Salman Iqbal: “When we picked Amir in the first season, we were criticised. People were very angry with us. Many players, who played from Karachi Kings, said we will not play for this franchise. We will not enter the draft because we don’t want to go to Karachi Kings”
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Karachi Kings owner Salman Iqbal has revealed that many players didn’t want to play for the team when it first signed Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir.
Aamer Sohail: “During the beginning of his career, Shoaib Akhtar used to be known as controversial player, but I took his responsibility and saved him from many controversies”
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Former Pakistan captain Aamer Sohail has revealed that he “saved” legendary fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar “from many controversies”.
Umar Akmal: “Controversies are always there and I don’t want to think about it and want to move on”
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Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal has said that he doesn’t “want to think about” his past controversies and is determined to “move on”.
Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad: “Controversies are part of players’ lives but what we can do is to focus on our cricket and try and stay level-headed”
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Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad has brushed aside all his problems in the past, saying “controversies are part of players’ lives”.
Pakistan Cricket Board official on Danish Kaneria: “Inzamam-ul-Haq, Rashid Latif, Younis Khan, Muhammad Yousuf, all these guys captained Pakistan when Kaneria was playing. They should respond to what Akhtar and Kaneria are saying. Why should the board get involved?”
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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has refused to get involved in the controversy surrounding ex-players allegedly discriminating against former leg-spinner Danish Kaneria due to his religion.
Umar Akmal: “You can say that you will see a new Umar Akmal the next time my fans see me”
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Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal has boldly stated that he is a changed man and fans will see that the next time he plays for his country.
Aamir Sohail: “To me Umar Akmal needs to be concentrating on getting his career back on track and stay away from controversies”
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Former Pakistan captain Aamir Sohail has advised batsman Umar Akmal to focus on regaining his spot in the national team.
Sri Lanka pose with the trophy after winning the one-off Test match
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Asela Gunaratne and Niroshan Dickwella scored 80 not out and 81 respectively to help Sri Lanka clinch a record-breaking four-wicket win over Zimbabwe on the final day of the one-off Test in Colombo.
“It’s been 1 year now and I need my Money asap”
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Flamboyant West Indies opener Chris Gayle has claimed that he has still yet to be paid for playing for the Melbourne Renegades in the 2015/16 Big Bash League (BBL).
“You’ve just got to be prepared no matter what”
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Australia batsman Usman Khawaja is already doing his homework on what to expect in India when the Baggy Greens travel to the country for a four-Test series in February.
