Asia’s greatest middle order batsman, Virender Sehwag admits Pakistan legend was the king

Virender Sehwag said Pakistan legend Inzamam-ul-Haq was Asia's greatest middle order batsman

Virender Sehwag: “Everyone talks about Sachin Tendulkar, but I believe Inzamam was Asia’s greatest middle order batter”

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Virender Sehwag, one of India’s most entertaining openers, has called legendary Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq “Asia’s greatest middle order batter.”

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Effective from anywhere, India legend Sachin Tendulkar on Pakistan fast bowler who didn’t need to measure his run-up

India great Sachin Tendulkar said Pakistan pace icon Wasim Akram was effective from anywhere despite not measuring his run-up

Sachin Tendulkar: “His run-up was so natural. Unlike most fast bowlers, he didn’t need to measure his steps; he could just start from anywhere and still be as effective”

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Legendary India batsman Sachin Tendulkar said iconic Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram could start his run-up from anywhere and be just as lethal.

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People said the matches were boring, India captain Rohit Sharma takes dig at Pakistan’s pitches

India captain Rohit Sharma noted people said matches in Pakistan were boring because of the pitches prepared

Rohit Sharma: “It’s not about always making sure that we are playing on flat pitches and the results don’t come. In Pakistan, there were three Test matches played. People were saying it has become so boring. We are making it interesting for you guys”

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Rohit Sharma, the India cricket captain, has taken a dig at Pakistan, saying people were complaining that matches in the country were “so boring” since the pitches were too flat.

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Got a better List A conversion rate than Virat Kohli, Pakistan batsman Khurram Manzoor points out

Pakistan batsman Khurram Manzoor said he has got a better List A conversion rate than India superstar Virat Kohli

Khurram Manzoor: “My conversion rate in List A cricket is better than Virat Kohli; I take fewer innings on average to score a hundred than Kohli. Kohli scores a hundred after every six innings, I score a hundred after every 5.7 innings”

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Pakistan batsman Khurram Manzoor has questioned why he still continues to be ignored by the national selectors even though he has a better conversion rate in List A cricket than India superstar Virat Kohli.

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Speed drops from 150 kph to 138 kph, Pakistan seamer Aaqib Javed on young pace sensation

Former Pakistan seamer Aaqib Javed said India fast bowler Umran Malik's speed drops from 150 kph to 138 kph

Aaqib Javed: “If you look at him in ODIs, in his first spell, he bowls around 150 kph, but by the 7th or 8th over, the speed drops to 138 kph”

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Former Pakistan pace bowler Aaqib Javed said India seamer Umran Malik isn’t able to maintain his bowling speed in ODIs as it starts off at 150 kph and drops to 138 kph in the seventh or eighth over.

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