Shoaib Akhtar: “I honestly feel for Babar Azam. Okay, he couldn’t evolve his game in eight years, which is something I have an issue with. You need to evolve, times have changed, so why hasn’t he?”
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Iconic Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar has questioned why batsman Babar Azam hasn’t evolved his game in eight years.
Mubarak’s last Test match for Sri Lanka came against England in December 2007
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Sri Lanka batsman Jehan Mubarak is likely to make his Test comeback after almost eight years as he was included in the national team for the upcoming three-Test series against Pakistan.
“The ICC and BCB jointly appealed against the suspension reduction of Mohammad Ashraful to the Court of Arbitration for Sports”
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The International Cricket Council (ICC) and Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have announced that they will be appealing against Mohammad Ashraful’s ban reduction.
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“I’m very happy, now I can play [sooner]”
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have decided to reduce former captain Mohammad Ashraful’s ban from eight years to five.
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“By playing India we will be getting $300 million from just four series in [the] next eight-year cycle”
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Najam Sethi has revealed that the country stands to make US$450 million over the next eight years.
“In my mind I have been thinking about the ODIs and hopefully we can make amends”
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South Africa batsman Hashim Amla has announced that he will focus on the ODI series before worrying about his first Test series as captain during the Proteas’ upcoming tour of Sri Lanka.
“He will not be able to take part in any authorised cricketing activities anywhere in the world”
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Disgraced Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful has been banned for eight years by the Bangladesh Premier League’s (BPL) anti-corruption tribunal after admitting to being involved in match-fixing during the 2013 edition of the tournament.
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Rahim never once suspected Ashraful of being involved in spot-fixing
Spot-fixing seems to be the talk of the cricketing community nowadays and Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim has finally broken his silence after veteran batsman Mohammad Ashraful admitted to taking part in corrupt activities.
Gavaskar feels that Dhoni needs some time off to “reflect on his game”
Former India batsman Sunil Gavaskar has announced that relieving captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni of his post as skipper will hugely benefit himself and the national team as well.
