Adrian McInman: “If staff want to ensure phenomenal performances, they must create an environment where confidence can flourish. That means they should allow players to take calculated risks without immediate negative repercussions”
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In two previous interviews with Cricket Psychologist Adrian McInman, we discussed “pressure”, perception, and “stress”. Today, I challenged his ideas with Naseem Shah’s March 2024 comments about fear.
Shoaib Akhtar: “It was not rest; it was a punishment and a reminder. It was necessary for Babar to step down from captaincy, focus on his batting, and play his role to win for Pakistan”
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Legendary Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar believes Babar Azam’s exit as captain and his removal from the Test team midway through a Test series against England “was a punishment and a reminder”.
Ramiz Raja: “This is beyond me. Cricketers should be paid, simple as that. They have a limited career and PCB has a lot to give to the cricketers. If you decrease or withhold the salary of a workforce then it will result in the workforce leaving the job”
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Former cricketer Ramiz Raja has urged the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) not to decrease limited overs captain Babar Azam or wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan’s salary.
Ramiz Raja: “Whoever is tainted, I’ve zero tolerance for it. I’m absolutely clear. People say they’ve had the punishment, move on. But I’ve experienced such situations”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja maintains his belief that there should be “zero tolerance” when it comes to players who have engaged in spot or match-fixing.
Shadab Khan: “He has completed his punishment and come back into the side”
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Pakistan spin-bowling all-rounder and limited overs vice-captain Shadab Khan said opening batsman Sharjeel Khan has completed his punishment.
Pakistan legend Zaheer Abbas: “Our respective coaches would have had some stern words and made us do 5 laps of the ground after the match was over”
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Iconic Pakistan batsman Zaheer Abbas has said that his coach would make him run five laps of the ground if he edged the ball through the slips.
Shahid Afridi: “I feel examples should have been set in the past but this didn’t happen and that is why we have seen such cases on a regular basis”
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Legendary Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has revealed that harsher punishments need to be implemented to combat corruption and match-fixing in cricket.
Javed Miandad: “Hang such people! If you do something wrong then you will be afraid of hanging, otherwise why would you be worried?”
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Legendary Pakistan batsman Javed Miandad has suggested that all match-fixers should be hanged “so that a person can’t even think about doing this”.
Shahid Afridi: “Until you set an example, things such as spot-fixing scandals will continue to happen. You have to set an example when someone does something like that”
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Legendary Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi believes that harsher punishments and stricter measures need to be implemented in order to deter spot-fixing from occurring.
“I apologise to everyone whom I have hurt due to my negligence”
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Pakistan and Islamabad United left-arm seamer Mohammad Irfan has been banned for a year and fined £8,000 by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) as he violated their code of conduct.
