Saqlain Mushtaq: “Ganguly also had an expertise against the off-spinners. He used to cut, inside-out, sweep against off-spinners. He would charge the bowler whenever he wanted. Dada was intelligent, brave and played good on the turning tracks”
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Former Pakistan spinner Saqlain Mushtaq heaped praise on ex-India captain Sourav Ganguly, saying he was an “intelligent” and “brave” player.
Shoaib Akhtar: “I would initially get into Virat Kohli’s head. I would tell him that there’s no way he can cut or pull me off my bowling”
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Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has revealed that he would play a lot of mind games with Virat Kohli if he were bowling to the India captain.
The Pakistan Cricket Board is set to cut the number of centrally contracted players from 33 to between 15 and 17
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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to cut the number of centrally contracted players by a significant amount, but increase the salaries of those who get a new contract, according to sources.
“He’s got a great character and he was a big part of our dressing room”
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England captain Joe Root and all-rounder Ben Stokes are confident that opening batsman Keaton Jennings will be back in the Test squad sooner rather than later.
“Colin made a breakthrough last summer and is rated well in all three formats”
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All-rounder Colin de Grandhomme, opener Jeet Raval and batsman Neil Broom have all been included in New Zealand’s list of centrally contracted players for the 2017/18 season.
“He will now undertake a period of rest from bowling”
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Australia left-arm seamer Mitchell Starc will play no part in the national team’s upcoming tour of Bangladesh as he has not fully recovered from a stress fracture in his foot.
“His outstanding efforts with the bat could not be ignored any longer”
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Roston Chase has been drafted into the West Indies’ squad for their upcoming three-match ODI series against Afghanistan.
“It was the first thing that crossed my mind – possibly not being able to represent Australia in this Champions Trophy”
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Australia batsman Chris Lynn has revealed that he had doubts about whether he would be able to participate in the Champions Trophy after injuring his shoulder during the Indian Premier League (IPL).
“The early diagnosis for my injury was quite bad and I thought that could have been it”
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Australia pace bowler John Hastings has admitted that he thought his international career was done and dusted when he injured his right knee during a Sheffield Shield match in December.
“If we can execute our plans we will be very tough to beat by even the best in the world”
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Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal has pointed out that people shouldn’t see his side as underdogs going into the Champions Trophy.
