Saqlain Mushtaq: “When he came, he offered me coffee. We talked for 30 minutes. I was ashamed of myself that I had thought that he [thought] highly of himself. He guided me and asked me about my knee”
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Legendary Pakistan spinner Saqlain Mushtaq said he was ashamed he thought former India captain Sourav Ganguly was very full of himself.
Saqlain Mushtaq: “whenever we met, it was always ‘hello’, ‘hi’ and nothing more”
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Pakistan head coach Saqlain Mushtaq said he initially had “apprehensions” about former India captain Sourav Ganguly when he first spoke to him.
Shoaib Malik: “The reason for his success and consistency is that he doesn’t change his game. Even when he gets out in 2 innings, the way of his playing is the same”
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Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik said the reason India power-hitter Suryakumar has been consistent and successful is due to the fact that he doesn’t change his game after a couple of failures.
Shoaib Malik: “I would give the example of AB de Villiers here. He would know ok the bowler has bowled a yorker now, he will bowl a slow bouncer here or outside off stump”
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Pakistan power-hitter Shoaib Malik said legendary South Africa batsman AB de Villiers knew what bowlers were going to do next as his knowledge of the game was simply superb.
Ian Chappell: “I just think it’s damn ridiculous that you haven’t got Test matches between India and Pakistan”
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Former Australia captain Ian Chappell has called for the resumption of bilateral series between India and Pakistan, saying it’s ridiculous that they are not playing each other regularly.
Mohammad Asif: “I pointed out Kohli’s technical fault a couple of years ago but people started calling me out”
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Former Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif said people started calling him out when he identified India batsman Virat Kohli’s technical flaws.
Mohammad Asif: “He [Pant] has technical faults. His left hand doesn’t work”
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Former Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif said India wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant has “technical faults” in his game.
Rashid Latif: “Joe Root will be eyeing Tendulkar’s feat”
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Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif believes England batsman Joe Root can break iconic India batsman Sachin Tendulkar’s record for the most Test runs in history.
Kamran Akmal: “After every match, his speed chart comes where he clocks around 155 kph and it’s not going down”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal said India speedster Umran Malik’s speed is “not going down” as he is constantly hovering around 155 kph when bowling.
Shoaib Akhtar: “Hardik Pandya can be the biggest brand in Indian cricket. He wants to be recognised as one of the key cricketers of India”
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Pakistan pace maestro Shoaib Akhtar believes all-rounder Hardik Pandya “can be the biggest brand in Indian cricket”.
