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Cricket is resilient, strong and still developing'

Cricket is resilient, strong and still developing'

Rediff.com24 Jul 2009

Cricket has emerged stronger and more diverse than ever before as it coped with "substantial challenges" over the century by gone, observes the International Cricket Council. ICC CEO Haroon Lorgat said when the two-day ICC History Conference looked back at the past 100 years of the game as part of its centenary year celebrations, it was clear that the sport was "resilient, strong and still developing".

'Money is destroying the fabric of the game'

'Money is destroying the fabric of the game'

Rediff.com24 Jul 2009

West Indies legend Clive Lloyd feels Andrew Flintoff has set a dangerous precedent by quitting Test cricket for the lure of Twenty20 and the money it offers.