Pakistan pace bowler Umar Gul: “I have been blessed by the Almighty with a career that lasted almost 20 years but I am glad to say that during that time, apart from doing my best to become a world class cricketer, I always tried to become a good human being”
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Pakistan pace bowler Umar Gul has said that he wants to be remembered a great human being.
“I have those skills and capabilities to perform at the international level”
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India opener Shikhar Dhawan has admitted that being dropped from the national team helped make him a “stronger person and sportsman”.
“Yes, I have decided to apply for the job”
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Ravi Shastri has revealed that he will be putting his name forward for the India head coach job.
“After the final he gave a big dressing-down to the player”
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A BCCI official has revealed that Anil Kumble gave a player a “dressing down” right after the team’s 180-run loss to Pakistan in the Champions Trophy final.
“It definitely was [pivotal] to me becoming the person I am today”
Australia opener David Warner has said that his infamous punch-up with England batsman Joe Root in 2013 helped him shed his old ways and transform into the cricketer and man he is today.
“If they agree to play us then that is great, otherwise we will be taking action against them”
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Najam Sethi has said that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will have to pay the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) $70 million if they fail to honour the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that was signed in 2014.
“I hope all my effort and struggle over the years pay off this time”
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Haris Sohail has been drafted into Pakistan’s Champions Trophy squad as a replacement for batsman Umar Akmal.
“He’s still a young guy and [has] plenty of years to keep pushing for a place”
England national selector James Whitaker has admitted that pace bowler Steven Finn should consider himself unlucky not to be picked for the Champions Trophy.
Akmal last played international cricket in April 2014
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After knocking on the national selectors’ door for the last couple of months with a string of strong performances in domestic cricket, Kamran Akmal has finally regained his spot in Pakistan’s ODI and Twenty20 squads for the upcoming tour of the West Indies.
“I don’t see any possibility of him being dropped from the squad”
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Bangladesh all-rounder Mahmudullah will not play the second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo as he will be returning home.
