Viv Richards: “All Pakistan need to do now is to continue believing in themselves and that belief comes as you continue to win”
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Legendary West Indies batsman Sir Viv Richards believes that Pakistan are capable of winning the World Cup.
“I have always stayed away from taking the leadership role but now that we have lost two core members I think it is a good time for me, if appointed, to add value to the team”
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South Africa batsman Hashim Amla has announced that he is ready to step up and take more responsibility following the retirements of captain Graeme Smith and veteran all-rounder Jacques Kallis.
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“England have had a lot of success against Australia since 2009 – it’s very much [been] one-way traffic”
In the 2010-11 Ashes series Andrew Strauss led England to a 3-1 win over Australia in the Land Down Under, but the former captain is not hestitating to predict the same scoreline when his successor, Alastair Cook, leads the national team into hostile territory next month.
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Qasim remains doubtful about Pakistan’s chances of becoming the number one side in any of the three formats
Almost no player will ever admit that his team is experiencing a turbulent transition period, however, in the case of Pakistan, chief selector Iqbal Qasim has come clean and admitted that the team are facing some difficulties after having dropped several senior players for talented youngsters.
