Sarfaraz Ahmed: “Back in 2017, Babar was still finding his footing, but today, he is Pakistan’s top batsman on the international stage”
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Former Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed believes Babar Azam is “Pakistan’s top batsman on the international stage” right now.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “Last time back in [the] 2017 in the Champions Trophy, there is quite a difference between that Amir and today’s Amir. Back then, there was more pace, more swing, more zip in his bowling”
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Former Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq believes left-arm fast bowler Mohammad Amir had “more pace, more swing, more zip in his bowling” back in 2017.
Wahab Riaz: “See, I wasn’t a part of the Test team since 2017 so there is no point that I was behind money or anything else. I wanted to have a little rest from Test cricket and focus on white-ball format”
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Pakistan left-arm fast bowler Wahab Riaz revealed that he wanted a “little rest from Test cricket” because he hasn’t been picked regularly since 2017.
“Colin made a breakthrough last summer and is rated well in all three formats”
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New Zealand all-rounder Colin de Grandhomme, opener Jeet Raval and batsman Neil Broom have been included in the list of centrally contracted players for the 2017/18 season.
Lynn could be out of action for seven months
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Chris Lynn could be ruled out for the entire Australian summer as he could need seven months to recover after undergoing shoulder surgery on Monday.
Akmal no longer has a central contract
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Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal has been omitted from the list of centrally contracted players for the 2017/18 season.
“He feels he has let down the team”
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South Africa pace bowler Kagiso Rabada is “heartbroken” after being banned for the second Test against England, according to team-mate Temba Bavuma.
Carter has been dropped for the last three ODIs
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The West Indies have called up the uncapped duo of Kyle Hope and Sunil Ambris for the last three ODIs of their ongoing five-match series against India.
Chandimal won’t represent Sri Lanka in their first two ODIs against Zimbabwe
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Sri Lanka have dropped batsman Dinesh Chandimal for the first two ODIs of the upcoming five-match series against Zimbabwe.
De Villiers opted not to represent South Africa in a majority of their Test assignments in 2017
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AB de Villiers is likely to announce his retirement from Test cricket after he meets with Cricket South Africa in August, according to reports.
