Naseem Shah: “If a newcomer performs in one game, the main bowlers are afraid of their place in the XI and wonder if they will be retained for the next game. That fear does not allow players to rest because sometimes when you rest, your career can end up resting in peace”
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Pakistan pace maestro Naseem Shah has admitted that players refuse to be rested as they are afraid their spot in the national team could be in danger.
Saim Ayub: “I enjoy a lot, last year it was the case that I didn’t talk a lot with him [Babar] since I was new in this set-up”
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Powerful Pakistan opener Saim Ayub has revealed that he didn’t talk to Babar Azam much initially as he was a newcomer.
De Kock walked away with a total of five awards
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South Africa wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock took home a total of five awards, including the coveted Cricketer of the Year prize, at Cricket South Africa’s annual awards ceremony.
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Rambukwella is set to make his international debut
Newcomer Ramith Rambukwella and leg-spinner Seekkuge Prasanna have been included in Sri Lanka’s Twenty20 squad for their upcoming two-match series against New Zealand.
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Irfan sustained a suspected hip injury yesterday
Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Irfan has been ruled out of the national team’s upcoming limited overs tour of South Africa after sustaining a suspected hip injury during the second Twenty20 International against the Proteas in Dubai yesterday.
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Chandimal will captain the second tier side
Sri Lanka will play two 50-over warm-up matches against a second tier team at the Sinhalese Sports Club on November 5 and 7 in preparation for their upcoming limited overs home series against New Zealand, which gets underway on November 10 in Hambantota.
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Eranga will not feature in the first two ODIs
Sri Lanka pace bowler Shaminda Eranga has been ousted from the national team for the first two ODIs against New Zealand later this month.
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“He can bowl at 90mph and can bat at six, it’s a no-brainer for me”
Legendary England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff has announced that picking newcomer Ben Stokes for the first Ashes Test in Brisbane would be “a no-brainer for me”.
Mendis is still struggling to recover from the side strain he picked up in the World Twenty20
Sri Lanka spinner Ajantha Mendis has been ruled out of the limited overs series against New Zealand after failing to fully recover from a side strain he sustained in the opening game of the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Twenty20 against Zimbabwe.
