We would both be in jail, Mushtaq Ahmed jokes about himself and big-name Pakistan player

Pakistan spinner Mushtaq Ahmed joked he and Moin Khan would both be in jail for putting pressure on umpires to give batsmen out

Mushtaq Ahmed: “Moin Khan would tell me, ‘Mushtaq, well bowled, excellent bowling,’ and if DRS and [the] third umpire existed at that time, both Moin Khan and I would have been in jail”

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Legendary Pakistan spinner Mushtaq Ahmed joked that he and wicketkeeper-batsman Moin Khan “would have been in jail” if the Decision Review System (DRS) existed during his playing days.

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Asia Cup 1st Match: Thirimanne and Malinga help Sri Lanka skirt past Pakistan

        

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Thirimanne soaks in the moment after scoring his century, while Malinga is ecstatic after taking a wicket

Sri Lanka opening batsman Lahiru Thirimanne scored a spectacular century and pace bowler Lasith Malinga took a five-wicket haul to help their side register a 12-run win over Pakistan in the first match of the Asia Cup.

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New Zealand vs India 2nd Test Day 5: Match drawn following McCullum’s historic triple century

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McCullum is now the only New Zealand cricketer to have scored a triple century

New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum became the first cricketer from his country to score a triple century in Test cricket when he accomplished the feat during the final day of the second Test against India in Wellington.

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