Sohaib Maqsood on Pakistan opener Imam-ul-Haq: “He got a little advantage of being [the] nephew of Inzamam-Ul-Haq and friend of Babar Azam in the past. Now that seems to be [a] disadvantage for his selection these days”
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Pakistan batsman Sohaib Maqsood believes opener Imam-ul-Haq is not being selected right now because he is the nephew of legendary captain Inzamam-ul-Haq and friend of batsman Babar Azam.
Pakistan seamer Muhammad Musa: “I don’t have any difficulties due to my short height and I have never really thought about this. I believe in my hard work and want to continue doing well for my team”
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Pakistan pace bowler Muhammad Musa has insisted that he doesn’t “have any difficulties due to my short height”.
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“After the World Cup, the rules will be reviewed by the (ICC) Cricket Committee again”
International Cricket Council (ICC) CEO David Richardson has announced that the game’s rules will not change until they are reviewed after the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
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“Young boys, when they are eight or ten, will not pick up the ball, they will pick up the bat”
Former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga has announced that the new ODI rules will lead to a decline in the number of bowlers since they are at a massive disadvantage compared to the batsmen.
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“Now as a bowler, you’ve got to think a step ahead of the batsman”
Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews has become the latest player to criticise the newly enforced ODI rules, stating that “bowlers might retire very soon” since they are at a major disadvantage in comparison to batsmen.
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“It’s important to have a good start, get used to the conditions and adapt as quickly as possible and attack them in areas where they are not strong”
South Africa ODI captain AB de Villiers has announced that “it’s important to have a good start” in the upcoming limited overs series against Pakistan after the two-Test series ended as a 1-1 draw.
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“I would love to see the graph going on an upward curve in this Test”
After losing the first Test to Pakistan by seven wickets, South Africa captain Graeme Smith has called on his team to “maintain” a certain “standard” throughout the second Test in Dubai, which gets underway tomorrow.
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“We are very interested in the concept”
New Zealand Cricket (NZC) have announced that they are “very excited” about the prospect of a day-night Test match taking place during the national team’s tour of Australia towards the end of 2015.
Akram believes this series will come down to the wire
Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Wasim Akram is confident that his former team-mate and current England spin bowling coach Mushtaq Ahmed will be a reliable source for the national team to find out about the conditions in India.
De Winter wants to see Australia’s pace attack fit and healthy all year round
Australia bowling coach Ali de Winter has announced that the national team’s pace bowling attack must be given adequate rest before the start of their Ashes campaign next year.
