Shahid Afridi: “We just can’t live in fear that our batsmen will get out early. We have to get our batsmen to play on seaming pitches. On such pitches (like Rawalpindi), even Naseem Shah can score 70-80 runs”
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Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has called for the pitches in the country to become more pace-friendly as they have been too flat in the last few series.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “Pindi Stadium’s wicket can be made either pacy or batting-friendly. You can’t make a spin-friendly wicket there”
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Former Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has called for the cricket stadium in Rawalpindi to be made pace or batting-friendly.
Pakistan spinner Yasir Shah: “The spinner’s role is to support pacers in the first innings and I succeed in that by bowling good and in the process got some wickets too”
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Pakistan spinner Yasir Shah said he is very pleased with his performance in the ongoing first Test against New Zealand.
“Every player who represents their country dreams of playing in the World Cup and I also still dream of playing in it”
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Flamboyant India opener Virender Sehwag believes that he still has a chance of representing his country in the 2015 World Cup.
“His style of batting will suit Australian conditions”
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Former India batsman VVS Laxman believes that Rohit Sharma should open the batting for the national team during the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
“The winner is likely to come from the trio of Australia, India and South Africa”
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Legendary Australia captain Ian Chappell believes that India, Australia and South Africa are favourites to win the 2015 World Cup.
Zimbabwe beat Australia for the first time in 31 years
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Australia head coach Darren Lehmann has announced that the national team ought to be extremely embarrassed after they were beaten by Zimbabwe for the first time in 31 years.
“I am fearful that spin won’t play much of a part in the upcoming World Cup”
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Former Australia batsman Michael Hussey believes that spinners will struggle to have a major impact during the 2015 World Cup in the Land Down Under and New Zealand.
“Swann made Andrew Strauss’s captaincy look good and he made Cook’s look good too”
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Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has announced that the national team will sorely miss off-spinner Graeme Swann during the five-Test series against India.
“Our fast bowlers are bowling fantastically well so hopefully we get a pitch that gives them a little bit of support”
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West Indies head coach Ottis Gibson has announced that he is hoping the pitch in Barbados will have more in it for the pace bowlers during the third and decisive Test against New Zealand.
