Michael Atherton: “They seem as far apart as ever. It’s a great shame because this is the one thing that would give Test cricket a massive boost”
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Former England captain Michael Atherton noted that if India and Pakistan played each other regularly, it would “give Test cricket a massive boost”.
Wasim Akram: “We Pakistanis have moved on. We love our cricket and we’ll play with other nations but we’re not going to go after India and ask them to play us”
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Legendary left-arm seamer Wasim Akram has made it clear that Pakistan are “not going to go after India and ask them to play us”.
Junaid Khan on Virat Kohli: “The first ball I bowled to him was a wide but the next ball when I beat him, I thought ‘well, he’s just a normal batsman’”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Junaid Khan said that India captain Virat Kohli is “just a normal batsman” after recalling how he dismissed him three times in one series.
Shahid Afridi: “I have always enjoyed playing against India. I believe we’ve beaten them so much that they used to ask us for forgiveness after the match”
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Legendary all-rounder Shahid Afridi has shockingly claimed that the Pakistan team has beaten India so many times that their arch-rivals “used to ask us for forgiveness after the match”.
Saqlain Mushtaq: “Ganguly also had an expertise against the off-spinners. He used to cut, inside-out, sweep against off-spinners. He would charge the bowler whenever he wanted. Dada was intelligent, brave and played good on the turning tracks”
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Former Pakistan spinner Saqlain Mushtaq heaped praise on ex-India captain Sourav Ganguly, saying he was an “intelligent” and “brave” player.
Faisal Iqbal on Naseem Shah: “Virat will be his bunny anytime! Looking forward to the future battle”
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Former Pakistan batsman Faisal Iqbal believes teenage pace sensation Naseem Shah will make India captain Virat Kohli his bunny.
Naseem Shah: “As for Virat Kohli, I respect him but don’t fear him”
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Pakistan pace sensation Naseem Shah has sent a loud and clear message to India captain Virat Kohli, saying: “I respect him but don’t fear him”.
Virat Kohli: “The whole country watches an India and Pakistan game, so if you perform then suddenly everyone takes notice. It turned out to be a game changer for my career”
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India captain Virat Kohli has admitted that his 183 against Pakistan during the 2012 Asia Cup “turned out to be a game changer for my career”.
Shahid Afridi: “Shoaib was always a threat for batsmen”
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Legendary Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has admitted that iconic fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar “was always a threat for batsmen”.
Mohammad Asif: “I was standing at square leg near the umpire and I myself saw that Tendulkar closed his eyes while facing one or two bouncers bowled by Shoaib”
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Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Asif has revealed that iconic India batsman Sachin Tendulkar “closed his eyes while facing one or two bouncers bowled by” Shoaib Akhtar.