Rashid Latif: “PCB should’ve groomed him like Gill and Jaiswal. You discard players very quickly. The problem is from [the] management’s side, not the players”
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Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif has blasted the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for not grooming big-hitting batsman Haider Ali just like India did with Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal.
Javed Miandad: “The problem is that in Pakistan, captaincy seems to be given to individuals based upon whim and leaders are never groomed as they are in England”
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Iconic Pakistan batsman Javed Miandad has claimed that the captaincy “seems to be given to individuals based upon whim and leaders are never groomed as they are in England”.
Wasim Akram: “There is still a lot of talent in Pakistan. It is said that we are losing fast bowlers but they have to be groomed, pushed through a system before playing them for the national team”
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Legendary left-arm seamer Wasim Akram provided a position prediction about the future of Pakistan cricket, saying “there is still a lot of talent in Pakistan”.
Chandimal (left) will take over as Test captain, while Tharanga (middle) will lead Sri Lanka in limited overs cricket
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Following Angelo Mathews’ decision to resign as captain in all three formats, Dinesh Chandimal will now lead Sri Lanka in Test matches, while Upul Tharanga will take charge in limited overs cricket.
“Unfortunately his job will be measured in terms of how successful the West Indies team is”
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Legendary West Indies batsman Gordon Greenidge has called on the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) to refrain from judging former captain Clive Lloyd, who was recently named convener of the selection panel, on his short-term results.
“Let’s hope the youngsters realise that we are moving into a new era and they can be part of this thinking”
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Newly appointed West Indies selection committee convener, Clive Lloyd, has announced that youth development will be his top priority.
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Ul-Haq was the only player to receive praise from both Akram and Raja
Former Pakistan left-arm pace bowler Wasim Akram and captain Rameez Raja have slammed the national team for their pathetic performance during the recently concluded Champions Trophy, in which they lost all three of their matches.
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.
Ramprakash is thrilled to be working with the national team
Former England batsman Mark Ramprakash has been named as the new batting coach of the national team.
De Villiers believes the media have blown his back issues out of proportion when all he needed was rest
South Africa wicketkeeper AB de Villiers is sick and tired of everyone thinking that his back issues have resurfaced due to him donning the gloves since the England Test series in July.
