Salman Butt: “Shoaib Bhai, despite his injuries, was bowling over 150 kph in the 2011 World Cup in India at the age of 38-39. Such feats are rarely seen these days”
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Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt admitted it was impressive to see legendary speedster Shoaib Akhtar bowling over 150 kph at the age of 39.
Pakistan legend Shoaib Akhtar: “I openly say that I was not treated well during the 2011 World Cup, not by Shahid Afridi but by the rest of the management. I am saying it openly”
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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar has revealed that he was harassed by the team management during the 2011 World Cup.
Pakistan seamer Umar Gul: “If we talk about my cricket career then the only and biggest regret is that we failed to win the semi-final of the 2011 World Cup in Mohali”
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Pakistan pace bowler Umar Gul has admitted that not beating India in the 2011 World Cup semi-final was the biggest regret of his career.
Shahid Afridi: “Unfortunately I have been misquoted in this interview. The 2011 defeat was due to [the] batting failure of the team. The batsmen including myself didn’t sustain [the] pressure of the chase. No blame on any individual”
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Legendary Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi called out Arab News Pakistan after they misquoted him about current head coach and chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq.
Harbhajan Singh: “In 2011, I met Shoaib before the match and Shoaib Akhtar’s family had come and he asked me tickets for the semi-final. So I gave him four tickets”
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India spinner Harbhajan Singh has revealed that legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar asked him for ticket for the semi-finals and final at the 2011 World Cup.
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Muralitharan believes the CPL has a very bright future
Former Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan has called on the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) organisers to create a window for the tournament in order to attract the best Twentt20 players around the world.
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Ashraf has vowed to bring international cricket back to Pakistan
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have requested the International Cricket Council (ICC) to allow them to host the 2018 World Cup qualifiers in an attempt to revive international cricket in the country.
The PCB are desperately searching for solutions to end the international cricket drought
With the fourth anniversary of the Sri Lankan team coming under attack by Pakistani militants just having passed, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have once again made a desperate plea to the rest of the cricketing world to bring the sport back to its shores.
Barath has been left out of the West Indies squad since Gayle’s return
West Indies opening batsman Adrian Barath announced that he was extremely pleased to see Chris Gayle back in West Indies colours after almost a year and a half.
Neither Kenya nor the ICC have given any details about the ongoing investigation
Cricket Kenya’s chief executive, Tom Sears has confirmed that a match-fixing investigation has been launched by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on one of the country’s national players.
