I got scolded a lot, Pakistan powerhouse says players today take it too personally

Former Pakistan batsman Imran Nazir said he used to get scolded a lot

Former Pakistan batsman Imran Nazir: “If you scold a player’s performance today, they take it personally. I used to get scolded a lot, but you should understand why it is being done”

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Former Pakistan big-hitter Imran Nazir has revealed that he used to get scolded a lot, but used the criticism to improve his game.

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Butt and Asif have to come clean about the spot-fixing scandal, says Shaharyar Khan

"they have to come clean with an open heart and convince us and show us their intentions"

“They have to come clean with an open heart and convince us and show us their intentions”

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In order to help them revive their international careers, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Shaharyar Khan has announced that Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif have to come clean about their role in the 2010 spot-fixing scandal that shocked the cricketing world.

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Corruption is something ‘we take personally’, says Michael Clarke and Ryan Harris

"I want to pay credit to the ICC and Cricket Australia for the work they put in to try and stop this [and to] stamp it out of our game"

“I want to pay credit to the ICC and Cricket Australia for the work they put in to try and stop this [and to] stamp it out of our game”

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Australia captain Michael Clarke and pace bowler Ryan Harris have both announced that corruption and match-fixing is something they “take personally” since it “damages the credibility of the sport”.

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‘Talking about 100 Test matches is a weird feeling for me personally’, admits Kevin Pietersen

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“I’ll probably look back on it when I’ve finished my career and see it as something quite special”

Despite admitting that it was “surreal” to be on the verge of completing his 100th Test match, England batsman Kevin Pietersen has conceded that “talking about 100 Test matches is a weird feeling for me personally”.

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‘Top-order runs out in Australia are vitally important’, says Alastair Cook

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“Sometimes in England 240-250 can be a good score with the overhead conditions, but the majority of the time in Australia 400 is the bare minimum”

With England just having landed in the Land Down Under, captain Alastair Cook has already sent a strong message to the top-order batsmen, stating that they will have to step up and set the foundation for the rest of the team.

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England players should be allowed to play full season of IPL, says Andrew Strauss

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“The IPL is not going anywhere and we run the risk of slipping behind other teams in both ODI and Twenty20 cricket if our players don’t participate”

Former England captain Andrew Strauss has announced that national team players should be allowed to play a full season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) or risk falling behind other countries in the shortest format of the game.

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