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Steyn is currently the top ranked Test bowler in international cricket
Back in the day, South Africa bowling coach Allan Donald could have dismissed any batsman in the game, but the former pace bowler believes that if he were to be able to turn back the clock and have Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel by his side, they would have formed the greatest pace trio in cricket history.
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KNCB have allowed Kervezee to return to the national team at any time
Netherlands batsman Alexei Kervezee has announced his retirement from international cricket in order to chase his dream of becoming the first Dutchman to conquer county cricket in England, where he is currently representing Worcestershire.
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Bangladesh have had to postpone their tri-series against Pakistan and Sri Lanka in order to host the Asia Cup
Bangladesh have agreed to host the 2014 Asia Cup after India, who were supposed to be hosting it initially, blamed a fully packed international schedule as the reason behind why they would not be able to organise the tournament in time.
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Hafeez is the only Pakistani player to have scored 1,000 runs in Twenty20 cricket
Pakistan Twenty20 captain Mohammad Hafeez has become the fourth international player to sign up for the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) after Australia’s Ricky Ponting and Adam Gilchrist and New Zealand’s Ross Taylor.
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Kallis has vowed to continue putting his country before himself
South Africa veteran batsman Jacques Kallis has announced that he plays cricket to win and make his country proud, which he believes should be the priority for all players instead of their accolades.
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India and South Africa’s last Test series ended as a 1-1 draw
India are all set to tour South Africa in December this year until the beginning of 2014 for three Tests, seven ODIs and two Twenty20 Internationals.
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Ahmed is the man behind all the success both Swann and Panesar have experienced
Former Pakistan leg-spinner and current England spin bowling coach Mushtaq Ahmed believes Graeme Swann is by far one of the best and most dexterous spinners in all of international cricket today.
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Has Sehwag reached the end of the line?
Legendary England batsman Geoffrey Boycott believes India opener Virender Sehwag will never don the national team colours again, especially after the success Murali Vijay and Shikhar Dhawan had during the four-Test series against Australia.
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Lara remembers how Sammy believed he would never end up leading the West Indies
West Indies batting legend Brian Lara has revealed that he picked current captain Darren Sammy way back in 2004 during an ODI series against England for his passion and enthusiasm rather than his cricketing skill.
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Qasim remains doubtful about Pakistan’s chances of becoming the number one side in any of the three formats
Almost no player will ever admit that his team is experiencing a turbulent transition period, however, in the case of Pakistan, chief selector Iqbal Qasim has come clean and admitted that the team are facing some difficulties after having dropped several senior players for talented youngsters.
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