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.
Shahzad’s story shows that the road to becoming an international cricketer is not always an easy one
From an early age, Afghanistan-born Mohammad Shahzad knew nothing of life beyond the refugee camp his family and he had fled to in Peshawar after the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979.
Lee claimed 718 wickets across all three formats in his career
Former Australia captain Steve Waugh believes that pace bowler Brett Lee, who recently retired from international cricket, raised the bar for the current generation of fast bowlers all around the world.
