Mohsin Naqvi: “No decision taken so far related to Babar Azam”
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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi has made it clear that he has not yet made a decision about Babar Azam’s future as limited overs captain.
Ali Orr: “If he doesn’t do well there is never any hammer throwing or bat throwing which you might get from other lads, me included”
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Sussex batsman Ali Orr said Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan doesn’t throw his bat or display any signs of anger when he fails to perform well.
Babar Azam: “I kept doing that – block two balls and drive the third one. He was like, ‘Get me a new ball, I will show him’. Immediately, Mudassar bhai told me, ‘get out of the nets or he will kill you’. He took me out of the nets”
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Pakistan limited overs captain Babar Azam recalled how he faced and angered legendary fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar in the nets.
Shoaib Akhtar: “I feel Naseem Shah can replicate my bowling attitude and anger. Naseem and I would have made a fine pair with the same attacking attitude”
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Legendary Pakistan seamer Shoaib Akhtar believes that talented fast bowler Naseem Shah can “replicate my bowling attitude and anger”.
“As ever among high achievers, his talent is underpinned by a willingness to work hard”
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South Africa captain AB de Villiers has branded his Indian counterpart Virat Kohli as the best player in international cricket.
Sutherland has urged the players to accept the current pay scheme
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Cricket Australia has threatened not to pay their contracted players from June 30 onwards if they choose not to accept the current remuneration structure.
“He should work himself in with proper cricketing shots then widen the scope of the shots”
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Legendary India batsman Sunil Gavaskar has slammed Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli for his side’s dismal performance in the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
“It is in the best interests of the game to put these differences aside”
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India captain Virat Kohli and Australia skipper Steve Smith will meet with each other prior to the start of the third Test in Ranchi on March 16.
Ul-Haq was fined 15 per cent of his match fee
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Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has been fined 15 per cent of his match fee for expressing his anger towards the umpires after he was given out caught behind during the second ODI against New Zealand in Sharjah.
“I am not a racist, and that tag was what hurt me most throughout the whole process”
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Yorkshire captain Andrew Gale has revealed that he felt extremely hurt when people started calling him a racist after he verbally abused Lancashire batsman Ashwell Prince last month.
