Should have given him 6 weeks, Shoaib Akhtar blasts PCB for rash decision against Pakistan player

Shoaib Akhtar said the PCB should have given Babar Azam 6 more weeks as Pakistan captain

Shoaib Akhtar: “They should have given him (Azam) 1.5 months without saying a word, but the board didn’t do that. We are experts in removing someone from their position and this is how the entire management of Pakistan works, just remove and banish”

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Pakistan pace icon Shoaib Akhtar believes the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) should have let Babar Azam continue as captain for six weeks before announcing his replacements.

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Hafeez found to be flexing elbow up to 31 degrees, says ICC report

"Between the upper-arm-horizontal and ball release, the bowler extended his elbow well over 15 degrees during all deliveries"

“Between the upper-arm-horizontal and ball release, the bowler extended his elbow well over 15 degrees during all deliveries”

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According to an International Cricket Council (ICC) report, Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez was found to be flexing his elbow up to 31 degrees during his test at Loughborough University.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL EXCLUSIVE: Ian Pont reveals the secrets of becoming a pace legend and the art of reverse swing

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“You have to have a passion for pace, to want to bowl fast in the first place”

Ian Pont is known throughout the cricketing world as one of the most prominent and accomplished fast bowling coaches and he recently spoke to me about the secrets behind becoming a pace legend, the art of reverse swing and his new coaching clinic, the Ultimate Pace Foundation.

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