“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”.
“It was incredibly disappointing with Umar Akmal because he didn’t tour West Indies for the same reason”
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Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur has made it clear that he and chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq see eye to eye when it comes to the fitness standards of the national team.
“I still have four to five years cricket in me”
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Out-of-favour wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal believes that he can still play cricket for another five years and is confident of his chances of representing Pakistan in the 2019 World Cup.
“We felt the time had come to introduce sanctions for poor player behaviour”
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The MCC have passed new laws, which will come into effect on October 1, 2017, that will hand umpires the authority to send players off for severe breaches of behaviour.
“Free State against Northerns – it used to be pretty feisty”
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Proteas opener Dean Elgar and New Zealand left-arm seamer Neil Wagner’s rivalry has been simmering since they were both in school in South Africa. But, they are now looking forward to resurrecting it in the three-Test series that starts on Wednesday.
Amir has a chance of making his international comeback against New Zealand
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Pakistan left-arm pace bowler Mohammad Amir has taken one step closer to making his international return after he was included in a 26-man squad for a conditioning camp at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore ahead of Pakistan’s upcoming tour of New Zealand.
Hassan has promised to give Australia VVIP security
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The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have made a last-ditch attempt to save the two-Test series against Australia by offering the Baggy Greens unprecedented levels of security.
Umar’s last Test for Pakistan came against Sri Lanka in July 2012
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Pakistan have recalled opening batsman Taufeeq Umar for the Test series against Australia, which started today in Dubai.
Afridi and Akmal are two of the more high-profile players who have been fined
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Four Pakistan cricketers have been fined 25 per cent of their monthly retainer for the next four months after they were found to be below their optimum level of fitness.
“These tests were held to see whether the players have followed the procedures to maintain fitness standards given to them in the fitness camp”
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Pakistan players could be fined as much as 25 per cent of their monthly wages if they fail to adhere to the fitness levels imposed by the National Cricket Academy.
