Pakistan opener Abdullah Shafique: “A sportsman has to face challenges and go through failure. I’m thankful to the team management and the captain for trusting me and giving me a fair run”
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Pakistan opening batsman Abdullah Shafique expressed his gratitude at having gotten a “fair run” in the Test team.
Younis Khan: “Our batters have got runs in the past but right now I think they need mental strengthening and a clear mind to overcome this crisis”
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Iconic Pakistan batsman Younis Khan has admitted that the current batters in the team need to improve their mental strength.
Matthew Hayden: “There’s no question Babar has been under some adversity but that will only make him an even greater player”
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Legendary Australia opener Matthew Hayden believes Pakistan captain Babar Azam will overcome his recent adversity and become “an even greater player”.
Babar Azam: “When it was my turn to bat I was nervous. He walked to me, calmed me down and told everyone around: Let the kid play”
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam recalled the time veteran all-rounder Shoaib Malik helped him overcome his nervousness.
Mohammad Asif: “I have faced similar problems in the past as well. Hopefully this issue will be over soon as it would be better for both Pakistan cricket and Babar Azam”
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Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Asif believes that captain Babar Azam will overcome the scandal where a woman claimed that he got her pregnant, forced her to have an abortion and made false promises to marry her.
Zaheer Abbas: “I do hope he proves himself as a man of strong nerves and handles all the challenges ahead”
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Iconic Pakistan batsman Zaheer Abbas said he hopes captain Babar Azam proves he has strong nerves as he will need it to overcome the challenges ahead.
“We want him back into the mix – he is a quality bowler
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South Africa head coach Russell Domingo is excited about having two of the country’s premier pace bowlers – Morne Morkel and Vernon Philander – back for the upcoming Test series against New Zealand. Continue reading
“This could be the defining period for this team”
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Former South Africa captain Graeme Smith believes that the Proteas will be in for a tough challenge during their upcoming tour of India, which starts next month.
“I get nightmares still and I wake up thinking I have been hit in the face by a ball”
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England pace bowler Stuart Broad has admitted that he suffered from nightmares after being hit in the face by a delivery from India pace bowler Varun Aaron last summer.
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“I’m sure he’ll be right in the next week or so”
England captain Alastair Cook and pace bowler Stuart Broad skipped a training session today as both of them are trying to recover from slight niggles in their backs.
