Faf du Plessis: “It starts with honesty. That’s the groundwork of any conversation that happens. Once you’re honest in your conversation as a coach, everything flows from that”
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South Africa batsman Faf du Plessis has advised Pakistan head coach Mike Hesson to have a candid conversation with Babar Azam about his T20I future, saying “it starts with honesty”.
Wasim Akram: “At least he was truthful and didn’t just carry on playing Test cricket for the sake of it. Test cricket is tough, and you have to be mentally and physically right. If you aren’t then there is no point in carrying on”
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Iconic Pakistan fast bowler Wasim Akram has said that he really respects left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir for being truthful about why he retired from Test cricket.
Younis Khan: “ou often face a situation in life where if you speak the truth, you are considered as a madman. My fault was pointing out to a group of players that they were not pushing themselves hard enough for the country”
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Legendary Pakistan batsman Younis Khan has revealed that he was ousted as captain not long after the team’s triumph at the 2009 T20 World Cup since he spoke the truth.
“He was honest enough to realise he might not be strong enough to make it through to next year”
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Former South Africa captain Graeme Smith has announced that he has “always appreciated” all-rounder Jacques Kallis’ honesty.
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Dhoni’s honesty with Tendulkar secured his position as captain
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is no stranger to having every move of his closely watched and analysed by the media, but in a rare moment of being away from prying eyes, Dhoni revealed that his road to becoming captain of his country was all due to securing the vote of veteran batsman Sachin Tendulkar, which he managed to accomplish through complete honesty.
