Mushtaq Ahmed: “The way they played against Australia showed they have talent and temperament and both these skills are necessary to become world-class batsmen”
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Legendary Pakistan leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed believes that wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan and opener Abid Ali are both capable of becoming “world-class batsmen”.
Brian Lara: “They do have players that can win any tournament”
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Brian Lara feels that Pakistan are capable of winning the World Cup in England and Wales later this year.
“If it means that you’re going to get full houses and you’re going to get exciting cricket then yes, I don’t have a problem with it”
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Legendary West Indies pace bowler Joel Garner is confident that day-night Tests will help revive the format as it will draw in larger crowds.
Afghanistan are now a Test-playing nation
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Afghanistan and Ireland have officially been granted Test status after the ICC approved them as Full Member nations.
“I think all we can do now is keep looking towards that World Cup and use this as a really good platform”
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Joe Root has backed England for World Cup glory in 2019 even though they were recently eliminated from the Champions Trophy, which is being played in their backyard.
“It is nice to score runs but, if my hundred helps win Bangladesh a game, it is a special feeling”
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Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal has been in sublime form in the ongoing Champions Trophy, but his side are in a difficult situation when it comes to qualifying for the semi-finals.
“I love the tournament because it represents a challenge from the [word] go”
Virat Kohli has expressed his excitement towards captaining India for the first time in a major International Cricket Council (ICC) event.
“Speaking to some of the Aussie players I said ‘you might lick your lips at some of the bowling because Anderson and Broad can’t play five Test matches'”
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Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen believes that Australia will be “licking their lips” if the pace duo of James Anderson and Stuart Broad are unable to stay fit throughout the upcoming Ashes series later this year.
“We’ve still got plenty of time to wreak havoc on batsmen around the world”
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Australia left-arm seamer Mitchell Starc has said that he, Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins and James Pattinson are ready to establish themselves as the pace quartet to be feared in international cricket.
“You can’t guarantee how often he would be used”
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England ODI captain Eoin Morgan has admitted that batsman Jonny Bairstow is unlikely to be part of the starting line-up during the Champions Trophy in June.
