Shoaib Akhtar: “Sharjeel and Fakhar can be a similar opening pair as Saeed Anwar and Aamer Sohail. Fakhar and Sharjeel together can destroy the opponent”
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Iconic Pakistan seamer Shoaib Akhtar believes Fakhar Zaman and Sharjeel Khan can form a formidable opening partnership just like Saeed Anwar and Aamer Sohail.
Babar Azam: “There is no point getting angry or emotional with teammates or opponents as I feel that doesn’t help in difficult situations”
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Pakistan batsman Babar Azam has insisted that he doesn’t like getting angry with his teammates during international matches as it “doesn’t help in difficult situations”.
Kamran Akmal: “Pakistan’s bowling was known for getting wickets, but now after taking four or five wickets, they still allow teams to score big totals”
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Wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal has criticised Pakistan for not being able to finish teams off when they have them on the ropes.
“It’s just about making sure that we’re playing each game like a final and winning the next two”
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Australia captain Steve Smith has admitted that his side have to treat their last two Champions Trophy group stage matches “like a final” if they want to qualify for the semi-finals.
“I don’t mind the odd chirp”
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Former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff has revealed that sledging was “10 times worse” 20 years ago.
Lara will be representing MCC twice in the coming weeks
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Legendary West Indies batsman Brian Lara will represent MCC in a match on June 22 to help mark 200 years since the club played their first game at Lord’s.
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“Too much expectation does put undue pressure on us”
Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has announced that “there shouldn’t be too much expectation” from the home fans over the national team’s chances of progressing into the latter stages of the upcoming World Twenty20 tournament.
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“Personally I love to see him play – and it would have been good for us to actually play against him”
West Indies ODI captain Dwayne Bravo has admitted that he is disappointed not to be getting the chance to face England batsman Kevin Pietersen during the upcoming limited overs series.
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“We need to be on the money from Wednesday itself, otherwise they can score quickly and at [the] Wanderers”
South Africa pace bowler Morne Morkel has announced that India will sorely miss their iconic batsman Sachin Tendulkar during the upcoming two-Test series, which gets underway on December 18 in Johannesburg.
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“We want to play within the rules but we will play aggressive, in-your-face cricket which was a trademark of the above eras”
Australia head coach Darren Lehmann has announced that he intends to “take Australian cricket back to the golden eras of Lillee and Thomson, the Chappells and Steve Waugh”.
