Former Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Najam Sethi: “That’s why top coaches are rarely top ex-stars with big egos”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Najam Sethi has seemingly taken a shot at the national team’s coaching staff.
Aamer Sohail: “What we do need to do is to tell Sharjeel what is expected of him which is not simply to try and hit every ball out of the park. He needs to put his ego away and think about what the team requires of him”
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Former Pakistan captain Aamer Sohail believes that opening batsman Sharjeel Khan “needs to put his ego away”.
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“I always loved bowling against him”
While many pundits and former players have expressed their anger and frustration towards the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for terminating batsman Kevin Pietersen’s central contract, Australia pace bowler Peter Siddle has admitted that he is “pretty glad” the South African-born batsman is not around any more.
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“He’s a box office player and [it’s] a box office occasion to go to your 100th Test”
Tributes have been pouring in for England batsman Kevin Pietersen ahead of his 100th Test match, which will come against Australia in the first Ashes Test at the Gabba in Brisbane.
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“If Australia play well and he continues to captain the way he does, I think England are going to lose the series”
Former Australia spin king Shane Warne has taken a jab at Alastair Cook just weeks before the start of the Ashes series, stating that the England captain “can be negative, boring, not very imaginative”.
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“I don’t follow cricket now and my focus is not on the sport anymore”
Former Pakistan captain Mohammad Yousuf has launched a verbal assault against legendary pace bowler Waqar Younis as he blames him for causing “a lot of damage to our cricket”.
Warner is hoping the South African pace trio will showcase their best during the first Test
It was inevitable that the mind games would begin before the first Test between Australia and South Africa and opening batsman David Warner started the ceremonies by issuing a challenge to the Proteas’ pace trio of Dale Steyn, Vernon Philander and Morne Morkel.
Warne believes England have made a grave mistake in letting Pietersen retire from limited overs cricket
Legendary Australian spinner Shane Warne has voiced his anger towards the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), stating that they are the real culprits behind the retirement of England batsman Kevin Pietersen.
