Abdullah Shafique: “Nobody would like to face Shaheen in the nets so I am lucky I don’t have to face him in the match but only in the nets”
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Abdullah Shafique, the Pakistan opening batsman, said no one wants to face left-arm speedster Shaheen Shah Afridi.
Pakistan icon Shoaib Akhtar: “During the match or practice, I always used to bowl from my full run-up”
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Pakistan pace maestro Shoaib Akhtar said he never cut corners when it came to international matches or practice as he always bowled from his full run-up.
Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik: “What people need to realise is that I can still match the fitness of any 25-year-old in batting, fielding, and bowling”
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Veteran Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik said he can match the fitness of any 25-year-old player.
Shoaib Akhtar: “Stop bringing workload concerns again and again with regards to Shaheen Afridi. Imran Khan and Wasim Akram used to bowl more overs than him in the nets alone”
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Iconic Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar revealed that Wasim Akram and Imran Khan used to bowl more overs in the nets than what Shaheen Shah Afridi bowls in a match.
Babar Azam: “I once talked to Virat Kohli and he told me to take net sessions as seriously as matches”
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam revealed that India skipper Virat Kohli told him to treat net sessions as seriously as a match.
Shadab Khan: “The presence of Musa and Haris is a huge plus for us as their pace makes a real difference at any stage of the game”
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Pakistan spinner Shadab Khan has lavished praise on fast bowlers Haris Rauf and Muhammad Musa, saying “their pace makes a real difference at any stage of the game”.
Asif Ali: “Sarfraz uses me as per the conditions and the situation of the game”
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Pakistan middle order batsman Asif Ali has revealed that captain Sarfraz Ahmed decides where he bats according to the match situation.
“To play the first day-night Test match, on my home ground, would be great”
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England all-rounder Chris Woakes has expressed his desire to regain his spot in the national team ahead of the first Test against the West Indies, which will be the first day-night Test to be held in England.
“He’s a little bit stiff and sore, but just speaking to him then, he’s all fine”
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Australia pace bowler Pat Cummins has confirmed that opening batsman David Warner has been cleared of any serious injury after he was struck on the side of the neck during an intra-squad practice game in Darwin on Tuesday.
Gibson will continue on as England’s bowling coach during the three-Test series against the West Indies
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England bowling coach Ottis Gibson could succeed Russell Domingo as South Africa’s head coach in the next few days.
