Misbah-ul-Haq: “The ultimate goal is to be number one in Tests and top three in other formats, and we have been telling the players about this target all through”
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Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq has outlined his high hopes for the national team going forward.
Pakistan batsman Usman Salahuddin: “I also think that four-day matches should only be played at Test venues as that will better prepare the players for Test cricket”
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Pakistan batsman Usman Salahuddin believes that four-day matches should only be held at Test venues as it will help prepare players for Test cricket.
Shan Masood: “There is a cycle in cricket and that cycle goes on. Not long ago we were ranked number one in Test cricket. We are in the same cycle and the Pakistan team is in the stage of rebuilding itself”
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Pakistan opener Shan Masood has urged people to trust the process, saying the national team is currently going through a rebuilding phase.
Babar Azam has risen to a career-high number six on the ICC batting rankings
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Pakistan batsman Babar Azam has risen to a career-high number six on the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Test batting rankings following his superb campaign in the two-Test series against Sri Lanka.
Rashid Latif: “Although for now they are the top-ranked team in T20 [cricket], next year’s World T20 is not so far and I fear they may fall to new lows”
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Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif sees a bleak future in store for the national team, as he thinks they will slip down the rankings in Twenty20 Internationals, just like they have in ODI and Test cricket.
Pakistan celebrate after winning the series 2-1 and re-establishing themselves as the number one Twenty20 team in the world
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Pakistan returned to the summit of the Twenty20 rankings after beating New Zealand by 18 runs in the third Twenty20 International and winning the series 2-1.
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Former West Indies captain Darren Sammy has admitted that he fears what the future holds for West Indies cricket since they continue to snub some of their best players.
“The Proteas have earned a vote of confidence”
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South Africa have retained their winning team for the one-off Test match against Zimbabwe, which gets underway on August 9 in Harare.
“The more cricket I’ve played the more patient I’ve become”
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New Zealand pace bowler Tim Southee has announced that he has learnt a lot of lessons the hard way throughout his Test career.
Southee now only trails Dale Steyn, Ryan Harris, Vernon Philander and Mitchell Johnson
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New Zealand pace bowler Tim Southee has achieved a career-best ranking of fifth on the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test Bowlers rankings following the first Test against the West Indies in Jamaica.
