Shahid Afridi: “Our fielding was pathetic throughout the World Cup, while the bowling and batting was sometimes average and sometimes below average”
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Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi firmly believes that the national team’s “fielding was pathetic throughout the World Cup”.
Sarfraz Ahmed: “My performances were average but all thanks to Allah, I am satisfied as a captain and as a player with my performances”
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Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed described his performance during the World Cup as “average”, but admitted that he was satisfied overall.
Yuvraj will play no part in the ODI series against Sri Lanka
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Veteran all-rounder Yuvraj Singh has been dropped for India’s upcoming five-match ODI series against Sri Lanka.
At least three county sides are reportedly interested in signing Morkel
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South Africa could be dealt a major blow if pace bowler Morne Morkel opts to sign a Kolpak deal and end his international career.
“He’s got a great character and he was a big part of our dressing room”
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England captain Joe Root and all-rounder Ben Stokes are confident that opening batsman Keaton Jennings will be back in the Test squad sooner rather than later.
Jadeja will play no part in the third Test against Sri Lanka
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India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja will miss the third Test against Sri Lanka in Pallekele as he was suspended for accumulating six demerit points within a 24-month period.
“I’m not trying to live up to anyone else’s reputation or anything like that”
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England all-rounder Ben Stokes has said that while “it’s always nice getting compared” to Andrew Flintoff, he is not trying to “be anyone else except myself”.
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The St Lucia Stars have brought in the New Zealand duo of Mitchell McClenaghan and Jesse Ryder for the forthcoming Caribbean Premier League (CPL), which begins on August 4.
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.
“With all his experience, there is a lot the batsmen can learn from him”
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Hashan Tillakaratne has been named Sri Lanka’s temporary batting coach and will be with the national team at least until the end of the upcoming Test series against India.
