Jason Gillespie: “Over the past year, Shaheen has bowled three times more than Mitchell Starc. How can he manage such a workload? We need to take care of him”
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Pakistan red-ball head coach Jason Gillespie said pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi has to be taken care of, especially considering he has “bowled three times more than” Australia left-arm seamer Mitchell Starc.
Ian Bishop on Shaheen Shah Afridi: “My one request for everyone in Pakistan cricket [is] to please manage him carefully over the next 10-12 years”
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Former West Indies pace bowler Ian Bishop has urged Pakistan to carefully manage fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi’s workload over the next 10-12 years.
Shadab Khan: “We will try to manage his workload as well according to the situation. We also have Faheem Ashraf in mind as far as workload management is concerned”
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Islamabad United captain Shadab Khan said the team will have to manage the workload of Pakistan pace bowler Hasan Ali and all-rounder Faheem Ashraf in the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL).
Mohammad Amir: “He can carry on like this at the moment, due [to] his young age, but later on in his career this will cause problems for him”
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Mohammad Amir has admitted that fellow left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi will break down in future if Pakistan don’t manage his workload properly.
Mickey Arthur: “I am going to sit with Mohammad Amir and Inzamam-ul-Haq soon and we are going to map out a future for him”
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Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur has revealed that left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir will be closely monitored in the lead-up to the 2019 World Cup.
“If you never get to play in an Ashes game, this is the closest you will ever get to beating an Australia team”
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England captain Eoin Morgan has said that he is treating his side’s Champions Trophy showdown against Australia on Saturday like his own personal Ashes.
“If we win it will certainly be really good for the playing group”
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Australia captain Steve Smith has admitted that winning the Champions Trophy could give the players a boost in helping resolve their ongoing pay dispute with Cricket Australia.
“Right now it feels nice, I feel like I can do that”
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South Africa pace bowler Kagiso Rabada has said that his body can hold up to the rigours of all three formats of international cricket for the time being as he is still young.
“I don’t care about that at all”
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South Africa batsman AB de Villiers may be less than 2,000 runs away from joining the elite 10,000-run club in Test cricket, but he insisted that reaching the milestone would mean “absolutely zero to me”.
“He is such an aggressive player, and I by no means want to curb his natural instinct”
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