Sarfaraz Ahmed: “I played [the] World Cup and captained my team in all three formats for quite a few years, which drained me mentally”
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Sarfaraz Ahmed has openly admitted that captaining Pakistan in all three formats for a few years “drained me mentally”.
Shoaib Akhtar: “Doctors used to drain blood out of my knees before and after every match”
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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar has revealed during his international debut in 1997, he was told by doctors that he would only be able to play for two years due to the immense pain he had in his right knee.
Williams will be out of action for two weeks
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Zimbabwe all-rounder Sean Williams will miss the upcoming limited overs series against Afghanistan due to bursitis in the groin.
“It definitely has crossed my mind, especially with the guys retiring”
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Australia left-arm pace bowler Mitchell Johnson has revealed that he nearly joined Michael Clarke, Chris Rogers, Shane Watson, Brad Haddin and Ryan Harris into retirement following a gruelling Ashes series against England.
Haddin is likely to retire after the 2015 Ashes series
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Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Brad Haddin has revealed that he may retire from international cricket after the 2015 Ashes series against England.
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“Hopefully we can keep winning because last year there wasn’t a lot to cheer about”
Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has announced that the baggy greens will be looking to whitewash England in both the ongoing ODI series and the Twenty20 series that follows.
Greig is one of the most entertaining commentators cricket has seen in a long time
Former England captain Tony Greig has been diagnosed with lung cancer and is scheduled to undergo a biopsy later this week to understand what stage the cancer is at, while also determining what the best course of action would be.
Whatmore reckons that the heat will take its toll on the Australians throughout the series
Pakistan coach Dav Whatmore believes the United Arab Emirates late night heat will greatly challenge the Australian players since they have no real experience playing in these kind of conditions.
Rixon believes Wade’s performance with the bat or gloves may suffer if he does not get adequate rest
There have been mounting concerns within the Australian camp about wicketkeeper batsman Matthew Wade’s ability to open the batting after having stood behind the stumps for 50 overs.
