Iftikhar Ahmed: “I had a contract in the T10 league but I cancelled it to play here in domestic cricket. I have played for Pakistan after playing domestic cricket, and playing for Pakistan is what has earned me respect”
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Power-hitter Iftikhar Ahmed revealed that he decided to cancel his contract to play for the Bangla Tigers in the Abu Dhabi T10 league since he felt it was more important to play domestic cricket in Pakistan.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “We did discuss [about pulling out of the tour] but then finally decided to say no to this option”
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Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq has admitted that he and the national team “realistically considered pulling out of the New Zealand tour” following the nightmare they experienced in quarantine.
Australia’s series against Bangladesh was supposed to consist of two Tests and three ODIs
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Australia will not host Bangladesh for two Tests and three ODIs later this year due to the timing of the series and financial reasons.
“I think we can rest our players during that time”
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Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan has said that he is “not too keen” about the national team touring Pakistan.
“There will be a negative effect on us if we don’t play Tests”
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Just two days after Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan revealed that the Test series between the national team and Zimbabwe would be postponed, BCB cricket operations committee chairman Naimur Rahman has confirmed that there are plans to play a one-off Test match and three Twenty20 Internationals.
Bangladesh whitewashed Zimbabwe 3-0 during their last Test series in 2014
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Zimbabwe have agreed in principle to tour Bangladesh for two Tests in November this year, according to Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan.
“Terrorist threats cannot control our cricket”
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Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan has made it clear that the cricketing community should not give in to terrorist threats.
“We were all really looking forward to getting over there and playing”
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Australia captain Steve Smith has expressed his disappointment after the Baggy Greens’ tour of Bangladesh was cancelled due to security concerns.
“This has been a very difficult decision”
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Australia have officially called off their tour of Bangladesh due to security concerns.
“The PCB is committed to holding the PSL”
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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have announced that they have had to cancel the Pakistan Super League (PSL) once again.
