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“Pace of play in tests is abysmal”: Ian Chappell raises concerns about health of long-format game

Former Australian cricketer Ian Chappell expressed his concerns about the future of Test cricket being "endangered" due to the popularity of cash-rich T20 leagues worldwide and expressed his thoughts on the "abysmal" pace of play in the long format. In a column for ESPNCricinfo, Ian wrote that the administrators are...

England cricketer Azeem Rafiq criticises expected return of Greaves as Yorkshire chairman

England cricketer Azeem Rafiq criticised the expected return of Colin Graves as Yorkshire chair and also urged the sponsors to walk out of the club if he gets reappointed. Rafiq spoke against the racism that he faced during his time with Yorkshire, which led to the club being fined Pound...

“I think it is unfair to blame everything on him”: Sanjay Manjrekar on droping Shardul Thakur for 2nd Test vs South Africa at Cape Town

After the completion of the India vs South Africa series, former India cricketer, Sanjay Manjrekar believes that one of the main reasons behind India's loss against South Africa at Centurion was purely due to poor performance by their bowlers and went onto defend Shardul Thakur despite his disappointing performance in...

“This was the most beatable South African team”: Sanjay Manjrekar

Former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar said following India's series draw with South Africa, that the hosts were the most "beatable team" and 185 by opener Dean Elgar in the first Centurion Test prevented India from creating history. He also said that there was no point of hosting a three-match ODI...

“We’re not going to have much Tests if SA20 does not happen”: Shukri Conrad

South Africa Test coach Shukri Conrad said that the national team needs to find a way to strike a balance between Test cricket and SA20, the country's domestic franchise-based T20 league, indicating that the team and players have understood its contribution towards sports' financial sustainability in South Africa. Conrad's statement...