Kamran Akmal: “Had Rizwan not scored a 50 and kept the scoreboard ticking, you would have lost by an innings. This is such a humiliating defeat that it will not be forgotten”
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Former cricketer Kamran Akmal believes wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan was the one saving grace for Pakistan in the first Test against Bangladesh as he saved them from losing by an innings.
Mohammad Yousuf: “I watched the press conference very carefully, in which Babar looked very worried, I heard that he was crying”
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Newly-appointed Pakistan Under-19 head coach Mohammad Yousuf revealed he heard former captain Babar Azam was crying after his side lost to Afghanistan in the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup.
Harsha Bhogle: “Babar Azam had a batting average of 50 or 55 but a strike-rate of 120. If you are playing with a strike rate of 110 or 115 in T20 cricket, the longer you bat, the more you are ensuring your team’s defeat”
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Renowned cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle believes that in the early part of Babar Azam’s T20 career, his poor strike-rate caused Pakistan to lose many matches.
Mickey Arthur: “I think when we look back in the tournament the thing that really haunts me is the defeat against the West Indies”
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Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur has admitted that the national team’s loss to the West Indies in their World Cup opener really “haunts” him.
Chandimal is on track to return for the second Test against India
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Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal is likely to be back for the second Test against India, but the same cannot be said about veteran spinner Rangana Herath.
Jadeja finished with figures of 3-71 off 24.5 overs
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India’s spin duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja took three wickets apiece to guide their side to a 304-run win over Sri Lanka on the fourth day of the first Test in Galle.
Cremer dismissed Tharanga and Chandimal
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Zimbabwe will head into the final day of the one-off Test in Colombo needing just seven wickets to defeat Sri Lanka.
“I think all we can do now is keep looking towards that World Cup and use this as a really good platform”
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Joe Root has backed England for World Cup glory in 2019 even though they were recently eliminated from the Champions Trophy, which is being played in their backyard.
Sarfraz exults after hitting the winning runs
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Pakistan’s hopes of reaching the Champions Trophy semi-finals seemed to be fading when they were reduced to 162/7, but captain Sarfraz Ahmed ensured that didn’t happen as he clubbed an unbeaten 61 help his side defeat Sri Lanka by three wickets.
“I am confident going into the match against them”
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Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed is backing his side to put up a better performance when they take on South Africa in their second Champions Trophy group stage match on Wednesday.
