Ramiz Raja: “You cannot even imagine how much I was afraid of Imran Khan because he was a captain who had zero tolerance for nonsense”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja has admitted that he was scared of 1992 World Cup winning captain Imran Khan as he “had zero tolerance for nonsense.”
Azam Khan: “I was extremely scared of fast bowlers at that time and was trying to back off. Sami Bhai (Mohammad Sami) was bowling rockets and it was insanely hard for me to tackle that sort of pace”
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Azam Khan, the power-hitting wicketkeeper-batsman, has admitted that he was scared of the pace Pakistan speedster Mohammad Sami used to bowl at.
Simon Doull: “You, at times, are afraid to get out, but you shouldn’t ever be afraid to get out”
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Simon Doull, the ex-New Zealand seamer, said Pakistan captain Babar Azam needs to stop being afraid to get out when he is batting.
Mohammad Asif: “A true player has his own ego; he won’t entirely listen to [the] team management”
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Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Asif has accused the national player of being nothing more than yes-men.
Younis Khan: “My advice to Babar is that as a leader, try and take your own decisions. He should not be afraid of taking his decisions even if they are incorrect because you can always learn from those mistakes”
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Legendary Pakistan batsman Younis Khan believes that limited overs captain Babar Azam should be given free rein to make his own decisions.
Pietersen is willing to help the England team by taking up a coaching role
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Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has revealed that he is open to the idea of helping the national team by taking up a coaching role.
“I cannot remember the exact words but it was something like ‘how will they ever prove it?'”
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Former New Zealand pace bowler Andre Adams has told Southwark Crown Court that Chris Cairns tried to coax him into joining his match-fixing operation as the latter was confident that the Indian Cricket League (ICL) would not be able to prove anything.
“I have never played in an Ashes campaign where things have got out of hand”
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Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Brad Haddin has made it clear that he has no plans to cut back on sledging during the upcoming Ashes series.
“I fear the game might die out as we lack talent at junior level and it’s tough to indulge kids in cricket”
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Pakistan head coach Waqar Younis has admitted that he is afraid the sport will die out in the country unless international teams start touring again.
“I don’t want to risk not playing for England because of it”
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England all-rounder Moeen Ali has decided to remove the doosra from his bowling arsenal since he is afraid of being reported for a suspect action.
