Shahid Afridi admits to pitch tampering, says former Pakistan captain encouraged him to do it

Shahid Afridi admitted to pitch tampering during a Test match against England in 2005 and said former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik encouraged him to do it

Shahid Afridi: “I told Malik (Shoaib Malik). ‘Mera dil chaah raha hai main idhar patch bana du. Ball toh turn ho! (I want to create a patch on this pitch so badly. I want the ball to turn!)”

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Legendary Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi admitted that he was guilty of pitch tampering during a Test match against England in Faisalabad in 2005.

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Superior 360-degree player than Pakistan captain Babar Azam, Ricky Ponting on dynamic power-hitter with a much better strike-rate

Ricky Ponting said Jos Buttler is a superior 360-degree player than Pakistan captain Babar Azam

Ricky Ponting: “You look at their strike-rates though and there is no comparison there, Buttler is much more dynamic, sort of a more 360-degree player than Babar is”

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Australia legend Ricky Ponting said England wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler is more of a “360-degree player” than Pakistan captain Babar Azam.

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Pakistan head coach Saqlain Mushtaq sees big success coming for bowler who troubled Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Agha Salman and Faheem Ashraf

Pakistan head coach Saqlain Mushtaq sees big success coming for England spinner Rehan Ahmed as he troubled Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Agha Salman and Faheem Ashraf

Saqlain Mushtaq: “I think he bowled some good deliveries to Babar, Agha, Faheem. He got the wicket of Saud, so there is talent him. I hope he gets all the success”

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Pakistan head coach Saqlain Mushtaq admitted that England spinner Rehan Ahmed troubled Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Agha Salman and Faheem Ashraf with “some good deliveries” in the three-Test series in December 2022.

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Ben Stokes in awe of Pakistan bowler’s accuracy, applauds him for maintaining such discipline

England Test captain Ben Stokes was in awe of Pakistan spinner Abrar Ahmed's accuracy and applauded him for maintaining such discipline

Ben Stokes: “We are picking him but then there is a difference between picking him and playing him off the wicket. One thing you’ve got to give him credit for is the accuracy which he had”

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England Test captain Ben Stokes admitted he was in awe of Pakistan spinner Abrar Ahmed’s accuracy when bowling.

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He’s a tough customer, Pakistan opener Imam-ul-Haq admits England pace maestro makes life difficult with the Dukes or Kookaburra ball

Pakistan opening batsman Imam-ul-Haq said England fast bowler James Anderson is a tough customer as he makes life difficult with the Dukes or Kookaburra ball

Imam-ul-Haq: “I think as far as facing James Anderson is concerned, whether you are facing Dukes ball or a Kookaburra, it is tough”

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Pakistan opening batsman Imam-ul-Haq admitted that it is tough to face masterful England pace bowler James Anderson when he is bowling with the Dukes or Kookaburra ball.

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