Shoaib Akhtar: “It’s unfortunate that the news (about hitting Asif with the bat) was leaked. Afridi confessed he didn’t say it. Maybe if I was there, we could have won the World Cup. Maybe. But Allah didn’t want this to happen”
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Ex-Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar admitted that it was “unfortunate that the news” about him hitting fellow seamer Mohammad Asif with a bat was leaked.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “We will try to make sure that he gets two weeks before the T20s so that he gets time to prepare before the T20s”
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Pakistan head coach and chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq has revealed that the aim is to have all-rounder Shoaib Malik in England two weeks before the T20 series starts on August 28.
Pakistan batsman Fawad Alam: “Of course I am missing my family, such as parents and siblings, wife and kids, but when it comes to national duty then we have to put that in front and make a lot of sacrifices”
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Pakistan batsman Fawad Alam, who is preparing for the upcoming series against England with the rest of the national team, has admitted that he misses his family.
Fawad Alam: “Given the SOPs (standard operating procedures), we are gelling really well together by involving ourselves in activities such as playing FIFA, carrom etc”
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Veteran batsman Fawad Alam has said that the Pakistan team is gelling well in England by playing carrom and the highly popular football video game FIFA.
Sarfraz Nawaz: “Wasim Akram’s family was part of a gambling mafia”
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Former Pakistan fast bowler Sarfraz Nawaz has shockingly claimed that legendary left-arm seamer Wasim Akram’s family “was part of a gambling mafia”.
Grant Elliott: “I do think it’s something that I will be quite keen on in the future”
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Former New Zealand all-rounder has revealed that he would be interested in coaching the Lahore Qalandars or any other team in the future.
Mushfiqur Rahim: “The security situation in Pakistan has improved recently but I would like to give it another two or three years. I will gain confidence if I get to see more teams travelling there”
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Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim has revealed that he won’t tour Pakistan for another two to three years as he wants the security situation to further improve.
Waqar Younis: “We all welcomed him like a brother, like a son, he was part of our family. I never saw any player or official treating him differently”
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Pakistan bowling coach Waqar Younis has said that former leg-spinner Danish Kaneria was “part of our family” when he played for the national team.
Wahab Riaz: “After he died, I had to take responsibility and deal with everything”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Wahab Riaz has revealed that cricket no longer became a priority for him after his father died in February 2017.
Azhar Ali: “Playing in front of your own fans, your countrymen is what every sportsperson yearns and dreams of”
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Pakistan batsman Azhar Ali has admitted it is heartbreaking to not be able to play international cricket in Pakistan.
