Sarfraz Ahmed: “He tried his best and he’s still one of our best players”
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Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed firmly believes that opener Fakhar Zaman is “still one of our best players” despite his disappointing performance at the World Cup.
Faisal Iqbal: “Imam is going through a similar ordeal, as people look for opportunities to talk negatively about him”
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Pakistan batsman Faisal Iqbal admitted that he sympathizes with opener Imam-ul-Haq as he had to constantly defend himself for having a famous uncle.
Usman Khan: Mohammad Amir “has been bowling well in most matches. Hopefully, he’ll be able to get some wickets next match onwards”
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Usman Khan has defended fellow left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir following a disappointing run of form in his last few ODIs.
Sarfraz Ahmed: “The PCB did not ask anyone to send a weak team. We had asked West Indies to tour Pakistan”
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Pakistan recently whitewashed the West Indies 3-0 in a historic series in Karachi. But, despite a dominant performance in all three games, why was captain Sarfraz Ahmed forced to defend his team?
Sandeep finished with figures of 3-22 off his four overs
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Sandeep Sharma’s three-wicket haul and Axar Patel’s all-round performance saw the Kings XI Punjab defend a score of 138 and beat the Royal Challengers Bangalore by 19 runs.
It remains to be seen whether Russell will appeal against his ban
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West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell has been banned for a year by an independent anti-doping tribunal in Kingston, Jamaica.
Irfan breached the ICC’s Anti-Corruption Code
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Hong Kong batsman Irfan Ahmed has been charged and provisionally suspended by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for breaching their Anti-Corruption Code.
Elliott will be sidelined for four to six weeks
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New Zealand all-rounder Grant Elliott has been ruled out for at least a month after he broke his arm in the nets.
Bairstow exults after hitting the winning runs
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England hit the jackpot when they picked Jonathan Bairstow as a replacement for the injured Jos Buttler as he smashed an unbeaten 83 to lead his side to a three-wicket win via the Duckworth-Lewis method in the fifth and final ODI in Durham.
“The advantage that India will be having is that they will be spending more than two months in Australia prior to the World Cup”
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Former India batsman VVS Laxman has no doubt that the national team will be able to defend their title in next year’s World Cup.
