Pakistan batsman Babar Azam: “My cover drive is my strength; playing this shot boosts my confidence. I have worked hard for the cover drive, and now I am considered an expert to some extent”
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Pakistan limited overs captain Babar Azam said his cover drive is his strength as his confidence surges whenever he plays the shot.
Tom Moody: “He is a good chaser as well like Virat Kohli has proven to be over many many years”
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Tom Moody, the former Australia batsman, admitted that Pakistan captain Babar Azam reminds him a lot of India batting ace Virat Kohli as both of them are experts at run chases.
Saqlain Mushtaq: “Ganguly also had an expertise against the off-spinners. He used to cut, inside-out, sweep against off-spinners. He would charge the bowler whenever he wanted. Dada was intelligent, brave and played good on the turning tracks”
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Former Pakistan spinner Saqlain Mushtaq heaped praise on ex-India captain Sourav Ganguly, saying he was an “intelligent” and “brave” player.
Utseya has 21 days to get his action tested
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Zimbabwe off-spinner Prosper Utseya has been reported for a suspicious bowling action following the third ODI against South Africa on August 21 in Bulawayo.
Senanayake was found to be flexing his elbow up to 43 degrees
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Sri Lanka spinner Sachithra Senanayake has returned home after completing a 10-day remedial course to fix his bowling action, which was deemed illegal last month.
“There is a six-month period within which to remedy Senanayake’s bowling action and we are making the maximum use of it”
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Sri Lanka spinner Sachithra Senanayake has left for Perth to rectify his bowling action, which was found to be illegal last month.
“He has been on top of his game and it is always frustrating when you get injury of that magnitude when the team needs you most”
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India left-arm pace bowler Zaheer Khan has announced that he is hoping fellow seamer Ishant Sharma can continue to have an impact in the ongoing Test series against England.
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“I’m more ambitious than that and I want to play Test cricket”
England wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler has announced that he wants to branch out into Test cricket as he is “concerned about being pigeon-holed as a one-day player”.
Clarke will no longer be able to turn to Ponting or Hussey during a time of crisis
2012 has definitely been a year to remember for Australia captain Michael Clarke, who not only broke the country’s record for the most Test runs scored in a calender year, but also became the first Test cricketer to score four double centuries in a season as well, however, the big question on everyone’s mind is how much of a toll has all his hard work has taken on his mind and body.
