Shahid Afridi: “Abrar Ahmed to come in for Shadab Khan”
Image taken by: Bimal Mirwani
Iconic Pakistan six-hitter Shahid Afridi wants mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed to take Shadab Khan’s spot in the team.
Image courtesy of: Zimbio
“The opinions that matter to me are the opinions of the players”
South Africa head coach Russell Domingo has lashed out at his critics following South Africa’s World Twenty20 campaign, which came to an end after they were beaten by India in the semi-finals.
Image courtesy of: Zimbio
Rohrer has garnered a reputation of being a Twenty20 specialist
Australia’s Ben Rohrer, Pakistan’s Ahmed Shehzad and South Africa’s Davy Jacobs have been announced as the replacements for Steve Smith, Shaun Marsh and Aaron Finch during the Caribbean Premier League (CPL).
Image courtesy of: ESPNcricinfo
Ganguly tops Lara’s list of the best Indian captains
There is a never-ending debate about which India captain was the most triumphant of all, but West Indies batting legend Brian Lara has attempted to put an end to all the arguments by stating that Sourav Ganguly was his favourite Indian skipper.
Both Hafeez and ul-Haq deny the altercation ever occurred
Pakistan ODI and Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq has dismissed reports of having a heated dispute with Twenty20 skipper Mohammad Hafeez during the national team’s recent tour of South Africa.
Vaughan sees nothing stopping England from beating Australia twice this year
Former England captain Michael Vaughan, who will forever be remembered for ending the country’s 18-year Ashes drought with a remarkable 2-1 victory over Australia in the 2005 Ashes series, believes that the baggy greens do not stand a chance in the back-to-back Ashes series this year as the England team are extremely strong in all departments and have shown that they are intent on keeping the urn.
Azharuddin feels that the Indian side have lost their drive and passion for the game
Former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin believes that the national team have lost all sense of direction and called on skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni to inject some energy into his side and wake them up.
Watson will have to stay healthy if he is to fill Ponting’s spot on the Test roster
With former Australia captain Ricky Ponting having bid the game he grew up playing farewell, Cricket Australia and the national selectors have been left with the tough task of finding a suitable candidate to fill the veteran’s spot on the national team, and as of right now, all-rounder Shane Watson has emerged as the frontrunner.
