Mohammad Amir: “I told Mickey this is my condition and you guys aren’t able to manage me properly so I will quit from one format”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir has revealed that the team management under former head coach Mickey Arthur were not “able to manage me properly”.
Sarfaraz Ahmed: “I played [the] World Cup and captained my team in all three formats for quite a few years, which drained me mentally”
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Sarfaraz Ahmed has openly admitted that captaining Pakistan in all three formats for a few years “drained me mentally”.
Mohammad Hafeez: “We are ready, physically and mentally, for Australia and any other opponent”
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Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has claimed that his side are “physically and mentally” ready for their World Cup clash against Australia in Taunton on Wednesday.
“I can’t say there haven’t been some dark times where I thought it would be easier if I wasn’t here”
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Former England pace bowler Stephen Harmison has revealed that he battled severe depression during his international career and even thought about committing suicide prior to the national team’s tour of South Africa in 2004.
“My hands are clean. I haven’t done anything wrong”
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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have provisionally suspended left-arm pace bowler Mohammad Irfan after he admitted to breaching the board’s anti-corruption code.
“It definitely has crossed my mind, especially with the guys retiring”
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Australia left-arm pace bowler Mitchell Johnson has revealed that he nearly joined Michael Clarke, Chris Rogers, Shane Watson, Brad Haddin and Ryan Harris into retirement following a gruelling Ashes series against England.
“SuperSport Park provides a wicket that if you bowl well, you will get rewarded and if you bat well and apply yourself, you will score runs”
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South Africa batsman Dean Elgar is ready to take on the West Indies in the upcoming Test series after enduring a tough start to the domestic season.
“There’s no doubt that mentally the last couple of days have been the most challenging of my career”
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Australia all-rounder Shane Watson has revealed that Phillip Hughes’ death has been the most mentally challenging thing he has had to deal with in his international career.
“I realise that if I get a big score opening the innings, it will only help the team’s cause”
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India batsman Ajinkya Rahane has announced that “consistency will be an important factor” if he wants to keep his place in the national team.
“You’d hear a few expletives if there was a misfield or a dropped catch”
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Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has announced that Kevin Pietersen’s claims of bullying being rife in the England team are true.
