Mushtaq Ahmed: “Leg-spin is a difficult art and you can’t be effective if your confidence is down”
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Mushtaq Ahmed said Pakistan spinner Shadab Khan cannot be effective with the ball if his confidence is down.
Shoaib Akhtar: “He is also right when he says that Amir’s pace has gone down. There is nothing wrong with that assessment”
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Pakistan legend Shoaib Akhtar agreed with head coach Misbah-ul-Haq that left-arm fast bowler Mohammad Amir’s pace has dropped.
Pakistan batsman Usman Salahuddin: “I also think that four-day matches should only be played at Test venues as that will better prepare the players for Test cricket”
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Pakistan batsman Usman Salahuddin believes that four-day matches should only be held at Test venues as it will help prepare players for Test cricket.
Saqlain Mushtaq: “I had undergone surgery on both knees and was bedridden for 36-37 weeks. I was both down and depressed”
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Legendary Pakistan off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq has revealed that he became “down and depressed” after being bedridden for around nine months after undergoing surgery on both his knees.
“I am thrilled to get the opportunity to work with this young group of players”
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Former Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Brad Haddin has succeeded Greg Blewett as the national team’s fielding coach.
“I’ve got to be more cautious and have more smarts about how I go about things”
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Australia batsman Chris Lynn has admitted that if he were to injure his shoulder again, it could bring the curtain down on his cricketing career.
“My career’s nearly finished. So I am just enjoying the moment”
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South Africa pace bowler Morne Morkel has revealed that he could consider only playing one format as his international career is coming to a close.
Vaas “will guide the pace attack for the India tour of Sri Lanka”
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Legendary Sri Lanka pace bowler Chaminda Vaas has been appointed as the bowling coach of the national team, albeit on a temporary basis.
Ballance (right) could recover in time for the fourth Test
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England batsman Gary Ballance will miss the third Test against South Africa after fracturing his left index finger.
“Having been down the full-on Full Member road before with New Zealand Cricket, it is not my desire to do so again”
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John Bracewell has announced that he will be stepping down as Ireland’s head coach once his contract expires in December.
