Shahid Afridi: “when big names gather in one place, issues can arise especially when the team loses”
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Legendary Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has admitted that adding iconic batsman Younis Khan and former spinner Mushtaq Ahmed to the coaching staff for the tour of England could have both a good and bad effect on the national team.
Mohammad Amir and Hasan Ali have left the WhatsApp group created by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for fitness issues and advice
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Pakistan fast bowlers Mohammad Amir and Hasan Ali have left the WhatsApp group created by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for fitness issues and advice.
Fakhar Zaman: “I don’t think I have any issues with my technique and the ball is coming on nicely to the bat for me”
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Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman firmly believes that he doesn’t have any issues with his technique when it comes to his batting.
Sarfraz Ahmed: “I have played alongside Umar Akmal and Ahmed Shehzad and they have played [under] my captaincy and I have never had any issues with them”
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Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed has made it clear that he has never had any issues with batsman Umar Akmal and opener Ahmed Shehzad.
“I’m not trying to live up to anyone else’s reputation or anything like that”
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England all-rounder Ben Stokes has said that while “it’s always nice getting compared” to Andrew Flintoff, he is not trying to “be anyone else except myself”.
“Waqar no doubt was a great player for Pakistan but as a coach he was a total failure”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal believes that Waqar Younis did more harm than good during his two stints as head coach in 2010-2011 and 2014-2016.
“I have had aspirations for a while to be a head coach”
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Former Australia pace bowler Craig McDermott has confirmed that he has put his name forward for the India head coach position.
“There had been some murmurs about this (Kumble-Kohli rift) even at the time of Mr Kumble’s appointment”
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Former Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Ajay Shirke has claimed that captain Virat Kohli was less than impressed when Anil Kumble was first appointed as India’s head coach.
“These are the big tournaments and the ones you really want to win”
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The Australian players may be embroiled in a pay dispute with Cricket Australia, but captain Steve Smith has said that his side are focused on the Champions Trophy.
“Strike action should be avoided at all costs”
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Former Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Ian Healy has called on the country’s players to avoid striking at all costs as the pay dispute between the Australian Cricketers’ Association (ACA) and Cricket Australia wages on.
