Get him back in the Pakistan team as soon as possible, Yasir Arafat urges selectors to pick 30-year-old batsman

Yasir Arafat urged the national selectors to get Usman Salahuddin back in the Pakistan team as soon as possible

Yasir Arafat: “Congratulations to Usman Salahuddin on another 100, 8,000 plus runs in first-class cricket with an average of 47. So much talent in our domestic cricket… hope selectors look there as well, not only at franchise cricket”

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Former all-rounder Yasir Arafat has urged the national selectors to get batsman Usman Salahuddin back in the Pakistan team as soon as possible.

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Adam Gilchrist ruled out of CPL with ankle injury

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Gilchrist will not be doing any Gangnam style celebrations during the CPL

Former Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist, who was set to become one of the marquee international sensations of the inaugural edition of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) will not have that dream fulfilled after he was ruled out of the tournament with an ankle injury.

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David Warner stood down for Champions Trophy match against New Zealand after alleged altercation with Joe Root

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Warner could be sent home as a result of his altercation with Root

Australia’s flamboyant opening batsman David Warner has found himself in hot water again after he was stood down for his side’s clash with New Zealand in the Champions Trophy for allegedly getting into a physical altercation with England batsman Joe Root.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: Michael Hussey not likely to be part of Australia’s T20 squad any more, says George Bailey

Hussey played a crucial role in helping Australia reach the semi-finals

Australia Twenty20 captain George Bailey has revealed that veteran batsman Michael Hussey is highly unlikely to be part of the squad any more since the team is in need of fresh faces for the 2014 International Cricket Council (ICC) World Twenty20, which will be held in Bangladesh.

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