Pakistan batsman Asif Ali: “I bat [in] a position where an average of over 10 is required. For that, you need to hit big shots and that requires a lot of practice”
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Pakistan big-hitter Asif Ali said he usually comes out to bat when the required run rate is 10 or more.
Kamran Akmal: “Misbah and the current management at PCB can only bear about 10% of the blame but the real fault lies with the people who left us in this mess, namely Mickey Arthur and his predecessor”
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Wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal has said that he holds former head coach Mickey Arthur responsible for leaving Pakistan cricket in a mess when he left.
Amir’s stint with Essex has been cut short
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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has recalled 13 players who were given No-Objection Certificates to play county cricket in England and feature in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL).
Phillips made his international debut in February
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New Zealand batsman Glenn Phillips has joined the Jamaica Tallawahs and will be the Caribbean Premier League franchise’s fifth overseas player.
“There have just been too many times when we as a team go, gulp, ‘Vern might be injured again'”
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South Africa all-rounder Vernon Philander will work on his fitness and conditioning ahead of the Proteas’ summer at home.
“We had a contract with him till the Champions Trophy, so now we have parted ways”
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The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has opted against renewing the contract of batting consultant Thilan Samaraweera.
“I think we should also inquire into what happened to the Sri Lanka team during the 2011 World Cup final”
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Former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga has claimed that the 2011 World Cup final between India and Sri Lanka was fixed.
“I was, at the time, in a very vulnerable financial state and this dilemma too easily persuaded me to participate in spot fixing”
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Former South Africa left-arm seamer Lonwabo Tsotsobe has been handed an eight-year ban for his involvement in the 2015 Ram Slam T20 Challenge corruption scandal.
Chase won four awards in total
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West Indies batsman Roston Chase stole the spotlight at the West Indies Players’ Association/Cricket West Indies’ annual awards ceremony in Jamaica on Friday.
“He deserves to be included and we feel that he will add maturity and experience to our middle-order”
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Gary Ballance has been recalled to England’s squad for the first Test against South Africa, which begins on July 6 at Lord’s.
