Shahid Afridi: “I had my doubts about Babar’s ability to lead the team”
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Pakistan icon Shahid Afridi admitted he had doubts about Babar Azam’s ability to captain the national team.
Shoaib Akhtar: “I heard Sachin was the god. I said this is a god? Iss ki kheriyat nahi (he won’t get spared). He didn’t recognize me, and I didn’t recognize him. But I wanted to get him out on the first ball and that happened”
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Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has admitted that he had doubts about whether iconic India batsman Sachin Tendulkar was a “god” when he first laid eyes on him.
Naseem Shah: “I believe that if you are good enough, you are old enough”
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Pakistan fast bowler Naseem Shah has made it clear that even though people have doubts about whether he should be playing international cricket right now, all that matters is that he believes he is good enough.
Mahmudullah: “Initially it was a little bit tough obviously. My family was concerned about it but later they agreed on the matter”
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Bangladesh Twenty20 captain Mahmudullah has revealed that he initially had doubts about touring Pakistan since his family were concerned about him going there.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “There’s questions about Imam, he played one match here and made 150 before leaving for Australia”
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Pakistan head coach and chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq has admitted that he has “questions” about opening batsman Imam-ul-Haq.
Mickey Arthur: “Not sure about Iftikhar”
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Former Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur has admitted that he has some doubts about all-rounder Iftikhar Ahmed.
Intikhab Alam: “Mohammad Hasnain was also snubbed throughout despite tall claims made by the team management about him”
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Former Pakistan captain Intikhab Alam has questioned why pace bowler Mohammad Hasnain was in the World Cup squad if he didn’t play a single game.
Alastair Cook: “To be able to bat like that, you’ve got to be doing the right stuff mentally and still be on it”
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England opener Alastair Cook admitted that he had doubts about his future, but those fears were quelled after his unbeaten 244 against Australia in the recent Ashes series.
“I think the time is right to go”
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Angelo Mathews will no longer captain Sri Lanka in all three formats after he stepped down from the leadership role.
Jayasuriya will continue on as chairman of selectors until the end of 2017
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Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has confirmed that Sanath Jayasuriya will continue on as Sri Lanka’s chairman of selectors for another six months.
