Misbah-ul-Haq: “Babar’s and Abid’s performances were exceptional, Rizwan emerging as a decent wicketkeeper-batsman. He performed consistently well in domestic cricket and has worked very hard on his batting and wicketkeeping”
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Pakistan head coach and chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq has praised limited overs captain Babar Azam, opener Abid Ali and wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan for their performance over the last year.
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Cook is currently on track to conquer Tendulkar’s fortress of runs
Legendary India batsman Sachin Tendulkar has long been known as the ‘Master Blaster’ or ‘Little Master’ of international cricket, but all that may soon change after flamboyant England batsman Kevin Pietersen issued a warning to the 40-year-old, stating that his Test records are in danger of being toppled by captain Alastair Cook.
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Harris has vowed not to let his injury get the better of him
Australia pace bowler Ryan Harris has had his share of bad luck over the past year, but the 33-year-old has sent a warning message to England ahead of their highly anticipated Ashes encounter, which gets underway in just four days.
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Morkel has been a crucial part of the South African pace attack
South Africa’s Champions Trophy campaign suffered another serious blow after lanky pace bowler Morne Morkel was ruled out for the rest of the tournament with a left quad injury.
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Welegedara has not played limited overs cricket since June 2010
Sri Lanka pace bowler Dilhara Lokuhettige is set to replace injured seamer Chanaka Welegedara for the Champions Trophy in England since Welegedara is still yet to sufficiently recover from an ankle injury he sustained on May 18.
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Bresnan is ready to resume his role as the dark horse of the team
England pace bowler Tim Bresnan has announced that he is confident he will be fully fit for the back-to-back Ashes series, starting on July 10 at Trent Bridge.
The Real Time Snickometer would become an automated part of the DRS
In the past number of series there have numerous decisions involving batsmen edging the ball that have left commentators, pundits and fans all scratching their heads, but their cries of better technology being needed for edges have been answered after Australia-based company BBG Sports invented the Real Time Snickometer, which is said to “have taken the Hot Spot system from an accuracy of around 85% to a current accuracy of 95%”.
Pakistan have not hosted an international series since March 2009
Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has made an emotional plea to international teams across the world, pleading with them to come and tour the country and end the four-year dry spell that they have endured.
Some of Wade’s errors have proved to be extremely costly
Former Australia wicketkeeper Ian Healy has slammed Matthew Wade over his constant blunders behind the stumps during the Test summer and stated that his glovework was in dire need of improvement for the upcoming tour of India and back-to-back Ashes series.
