Shahid Afridi included Saeed Anwar, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Wasim Akram, Shoaib Akhtar and Saqlain Mushtaq in his all-time World Cup XI
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Iconic all-rounder Shahid Afridi picked five Pakistan legends in his all-time World Cup XI.
Fakhar Zaman: “I have always followed AB de Villiers. I watch his videos. Adam Gilchrist is my idol. Both these players are my favourite and I want to play like them”
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Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman has revealed that legendary Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist is his cricket idol.
Adam Gilchrist: “Geez there’s a lot to like about the kid Naseem Shah”
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Legendary Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist firmly believes that “there’s a lot to like about” Pakistan seamer Naseem Shah.
Adam Gilchrist: “I don’t think it’s out of the question that Steve Smith could possibly captain Australia again one day”
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Former Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist firmly believes that Steve Smith could become captain of the national team once again.
Adam Gilchrist: “No body, no nation, no team is immune to [spot-fixing] and there’s every chance it’s still going on around the cricketing world”
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Legendary Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist has admitted that spot-fixing could be going on in the sport at any time, and added that “no body, no nation, no team is immune” to it.
Adam Gilchrist: “I think a guy like Mitch Marsh could be a really strong appointment as Paine’s deputy”
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Legendary Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist firmly believes that all-rounder Mitchell Marsh should be appointed vice-captain of the Test team.
Graeme Smith: “He can be a bit of a fool at times. It’s best just to let him be”
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Former South Africa captain Graeme Smith has taken a shot at David Warner, saying the Australian vice-captain has the tendency to be “a bit of a fool”.
Gilchrist initially had doubts about Twenty20 cricket
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Legendary Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist has admitted that he wasn’t sold on the idea of Twenty20 cricket when it was first introduced.
“I think both sides are going to have to compromise”
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Players past and present have all voiced their opinions on the ongoing pay dispute between the Australian cricketers and Cricket Australia, but former wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist’s take on the entire saga may come as a surprise to a lot of people.
De Villiers holds the record for being the fastest batsman to score 9,000 ODI runs
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South Africa captain AB de Villiers led by example as he struck a quickfire 85 to lead his side to a 159-run win over New Zealand in the third ODI in Wellington.
