Aaqib Javed: “Shaheen Shah Afridi’s exclusion from the Test squad is a strategic decision to ensure he remains physically and mentally fresh for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025”
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Interim Pakistan red-ball head coach Aaqib Javed said the decision to exclude Shaheen Shah Afridi for the two-Test series against South Africa was necessary as he wants the left-arm seamer fully fit for the 2025 Champions Trophy, which will take place from February to March.
Saqlain Mushtaq on Hasan Ali: “He was a little fatigued but now he is fresh”
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Pakistan head coach Saqlain Mushtaq said fast bowler Hasan Ali was a “little fatigued”, but is now back to his best following his stint with Lancashire in the County Championship.
“I haven’t retired, no”
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South Africa batsman AB de Villiers has once again insisted that he hasn’t retired from Test cricket.
“I am really focused on getting my batting ability much higher”
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Fresh off winning five prizes at Cricket South Africa’s annual awards ceremony, wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock knows that he has to maintain a level of consistency and become more mature.
“I see myself heading towards the 2019 World Cup playing all formats of the game and then calling time on my career”
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South Africa’s Test and Twenty20 captain Faf du Plessis has hinted that he will walk away from international cricket after the 2019 World Cup.
Powell has not played Test cricket since June 2014
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Batsman Kieran Powell is set to play his first Test match in almost three years after he was included in the West Indies’ squad for the first Test against Pakistan.
Latif could be hit with more charges
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Khalid Latif and Shahzaib Hasan could potentially be slapped with additional charges in relation to the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) corruption investigation.
“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”.
“I’ve loved my four years but if my four years are up so be it”
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South Africa head coach Russell Domingo has reiterated that he is still unsure what the future holds for him.
Arafat could be jailed for up to 14 years if found guilty
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Bangladesh spinner Arafat Sunny was sent to prison by a Dhaka court after his appeals for a fresh remand and bail were denied on Sunday.
