Shoaib Akhtar: “Amir should have realised that papa Mickey Arthur will not always be there to safeguard him”
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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar said left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir “should have realised that papa Mickey Arthur will not always be there to safeguard him”.
Mickey Arthur: “This is a man of incredible talent with great skills, his character defines him and allows him to be the cricketer he is….protect this guy”
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Former Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur firmly believes that pace bowler Hasan Ali is an “incredible talent with great skills”.
Rashid Latif: “Younis Khan has come as protection for Misbah-ul-Haq. If [the] batting fails and [the] team loses, then blame will go on Younis and not Misbah”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif believes that Younis Khan was named batting coach for the tour of England in order to protect head coach and chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq.
Rashid Latif: “Some people believe skipper Sarfraz Ahmed should be removed from the leadership role; however we should instead try to strengthen his position”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif believes Sarfraz Ahmed’s position as captain needs to be strengthened.
“We set about designing an extra grille to fix at the back of the helmet”
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Ireland pace bowler John Mooney has discovered a new protective feature for cricket helmets from medieval history.
“I would hate to see a situation where bowlers can’t bowl short balls”
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Former England captain Andrew Strauss believes that the game of cricket has never been safer, despite the death of Australia batsman Phillip Hughes.
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Both Clarke and Pietersen have denied allegations that batsmen have been using silicon tape on the edges of their bats
Australia captain Michael Clarke has announced that his side have not tried to cheat the Decision Review System (DRS) in the ongoing Ashes series in any way whatsoever after allegations emerged that batsmen from both Australia and England had started taping the edges of their bats to fool the cameras.
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Laxman was impressed with Dhawan’s form throughout the tournament
After having scored 363 runs in the recently concluded Champions Trophy, India’s Shikhar Dhawan has become the talk of the town and even former players like VVS Laxman cannot hold their silence as the former batting great noted that the opening batsman has learnt to treasure and protect his wicket a lot more.
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Sutherland has assured all Australian fans that the rotation policy will cease to exist during the Ashes
Cricket Australia’s rotation policy has been controversial since day one as the board continues to search for ways to protect their pace bowlers from falling victim to career-threatening injuries, but Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland has looked to calm fears by stating that none of the baggy greens’ quick bowlers will be rotated during the upcoming Ashes series.
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The absence of Indian players is a major blow for the CPL
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has rejected a request from the organisers of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) to send some of their marquee players to participate in the inaugural edition of the tournament next month.
