
The important thing in Perth is to loop the ball and give it a fair toss, former Australian cricketer Tony Mann tells
HT in an exclusive interview.
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The affable tearaway, sidelined for the Test series because of a shin injury, is hopeful of regaining fitness ahead of the two T20s and the one-day triseries. He spoke exclusively to the Hindustan Times. Pat Cummins in an interview with
Rohit Bhaskar.

In a freewheeling chat with
Hindustan Times before leaving for the tour, the 30-year-old left-handed opener said he looked forward to scoring an elusive century in his maiden Test series Down Under.
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Though uncertain for the fourth ODI on Thursday, Bravo, in an interview to
HT, spoke on his coming of age and, of course, carrying the tag of being the next Brian Lara.
Even as the young opening pair of Kaustubh Pawar and Akhil Herwadkar started Mumbai's march on the outskirts of Cuttack, senior pro Ajit Agarkar packed his bags to leave for the Bhubaneswar airport. Ajit Agarkar in an interview with
Amol Karhadkar.

In an interview with
Sai Prasad Mohapatra, the left-hander speaks about his game and Lara's influence.

Former England captain, David Gower, who was in the city spoke to
HT exclusively on the current one-day series, India's tour of England, Dhoni's captaincy and more.

Shakib Al Hasan is the lone Bangladesh representative in the Champions League T20. And possibly, he earns more more money and exposure from the two months of IPL with Kolkata Knight Riders and the CLT20 than a year of playing for the national team. But the all-rounder is not perturbed and is ready to give up playing IPL if ever it gets in the way of national duty, as he tells HT.

Even though the Cabinet asked him on Tuesday to rework the draft law in the wake of objections from ministers associated with cricket bodies, sports minister Ajay Maken is optimistic that transparency and accountability will remain the hallmark of the proposed law.
Chetan Chauhan reports.
With his England tour cut short due to injury, paceman Ishant Sharma is back for treatment. He will be heading straight to the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore.
The former Indian team physio is credited with making a big attempt at introducing a refreshing fitness culture among the players until he stepped down in 2005. Here's what Andrew Leipus has to say now.

Under fire for the stunning debacle, bowling coach Eric Simons struggled for answers about the ineffectiveness of his bowlers despite seaming conditions at the Oval.
Sanjjeev Karan Samyal reports.
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