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Murali and SLC involved in war of words

SLC and Muttiah Muralitharan have traded caustic verbal blows following an altercation between Murali and the Sri Lanka team manager over Murali's consulting role with the Australia side

25-Jul-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Afghanistan to host Ireland in India in March 2017

Afghanistan will host Ireland in a series of nine matches across formats in Greater Noida, their adopted home ground in India, in March 2017

25-Jul-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Test Championship mace presented in private

In a stark indication of the game's convoluted and context-less international schedule, Australia's captain Steven Smith was handed the mace by the ICC's chief executive David Richardson in a "closed event" in Kandy

25-Jul-2016•Daniel Brettig in Kandy

Mathews frustrated with depleted bowling stocks

On the eve of a series which Angelo Mathews embarks upon without his two best seam bowlers of the past 18 months, Sri Lanka's captain has called on the coaching system to raise its game

25-Jul-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Smith yearns to turn Asian tide

Australia captain Steven Smith has said that the side is keen to turn its Test form around in Asia

25-Jul-2016•Daniel Brettig in Pallekele

'I always value myself as an allrounder' - Ashwin

India offspinner R Ashwin, who scored a century in his first Test innings at No.6 and followed it with a seven-wicket haul, has said that he considers himself an allrounder

25-Jul-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

'I don't think we executed well enough' - Holder

Jason Holder defended West Indies' selection, and said it was the execution of the bowling attack's plans that had gone wrong, and not its composition

25-Jul-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Antigua

'Learning phase over, time to start dominating' - Kohli

Virat Kohli said India's players had reached a stage where they could no longer be content with learning from every performance, but needed to start dominating Test matches regularly to become a better team

25-Jul-2016•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Antigua

Chatara ruled out of New Zealand Tests with ankle injury

Zimbabwe have been dealt a major blow ahead of their two-Test series against New Zealand with fast bowler Tendai Chatara being ruled out of both games with an ankle injury

24-Jul-2016•Firdose Moonda

Hafeez set to have bowling action re-tested

Pakistan's Mohammad Hafeez is set to undergo re-testing on his bowling action

24-Jul-2016•Umar Farooq

Pawar to step down voluntarily as Mumbai chief

Veteran administrator and MCA president Sharad Pawar has said he will voluntarily step down as the state association's head within the next six months, given he will not qualify to continue in the post as per the Lodha Committee's reforms

24-Jul-2016•Arun Venugopal

Warner stresses patient approach

David Warner has emphasised the need to be patient in order to be successful in slow and low subcontinent conditions

24-Jul-2016•Daniel Brettig in Pallekele

Russell's lawyer disputes anti-doping charge

Andre Russell's lawyer has disputed the Jamaican Anti-Doping Commission's (JADCO) claim that the West Indies allrounder had missed three dope tests in a 12-month period, resulting in a violation of the whereabouts clause

24-Jul-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

'Plan was to bowl as many maiden overs as possible' - Umesh Yadav

Umesh Yadav said bowling maidens has been a central part of their plans for the tour, given the predominance of slow pitches in the Caribbean

24-Jul-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Brathwaite credits Indian pacers for West Indies' no-show

Kraigg Brathwaite, whose 74 could not prevent West Indies from falling short of the follow-on mark on day three of the Antigua Test, praised India's bowling attack for the pressure they sustained through the day

24-Jul-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Root's hunger bodes well for England

Joe Root was determined to right the wrongs of his Lord's performance and his 10-hour effort at Old Trafford could be a defining moment in his career

23-Jul-2016•George Dobell

CPL exposure will help USA cricket - Sangakkara

With the CPL's entry into the USA, Kumar Sangakkara has said the exposure to cricket through the league will help the growth of the sport in the USA

23-Jul-2016•Peter Della Penna in Florida

Benkenstein leaves Hampshire for family reasons

Dale Benkenstein, Hampshire's head coach, has left the club with immediate effect because of family pressures

23-Jul-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Pain-free Starc targets Angelo Mathews

Mitchell Starc has forecast a concerted Australian attack on Sri Lanka's captain Angelo Mathews in the three-Test series that begins in Pallekele on Tuesday

23-Jul-2016•Daniel Brettig in Pallekele

Would never ask players to do what I cannot - Kohli

With his attacking double-hundred, Virat Kohli led the way in taking up the extra responsibility with the bat that his favoured five-bowler strategy demands

23-Jul-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

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