Julien Fountain: “Azam Khan has put on a lot of weight since I last met him a couple of years ago. He seems to be carrying a lot of weight”
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Former Pakistan fielding coach Julien Fountain admitted he is surprised that wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan has “put on a lot of weight since I last met him a couple of years ago”.
Alex Hales: “He’s absolutely brilliant. His form [in] the last couple of years has been really good”
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England power-hitter Alex Hales acknowledged that Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan has been in good form over the past couple of years.
Mohammad Yousuf: “Rizwan has also done really well during the last couple of years”
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Pakistan great Mohammad Yousuf said wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan has “done really well” over the last couple of years.
Ranatunga is worried about the declining interest in Test cricket
Former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga has announced that Test cricket is in danger of becoming the format of the past if players like India batsman Sachin Tendulkar decide to retire.
Kohli has captained Bangalore on 10 previous occasions
With India batsman Virat Kohli poised to take over the national team captaincy within the next couple of years, he has been given a chance to show what he can do when given the reigns after his Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise, the Royal Challengers Bangalore, promoted him as skipper since New Zealand spinner Daniel Vettori is still recovering from an Achilles injury.
Day-night Test matches are set to be the future of the longer format
The idea of day-night Test matches has been floating around for nearly a couple of years now, and recently the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced that they would be giving member nations the green light to host day-night Tests.
