Mike Hesson: “He’s won a couple of games even in the BPL and in recent times, going out and playing that finisher role, which is such a difficult role to fill. And it’s also a role where your success rate is often lower”
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Islamabad United head coach Mike Hesson has noticed an improvement in Pakistan batsman Haider Ali even though he is playing the role of a finisher, “which is such a difficult role to fill”.
Mickey Arthur: “He certainly gives you that Saim Ayub type effect. He hits the ball in different areas and he’s a little bit manic at the crease, but he has the ability to get you off to a really good start. That could be an option”
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Former Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur believes Usman Khan could open the batting as he “gives you that Saim Ayub-type effect”.
Rashid Latif: “Usman Khan is kept as a wicketkeeper, otherwise, he wouldn’t have even made it in the team. He has not shown impressive performances”
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Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif believes batsman Usman Khan wouldn’t have made the 2025 Champions Trophy team if wasn’t a wicketkeeper as well.
Mike Hesson: “I am certain that Haider Ali will play more for Pakistan in the coming years”
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Islamabad United head coach Mike Hesson is confident that power-hitter Haider Ali “will play more for Pakistan in the coming years”.
Ahmed Shehzad: “Usman Khan and Faheem Ashraf make their way back in the team from a T20 tournament happening in Bangladesh, without playing any ODI cricket in recent past for the country. Are you guys for real?”
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Veteran Pakistan cricketer Ahmed Shehzad has lashed out at the selectors for picking batsman Usman Khan and all-rounder Faheem Ashraf for the 2025 Champions Trophy.
“I think they have not only cheated with the BCB but also with the general spectators that came to the stadium”
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The owner of the Dhaka Gladiators, Salim Chowdhury, has filed a case against the top officials of the International Cricket Council (ICC), the Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) and the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB).
“The tribunal holds that this deliberate choice made by ACSU is unfortunate and wrong”
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The Bangladesh Premier League’s (BPL) anti-corruption tribunal has announced that they are disgusted with the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Anti-Corruption and Security Unit’s (ACSU) decision to let a match that was thought to be fixed go ahead.
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“Mr Sameer Chowdhury made numerous assurances that the money will be paid ‘tomorrow’ or ‘next week'”
Several players who represented the Chittagong Kings in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) have once again complained that they have yet to be paid.
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Bopara was allegedly seven days away from being suspended
England all-rounder Ravi Bopara was allegedly investigated by the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) for having played a role in the recent Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) match-fixing scandal, according to a report in The Times.
Jones is willing to work as a part-time batting coach
Former Australia batsman Dean Jones has announced that he is interested in becoming a part-time batting coach for the Pakistan national team, despite the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) searching for a full-time candidate.
