Iqbal Qasim: “He will wear out if his workload isn’t controlled. He has been playing all three formats, T20 leagues, domestic cricket. The rotation policy of the bowlers should be viewed by the selectors and pick them when needed”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Iqbal Qasim has admitted he is worried that left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi will burn out if his workload is not managed carefully going forward.
“I now have full confidence to play the Sri Lanka series”
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Bangladesh chief selector Minhajul Abedin has indicated that left-arm seamer Mustafizur Rahman is on track to be picked for the national team’s upcoming tour of Sri Lanka in March. Continue reading
“I think people would rather see us be aggressive and lose instead of being timid and come away with nothing”
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England batsman Ian Bell has called on the national team to be a lot more aggressive during their upcoming seven-match ODI series against Sri Lanka.
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“It’s going to be a hell of a hard task to win this series”
Former New Zealand fast bowler Simon Doull has announced that India should not have any problems playing on the country’s pace-friendly pitches, especially since they have just toured South Africa, where the conditions are highly similar.
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“There will [be] no better or stiffer test of our skills than against India”
South Africa pace spearhead Dale Steyn has admitted that the Proteas will have to find out India’s weakness the hard way in their upcoming series since they are not “intimidated by the short ball”.
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“The BBL is obviously a money-earner and people love watching it, but you’ve got to find the balance so it’s not all in one direction geared to one competition”
Australia all-rounder Shane Watson has admitted that Cricket Australia’s recent decision to extend the Big Bash League (BBL) from the end of December to the middle of February is starting to hurt attendance and player development in Sheffield Shield and Ryobi Cup matches.
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“He obviously did a very good job for them the last time they were out here”
Australia all-rounder Steve Smith has admitted that the baggy greens have to keep a close eye on England pace bowler Chris Tremlett in the first Ashes Test in Brisbane as he is looking to prove that he should remain in the bowling attack for the rest of the series.
McDermott has helped produce some of the greatest young bowlers Australia have seen in a while
Former Australia pace bowler Craig McDermott has announced that he will be returning to his coaching role at Cricket Australia’s Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Brisbane less than a year after he stepped down as the national team’s bowling coach.
Cowan is confident Australia can bounce back and end the series as a 2-2 draw
Despite being 2-0 down in the ongoing four-Test series against India, Australia opening batsman Ed Cowan believes his side still have the chance of salvaging a draw and retaining some of their dignity.
The Real Time Snickometer would become an automated part of the DRS
In the past number of series there have numerous decisions involving batsmen edging the ball that have left commentators, pundits and fans all scratching their heads, but their cries of better technology being needed for edges have been answered after Australia-based company BBG Sports invented the Real Time Snickometer, which is said to “have taken the Hot Spot system from an accuracy of around 85% to a current accuracy of 95%”.
