View Article  Clarke's ultimate dream is Australian captaincy

Sydney, Nov 21(ANI): Australian vice-captain Michael Clarke has said that the captaincy of the Test and ODI teams is his ultimate dream.Since the retirement of Adam Gilchrist, Clarke has taken over the mantle as Ricky Ponting''s vice-captain.

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View Article  Panesar blames measly 7,500 pounds for England career decline

London, Nov 21 (ANI): England spinner of Indian origin Monty Panesar has revealed his anger at how his international cricket career went into decline for the sake of 7,500 pounds. The left-arm spinner is convinced that his slump started a year ago when the ECB refused to pay for him to play club cricket in Sri Lanka.

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View Article  Langer asks 'fantastic" Hughes to ignore critics and play his natural game

Melbourne, Nov 21 (ANI): Australia’s new batting coach Justin Langer has backed Phillip Hughes, and said the self-styled opener should ignore the critics and stick to his guns. Langer said Hughes, who enjoyed a brilliant debut series in South Africa earlier this year, must draw on his mental strength rather than seek to tinker with his technique.

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View Article  Meaningless cricket being played by countries: Hayden

Sydney, Nov 21(ANI): Former Australian batsman Matthew Hayden and Cricket Australia board member has said that cricket is being overplayed and undervalued around the world.Hayden’s comment comes after the tedious seven-match series Australia recently played against India and England, including which the world champions played a record 40 one-day matches this year.

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View Article  IPL has the ability to generate international fan bases, says Hayden

Sydney, Nov 21(ANI): Former Australian batsman Matthew Hayden has said the Indian Premier League (IPL) has set a standard for Twenty20 tournaments, and it also has the ability to match major tournaments around the world.

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View Article  Aleem Dar supports use of controversial video referral system

Karachi, Nov.21 (ANI): International umpire of the year, Aleem Dar has backed the International Cricket Council’s  (ICC) controversial umpire referral system, saying it would help reduce pressure on the umpires on the field.

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View Article  PCB undecided on sending Misbah to New Zealand

Karachi, Nov.21 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is undecided on sending middle order batsman Misbah-ul-Haq to New Zealand as a replacement for Younis Khan.PCB insiders said the selectors have decided to send Misbah to New Zealand for the three match Test series, but not before the first Test, which will get underway in Dunedin from November 24.

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View Article  Ramdin happy to carry burden of Windies captaincy

Sydney, Nov 21 (ANI): Dinesh Ramdin, the replacement captain of West Indies, faces the task of outwitting his Australian counterpart Ricky Ponting with a team of under-rated, under-achieving players.He has already set about analysing Australia’s Ashes defeat for any advantage on offer, and his maturity indicates that he may be a future leader of some substance.

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View Article  Pakistan stadium's 50th muffled by security fears

Gaddafi Stadium on Saturday celebrated 50 years as the home of Pakistan cricket despite questions remaining over its viability to host international action stalled over security fears.

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