Mohammad Wasim: “Yasir Shah is suffering from left knee injury and requires another six weeks to fully recover. His absence has opened a door for Zahid Mahmood, who will have a stronger case in the Test squad as compared to the T20I side”
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Pakistan chief selector Mohammad Wasim said the door is now open for spinner Zahid Mahmood to secure a spot for himself in the Test team.
“I think Rubel narrowly escaped serious injury because it could have been severe had it hit the eye”
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Bangladesh pace bowler Rubel Hossain underwent surgery after colliding with a door and breaking his jaw.
“The Afghanistan team has undergone a tremendous rise in the last few years”
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Veteran all-rounder Mohammad Nabi believes that Afghanistan have proved that they deserve to be bestowed with the honour of Test status.
Akmal last played international cricket in April 2014
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After knocking on the national selectors’ door for the last couple of months with a string of strong performances in domestic cricket, Kamran Akmal has finally regained his spot in Pakistan’s ODI and Twenty20 squads for the upcoming tour of the West Indies.
“We expect him in the not-too-distant future to get his chance in Test cricket”
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Australia head coach Darren Lehmann has revealed that all-rounder Travis Head is set to be called up to the Test squad in the near future.
Playing Test cricket would be a dream come true for Lynn
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It is safe to say that Lynnsanity has been one of the biggest topics in the cricketing world as of late given Chris Lynn’s incredible performances in the ongoing Big Bash League (BBL).
“Had I gone to India it would have all been T20 and whacking the ball rather than technique and building and compiling innings”
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England opening batsman Alex Hales has announced that he is “almost glad that the door shut on me in the IPL” since it has helped him earn his maiden call-up to England’s ODI squad.
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India last toured New Zealand in February to April 2009
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have announced that the national team’s tour of New Zealand will now begin in mid-January, two to three weeks earlier than their initial plan of holding the series in early February.
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Rambukwella mistook the cabin door for the toilet
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) are currently investigating an incident where one of their A-team players, Ramith Rambukwella, tried to open an aeroplane’s cabin doors while the flight was 35,000 feet in the air after mistaking it for the toilet.
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Pakistan and Ireland played two ODIs in May
Cricket Ireland chief executive Warren Deutrom has announced that the national team would highly consider being the first international side since Sri Lanka in March 2009 to tour Pakistan if security protocols were up to standards.
