Aaqib Javed: “Starc number one, then Steyn and then Boult”
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Ex-Pakistan fast bowler Aaqib Javed was given three seamers to pick in a Test match – Australia’s Mitchell Starc, South Africa’s Dale Steyn and New Zealand’s Trent Boult – but which of them did he rank as the best for the longest format?
Sohail Tanvir: “The way he is going, [he] will be on top in all three formats InshaAllah”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Sohail Tanvir is confident that limited overs captain Babar Azam will achieve the incredibly difficult feat of being the top-ranked batsman in all three formats.
Brad Hogg: “I feel Williamson, Kohli at present with [their] longevity. They have a proven record of performing in the tough situations. Babar is breathing on their necks he is that close”
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Former Australia spinner Brad Hogg believes that Pakistan limited overs captain Babar Azam is breathing down the necks of India captain Virat Kohli and New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson in regards to the best batsmen today.
Brad Hogg: “Warne (because he kept me out of a gig), McGrath, Murali, Akram, Donald, Ambrose”
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Former Australia spinner Brad Hogg ranked legendary Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram on his list of all-time greats.
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Clarke scored his 25th century to leave England in complete disarray
Australia captain Michael Clarke and flamboyant opening batsman David Warner both scored breathtaking centuries to leave England in absolute tatters at the end of the third day of the first Ashes Test in Brisbane.
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Sharma became only the third cricketer to score an ODI double century
India opening batsman Rohit Sharma’s maiden ODI double century proved to be too much for James Faulkner, who smashed a magnificent century, and the rest of his Australian team-mates to handle.
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“It is very exciting to lead the guys out, everyone is raring to go and it should be good fun”
England vice-captain Matt Prior will lead the national team during their three-day warm-up match against Western Australia in Perth tomorrow.
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“We are preparing for every scenario”
New Zealand opening batsman Peter Fulton, who scored back-to-back half-centuries during the first Test against Bangladesh, has revealed that the pitch in Mirpur “may turn more than it did in Chittagong”.
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Rogers has become more reluctant to call for a review
Australia opening batsman Chris Rogers believes he has been unlucky throughout the ongoing Ashes series as he has “been doing some pretty good things and then just getting out”.
