Rilee Rossouw: “I think he is world-class cricket player. He is a professional; he [plays] cricket really well, better than most people out there. He is a very enjoyable, loving guy”
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South Africa cricketer Rilee Rossouw has hailed Pakistan limited overs captain Babar Azam as a “world-class” player, saying he is “better than most people out there.”
Herschelle Gibbs on Mohammad Amir: “He is an exceptional [and] professional cricketer”
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Former South Africa batsman Herschelle Gibbs heaped praise on Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Amir, calling him an “exceptional [and] professional cricketer”.
Former Pakistan pace bowler Shabbir Ahmed: “Top order batsmen should [be] professional”
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Former Pakistan pace bowler Shabbir Ahmed believes that the top order batsmen let the team down in the first Test against New Zealand.
Shahid Afridi: “I have always considered Shoaib Malik to be a true professional and someone who has always approached his career in a very professional way”
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Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has congratulated Shoaib Malik for becoming the first Asian player to score 10,000 runs in T20 cricket.
Imad Wasim: “The coaches minded their own business and stuck to their own areas. It was a very professional set-up and I really enjoyed it”
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Pakistan spinner Imad Wasim has denied speculation that the Pakistan coaching staff has been interfering with and giving too much advice to the players.
Nick Larkin on Haris Rauf: “He’s taken 10 wickets in three games, so he’s performing like a seasoned pro”
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Australia batsman Nick Larkin has admitted that Pakistan seamer Haris Rauf has been “performing like a seasoned pro” for the Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash League (BBL).
“I was planning to retire in 2007…but Tendulkar stopped me from doing so”
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Virender Sehwag has revealed that legendary India batsman Sachin Tendulkar talked him out of retiring when he was dropped in 2007.
Shastri will not be with India when they tour Zimbabwe
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India’s team director Ravi Shastri will skip the national team’s upcoming tour of Zimbabwe due to professional commitments he agreed to before the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) offered him a two-year contract extension.
“I haven’t given up hope that I’ll one day be back on a cricket pitch”
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England wicketkeeper-batsman Matt Prior has admitted that he is still recovering from having his Achilles surgically repaired last year.
“Sussex is a great club with a proud history and I want to help them win the NatWest T20 Blast this year”
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Sri Lanka batsman Mahela Jayawardene will represent Sussex for the first half of their Natwest T20 Blast campaign this year.
