Ricky Ponting: “You could see a few of the senior players, Shadab Khan in particular, going over to him and trying to settle him down and just make him think a little bit clearer”
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Australia batting legend Ricky Ponting said Pakistan spinner Shadab Khan was trying to settle captain Babar Azam down during the 2022 T20 World Cup.
Sarfaraz Ahmed: “When I played my first three deliveries, my heartbeat was so fast and I felt like I was making my debut again. The boys who played with me told me to calm down”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed said he was so excited to make his Test return that the “boys who played with me told me to calm down”.
Shahid Afridi: “I will try to encourage him, he gets emotional during the field, I will try to keep him cool and support him on the field”
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Iconic Pakistan big-hitter Shahid Afridi said he will try and keep wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed calm during PSL 7.
Babar Azam: “When it was my turn to bat I was nervous. He walked to me, calmed me down and told everyone around: Let the kid play”
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam recalled the time veteran all-rounder Shoaib Malik helped him overcome his nervousness.
Mickey Arthur: “It was a dining knife that Younis Khan had in his hand. I calmed Younis down and just wanted him to get runs in the second innings which thankfully he did”
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Former Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur has revealed that legendary batsman Younis Khan was holding a dining knife in his hand during the incident with Grant Flower.
Warner and Samuels were involved in a heated dispute during the World Twenty20
Australia opening batsman David Warner believes that West Indies all-rounder Marlon Samuels has to learn “to control himself” on the field in order to avoid any more clashes with other international players.
