Shoaib Akhtar: “If I was chairman of selectors, I would empower local selectors and that talent comes out from all parts of the country. People keep saying we don’t have talent. What bakwaas (nonsense)”
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Shoaib Akhtar has dismissed the idea that Pakistan don’t have any talented youngsters, saying it is complete “nonsense”.
Kamran Akmal: “I think youngsters who want to learn batting should follow him (Rohit), Babar Azam and Kohli in the current generation”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal has advised youngsters to follow limited overs captain Babar Azam is they want to learn how to bat properly.
Ahmed Shehzad: “Not proud of the tag, however when I see fans, especially little kids requesting me for selfies with so much warmth and passion, I love obliging them”
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Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad has admitted that he is “not proud” of being called the selfie king.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “The return of international cricket to Pakistan is great for the popularity of the sport amongst youngsters”
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Pakistan head coach and chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq has claimed that many more youngsters will start pursuing cricket as a career since the entire Pakistan Super League (PSL) is being held in the country.
Abdul Razzaq: “It is my mission now to coach youngsters from the grassroots level as that is the level where coaching is most needed”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Abdul Razzaq has revealed that he wants to coach young children in order to ensure the country has plenty of talented players in the future.
Moin Khan: “Though I don’t condone bunking schools now, but that culture will be back when younger kids and teenagers will fill in the stands to watch top-class players like Babar Azam, Asad Shafiq and Yasir Shah”
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Former Pakistan captain Moin Khan has hilariously said that children will skip school to watch the upcoming Test series between the national team and Sri Lanka.
Fakhar Zaman: “Kids are surely motivated when they spend time with top players. Hopefully, [the] day will come soon when children in Pakistan also get to see such activities”
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Opening batsman Fakhar Zaman hopes that kids and aspiring cricketers in Pakistan can have the chance to “spend time with top players” in the near future.
McGill and his wife split after being married for 14 years
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Former Australia spinner Stuart McGill has split with his wife, Rachel Friend, after 14 years.
“I want both boys and girls to be able to walk out of there and say ‘I’ve learnt a lot about trying to become a better person and a better cricketer'”
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Australia captain Michael Clarke has launched his own cricket academy in Sydney since he wants to help Australian cricket move in the right direction “for the next 10, 20, 30 or 40 years”.
“I woke up feeling this hole inside me knowing that England was over for me for a bit and I was going back to county cricket”
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England all-rounder Ravi Bopara has admitted that he felt “empty” and “frustrated” at being left out of the national team for their recently concluded two-Test series against Sri Lanka.
