Riaz’s Champions Trophy journey was brought to an end by an ankle injury
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Ruman Raees has been brought in as a replacement for fellow left-arm seamer Wahab Riaz, whose Champions Trophy campaign was ended by an ankle injury.
“Since we have a policy not to carry unfit players, it has been decided to call him back and send a replacement”
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Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal will be heading back home from England after he failed two fitness tests in two days.
Afridi also captained Pakistan’s Twenty20 team from August 2009 to April 2011
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Veteran Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi will once again lead the country’s Twenty20 team after being named as Mohammad Hafeez’s successor.
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Farbrace will be Sri Lanka’s head coach for the next two years
Former Sri Lanka assistant coach Paul Farbrace has been chosen as the country’s new head coach and will take over once Graham Ford’s contract expires early next year.
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“If we get the right guy, the pricing is something that we can always look into”
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) secretary Nishantha Ranatunga has revealed that if the board are able to secure the services of a “high-profile coach” to take over the vacant position in January, then that candidate “will definitely expect 100% more than what we offer” in terms of income.
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Atapattu is one of the two finalists in the race to become Sri Lanka’s new head coach
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) have revealed that they have narrowed down their choice for the next head coach of the national team to former captain Marvan Atapattu and Mark Davis, who is currently part of Sussex’s coaching staff.
