Shahid Afridi on Salman Ali Agha: “Now, in T20s, you’ve made a captain whose strike-rate is only [80]. How can you make someone with a [80] strike-rate a captain? What kind of example does that set for others on how fast they should play”
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Legendary Pakistan big-hitter Shahid Afridi has questioned how Salman Ali Agha can be T20I captain when he had a strike-rate of 80 in the 2025 Asia Cup.
Umar Amin: “I’ve played a lot of cricket with Fawad Bhai, and he’s an example in front of me because he made a comeback after a long time. He also had consistent performances. So, I am very hopeful based on my good performances”
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Pakistan batsman Umar Amin said there is nothing stopping him from making an international comeback if veteran cricketer Fawad Alam was able to do it.
Imran Nazir: “Pakistan has invested a lot in Amir. Amir needs to be patient and prove himself on the ground. Hasan Ali also went back into domestic [cricket], performed and made a comeback. You can’t just get disheartened and leave cricket”
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Former Pakistan batsman Imran Nazir has urged left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir to follow Hasan Ali’s example in order to make his comeback.
Iqbal Qasim: “He will wear out if his workload isn’t controlled. He has been playing all three formats, T20 leagues, domestic cricket. The rotation policy of the bowlers should be viewed by the selectors and pick them when needed”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Iqbal Qasim has admitted he is worried that left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi will burn out if his workload is not managed carefully going forward.
Wahab Riaz: “Central contract is not my priority. Playing for the country is and will always be”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Wahab Riaz is not angry at the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) over his central contract snub, insisting that it is “not my priority”.
Pollard hammered five boundaries and six sixes during his unbeaten knock of 83
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Barbados Tridents captain Kieron Pollard led by example as he smashed a 35-ball 83 to lead his side to a 21-run win over the St Lucia Stars via the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method.
Gayle clubbed four boundaries and two sixes during his unbeaten knock of 66
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St Kitts and Nevis Patriots captain Chris Gayle led by example as he struck an unbeaten 66 to lead his side to a nail-biting four-run win over the Guyana Amazon Warriors in Lauderhill, Florida.
“It’s always important to start well and get the monkey off your back in terms of a big score early in your captaincy career”
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Alastair Cook has admitted that he was blown away by the impact Joe Root had in his first Test as captain.
Kohli celebrates after scoring his 28th ODI hundred
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India captain Virat Kohli led by example as he clubbed an unbeaten 111 to not only guide his side to a comfortable eight-wicket win over the West Indies in the fifth ODI in Jamaica, but also hand them a 3-1 series win.
“Everything will depend on how much I can continue contributing to the team as a senior player”
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Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik has insisted that he has no intentions of announcing his retirement from international cricket in the foreseeable future.
