Sohail Tanvir: “The way he is going, [he] will be on top in all three formats InshaAllah”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Sohail Tanvir is confident that limited overs captain Babar Azam will achieve the incredibly difficult feat of being the top-ranked batsman in all three formats.
“It’s an honour to captain Pakistan in all three formats”
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Sarfraz Ahmed will officially lead Pakistan in all three formats after being handed the Test captaincy.
Malinga is the second Sri Lankan player to be diagnosed with viral influenza after Lakshan Sandakan
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Sri Lanka pace bowler Lasith Malinga has been ruled out of the second ODI against Zimbabwe on Sunday due to an illness.
“It’s going to take a big team effort to knock over India”
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South Africa seamer Morne Morkel has admitted that his side have to limit India captain Virat Kohli’s impact in their Champions Trophy clash on Sunday.
“He’s performed so consistently, and is undoubtedly now the best short form spinner in the world”
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Former South Africa captain Graeme Smith has lauded Imran Tahir, branding him as the “best short form spinner in the world”.
Tahir was named Man of the Match for his figures of 4-27 off 8.3 overs
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South Africa opened their Champions Trophy account with a convincing 96-run win over Sri Lanka courtesy of opener Hashim Amla’s record-breaking century and spinner Imran Tahir’s superb four-for.
“Speaking to some of the Aussie players I said ‘you might lick your lips at some of the bowling because Anderson and Broad can’t play five Test matches'”
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Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen believes that Australia will be “licking their lips” if the pace duo of James Anderson and Stuart Broad are unable to stay fit throughout the upcoming Ashes series later this year.
“I bring in something new to the table and give something new to the team”
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Ravichandran Ashwin is arguably the best spinner in the game right now, but he has issued a warning ahead of the Champions Trophy, telling the opposing teams that he has a few new tricks up his sleeve.
“I don’t care about that at all”
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South Africa batsman AB de Villiers may be less than 2,000 runs away from joining the elite 10,000-run club in Test cricket, but he insisted that reaching the milestone would mean “absolutely zero to me”.
“Starc and Hazlewood will need to take a lot of wickets to help Australia win this series”
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Former Australia captain Michael Clarke believes that the pace duo of Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood “will need to take a lot of wickets” if the Baggy Greens want to have a chance of winning their upcoming four-Test series in India. Continue reading
