Iftikhar Ahmed: “I remember fans used to cheer for Shahid Afridi when he used to come to bat. Now, they cheer for me similarly, which makes me happy”
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Iftikhar Ahmed, the Pakistan six-hitting powerhouse, said fans have now started cheering for him the same way they did for legendary big-hitter Shahid Afridi.
Former Pakistan captain Aamer Sohail: “Coaches should be there to help fix player’s problems, not to just say ‘shabash’ and clap”
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Former Pakistan captain Aamer Sohail has hit out at the coaching staff, saying all they do is “say ‘shabash’ and clap”.
“They should express their talent and play a really positive brand of cricket”
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Kumar Sangakkara has admitted that Sri Lanka have to play with “arrogance” if they want to have a chance of beating India in their Champions Trophy match on Thursday.
Ahmed hammered 12 boundaries and three sixes during his career-best knock of 83
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With Pakistan hosting their first international cricket match since March 2009, openers Mukhtar Ahmed and Ahmed Shehzad gave the country something to cheer about as they smashed 83 and 55 respectively to lead their side to a five-wicket win over Zimbabwe in Lahore.
“Cricket is one of our favourite sports. You get 20,000-30,000 people watching our local league matches”
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Germany has given Afghanistan € 700,000 to build a new cricket stadium in the eastern province of Khost.
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Al Hasan was named Man of the Match for his three wickets
Bangladesh gave their home fans something to cheer about in the first match of the 2014 World Twenty20 as they demolished Afghanistan by nine wickets in Mirpur.
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Broad registered his 11th five-wicket haul
England pace bowler Stuart Broad gave Australia five more reasons to despise him even more as he recorded a magnificent five-wicket haul to leave the baggy greens reeling at the end of the first day of the first Ashes Test in Brisbane.
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Chatara’s heroics in the second innings snapped Zimbabwe’s 12-year winless streak
Zimbabwe’s last Test win came all the way back in 2001 against Bangladesh, but they managed to end their 12-year drought as they recorded a historic 24-run win over Pakistan to leave the Test series drawn at one game apiece.
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Samuels’ century was spoiled by Pakistan and the rain
The rain Gods must have been smiling down on Pakistan during the fourth ODI as they were able to secure an unassailable 2-1 series win over the West Indies, despite a valiant century by all-rounder Marlon Samuels.
Hopes wants every ODI to count for something
Former Australia all-rounder James Hopes has urged the International Cricket Council (ICC) to make ODI series count towards World Cup qualifications instead of having teams battle each other for absolutely nothing.
