Misbah-ul-Haq: “We are hopeful that Babar Azam will be fit for the second Test. He has started to grip the bat today and has been practicing with a tennis ball”
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam could potentially be fit to play in the second Test against New Zealand, head coach Misbah-ul-Haq has revealed.
Pakistan batsman Fakhar Zaman: “It is just some adjustments, like in the grip or a small change in the stance, I have made these small adjustments”
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Pakistan opening batsman Fakhar Zaman revealed that he has worked on his technique ahead of the tour of England.
Chris Jordan: “The highlight was the chance to work with a legend like Wasim Akram who I’ve admired. I spoke with him about reverse swing, seam presentation and grip”
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England fast bowler Chris Jordan has revealed that he got a lot of tips from legendary Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram during the Pakistan Super League (PSL).
Dickwella’s injury may take a few weeks to heal
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Sri Lanka will be without wicketkeeper-batsman Niroshan Dickwella for the rest of the ongoing ODI series against Bangladesh as he was diagnosed with a hairline fracture in his left hand.
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Tendulkar sustained the injury in a match against the Sunrisers Hyderabad
Legendary India batsman Sachin Tendulkar has revealed that he “had surgery on my hand for the injury I sustained during the IPL [Indian Premier League] match in May”.
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“There is no easy solution”
Legendary India batsman Rahul Dravid and former England captain Nasser Hussain have both called for the Champions Trophy to be restored and a restriction on the number of bi-lateral ODI series played.
The television replays shows no signs of Siddle ball tampering in any way whatsoever
Sri Lanka batsman Mahela Jayawardene has revealed that the team management’s suspicions of Australia having tampered with the ball during the first Test in Hobart were raised after spending a lot of time watching close-up replays of the match.
Cook is excited about the prospect of working with Giles
England ODI and Test captain Alastair Cook has announced that he fully supports the England and Wales Cricket Board’s (ECB) decision to appoint former left-arm spinner Ashley Giles as the national team’s new limited overs coach and take some of the pressure off Andy Flower’s shoulders.
Smith is confident that the dossier will not have any effect on him or his team-mates
Days after News Ltd newspapers published Australia’s game plan dossier, in which it revealed how the national team were going to target each individual South African player, Proteas captain Graeme Smith admitted that the exposure of his opponents plans has done nothing but “touch the motivation springs a little more”.
