Australia’s elite cricketers put country before IPL cash

Country comes before cash for Australia’s elite cricketers with international commitments and the battle for the Ashes pushing the glitzy Indian Premier League into the background.
Seven IPL-contracted stars, including crowd-pleasers, Brett Lee, 2008 IPL player of the tournament Shane Watson and Andrew Symonds, will be playing for Australia in the One-day series against Pakistan, starting [...]

Damien Fleming opposes Buchanan’s multiple-captain theory

Former Australia medium-pacer Damien Fleming on Monday opposed John Buchanan’s multiple-captain theory, saying he would prefer one man calling the shots.
“I still rather have one man, the captain of the team calling all the shots and leading his team. There is no room for experimentations after a point,” said Fleming, who took 75 wickets in [...]

Shah Rukh Khan slams Gavaskar for criticising Buchanan

Kolkata Knight Riders owner Shah Rukh Khan took a dig at former India captain Sunil Gavaskar for ridiculing John Buchanan’s multiple-captain theory saying he bought the team and would run it the way he wants.
Former Australia World Cup winning coach Buchanan, who is now manager of Kolkata Knight Riders, had suggested the four captain theory [...]