Pakistan pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi: “I’m fit now. I bowled too much in the two Tests and the fatigue was immense. If we had the opportunity to win the series, I believe I would have played, because I love Test cricket and it is my priority”
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Pakistan pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi said he “bowled too much” in the first two Tests against Australia, which was why he missed the third Test in Sydney.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “All the bowlers seem fine at the moment. They bowled a decent amount of overs but not too much so I don’t think there are issues of fatigue at the moment”
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Pakistan head coach and chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq made it clear that none of the bowlers are fatigued, but stopped short of saying whether any changes will be made for the second Test against England.
Mohammad Amir: “I told Mickey this is my condition and you guys aren’t able to manage me properly so I will quit from one format”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir has revealed that the team management under former head coach Mickey Arthur were not “able to manage me properly”.
Mohammad Amir: “I felt my body was getting overloaded. I couldn’t manage. To prolong my career, I had to take the decision”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir has revealed that he retired from Test cricket because he “felt my body was getting overloaded”.
“There are still a lot of unknowns and doubts about it from my perspective, so I’ve decided to sit this one out”
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Australia opening batsman Chris Rogers has refused to play in Victoria’s day-night Sheffield Shield match against Tasmania due to fatigue and his discomfort with using a pink ball.
“A little bit of fatigue started to set in and fatigue sometimes plays with the mind.”
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West Indies head coach Ottis Gibson has announced that fatigue is becoming a factor as his side are on the brink of levelling the ongoing Test series against New Zealand 1-1.
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“As long as he’s bowling overs and he’s fit, we would love to have that extra bowler”
Australia head coach Darren Lehmann has revealed that all-rounder Shane Watson is likely to replace either Alex Doolan or Shaun Marsh, if he is fully fit prior to the start of the third Test against South Africa in Cape Town on March 1.
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Sutherland has assured all Australian fans that the rotation policy will cease to exist during the Ashes
Cricket Australia’s rotation policy has been controversial since day one as the board continues to search for ways to protect their pace bowlers from falling victim to career-threatening injuries, but Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland has looked to calm fears by stating that none of the baggy greens’ quick bowlers will be rotated during the upcoming Ashes series.
Lehmann would be the assistant coach in Warne’s dream team
Almost all people associate the word dream team with a star group of players that would be invincible against any opposition, but former Australia leg-spinner Shane Warne has taken the term to a whole new level after revealing his candidates for Cricket Australia’s dream team.
Dravid respects Dhoni for showing the heart and passion to carry on in spite of all the harsh criticism he has received
Legendary India batsman Rahul Dravid has advised skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni to step down as captain of the Twenty20 side and also as leader of his Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise, the Chennai Super Kings.
