamer Lonwabo Tsotsobe has been handed an eight-year ban for his involvement in the 2015 Ram Slam T20 Challenge corruption scandal.
“Dickwella admitted the offence and accepted the sanction proposed by match referee Chris Broad”
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Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman Niroshan Dickwella was fined 30 per cent of his match fee after attempting a stumping that was deemed to be “contrary to the spirit of the game”.
“We’ve got a lot of these guys out there whom we are trying to lure back”
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Zimbabwe head coach Heath Streak has admitted that the country’s disappointing performance in international cricket over the past couple of years can be attributed to a lack of matches and players choosing to ply their trade elsewhere.
“We are going to make a final decision about what happens for the next few years”
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AB de Villiers has revealed that he will meet with Cricket South Africa in August to discuss about what his international future.
“There is consideration for moving towards two World T20s in a four-year cycle”
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The International Cricket Council (ICC) are once again weighing up the option of scrapping the Champions Trophy.
“As ever among high achievers, his talent is underpinned by a willingness to work hard”
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South Africa captain AB de Villiers has branded his Indian counterpart Virat Kohli as the best player in international cricket.
“I think all we can do now is keep looking towards that World Cup and use this as a really good platform”
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Joe Root has backed England for World Cup glory in 2019 even though they were recently eliminated from the Champions Trophy, which is being played in their backyard.
“If you never get to play in an Ashes game, this is the closest you will ever get to beating an Australia team”
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England captain Eoin Morgan has said that he is treating his side’s Champions Trophy showdown against Australia on Saturday like his own personal Ashes.
“It definitely was [pivotal] to me becoming the person I am today”
Australia opener David Warner has said that his infamous punch-up with England batsman Joe Root in 2013 helped him shed his old ways and transform into the cricketer and man he is today.
