Shoaib Akhtar: “What a master innings by Fakhar Zaman. Treat to watch”
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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar praised opener Fakhar Zaman for his “master innings” in the second ODI against South Africa.
Eoin Morgan: “We didn’t deserve to win the game, we didn’t play well enough”
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England captain Eoin Morgan has admitted that his side deserved to lose their World Cup match against Pakistan on Monday.
“I was thinking I would get a couple of more opportunities to perform”
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Former India batsman Virender Sehwag has admitted that the way in which he was dropped from the national team in 2013 made him feel “hurt”.
“He is probably very good friends with them but I didn’t expect an outburst like that”
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West Indies chief selector Clive Lloyd has slammed opening batsman Chris Gayle for criticising the national selectors after all-rounders Kieron Pollard and Dwayne Bravo were not included in the World Cup squad.
“The more cricket I’ve played the more patient I’ve become”
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New Zealand pace bowler Tim Southee has announced that he has learnt a lot of lessons the hard way throughout his Test career.
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Lehmann guided Australia to their first Ashes victory in five years
A number of past and current cricketers have paid tribute to Australia head coach Darren Lehmann for helping the baggy greens retain the Ashes for the first time after five long years.
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“There was a lot of other stuff going on and James Anderson was in the thick of it and a culprit for it all happening”
Australia pace bowler Peter Siddle has announced that England seamer James Anderson deserved being told that he was about to get a “broken f***ing arm” as he was constantly sledging Australian players throughout the first Ashes Test in Brisbane.
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“It’s the first Test of the summer, it’s always big”
Australia vice-captain and wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has announced that he is looking forward to the second round of the Ashes against arch-rivals England, which gets underway on November 21 in Brisbane.
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“You watch him in the nets and as he admits, he’s not the prettiest looking batter at times and you think ‘how can this bloke score runs?’ but get him out in the middle of the contest and George finds a way”
Australia batting coach Michael di Venuto has announced that Twenty20 captain George Bailey may not be the “prettiest” batsman when it comes to Test cricket, but he gets the job done.
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“I’ve said what I had to say on that issue”
Australia captain Michael Clarke has announced that if his predecessor, Ricky Ponting, has any problems with him, then all he has to do is pick up the phone since he “has my number”.
