Mohammad Yousuf: “Coaches at the NHPC are also working with Mohammad Abbas. Surely these cricketers will be able to perform proficiently in the upcoming matches”
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Legendary Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf is confident that pace bowler Mohammad Abbas will be back taking wickets again.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam: “Feels proud to be compared with them and this gives me the confidence to do well for my country”
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam has admitted that he feels proud to be compared to his India and New Zealand counterparts Virat Kohli and Kane Williamson.
Shaheen Shah Afridi: “Babar Azam is Babar Azam”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi said captain Babar Azam can’t be compared to anyone.
Ahmed Shehzad: “Of course, there is pressure due to comparisons. We tend to compare two players without focusing on their respective backgrounds. For any player to succeed, it requires the backing of the coach, captain and cricket board”
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Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad has claimed that constantly being compared to India captain Virat Kohli and not having the backing of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), coaching staff and captain is the reason why he has been in and out of the national team.
Umar Akmal: “I am compared to Virat (Kohli), masha’Allah he is a big player. Can you tell me was he ever made to bat at number six?”
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Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal seems to have hinted that batting at number six is stopping him from becoming as good as India captain Virat Kohli.
“I’m not trying to live up to anyone else’s reputation or anything like that”
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England all-rounder Ben Stokes has said that while “it’s always nice getting compared” to Andrew Flintoff, he is not trying to “be anyone else except myself”.
“He is becoming the new Jacques Kallis the way he is batting”
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South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has compared Vernon Philander to legendary all-rounder Jacques Kallis following his superb performance in the second Test against England.
Malinga was given a “1 Year suspension, suspended by six months”
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Sri Lanka seamer Lasith Malinga received a “1 Year suspension, suspended by six months” and will be fined 50 per cent of his match fee in his next ODI appearance after Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) found him guilty of breaching his contract.
Malinga breached the terms of his contract on two occasions after the Champions Trophy
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Sri Lanka pace bowler Lasith Malinga will face a disciplinary inquiry for breaching the terms of his contract on two occasions after the Champions Trophy.
“I’m not even aware of it”
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Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary has described reports of a simmering dispute between the national team and head coach Anil Kumble as a “realm of imagination”.
