Fawad Alam: “I believe after Amir, we did not get many smarter bowlers. Skill is something every player who represents Pakistan has. But intelligence – that’s rare”
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Veteran Pakistan batsman Fawad Alam believes Mohammad Amir is a rare fast bowler as he possesses intelligence.
Azhar Ali: “Babar is the first player after Shahid bhai who has captured the attention of the world, including in India. A conventional batter getting such applause is rare”
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Former Pakistan captain Azhar Ali said batsman Babar Azam is getting as much as attention as legendary big-hitting all-rounder Shahid Afridi.
Azeem Ghumman: “If Saim is being backed, it is the right decision because if you see, Saim looks like the best batter in every way possible”
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Pakistan batsman Azeem Ghumman believes it is the right decision to keep backing opener Saim Ayub as he “looks like the best batter in every way possible”.
Shahid Afridi: “The best batters lose form, but I have seen such consistent batters very rarely in Pakistan cricket”
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Legendary Pakistan power-hitter Shahid Afridi believes Babar Azam is a special talent as he rarely sees batsmen as consistent as the 29-year-old.
“It would have been nice to have been considered for it but whether I would have taken it or not, I am not sure”
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England pace bowler James Anderson has revealed that he would have interested in replacing Alastair Cook as Test captain, but pointed out that he was never approached about the leadership role.
“Whoever wants to play Test cricket and they’re good enough, they’ll get to 100 Test matches”
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Hashim Amla became just the eighth player in history to represent South Africa in 100 Test matches on Thursday, but he feels as if he won’t be the last person to accomplish the feat.
“If you look in the literature there’s only about 100 cases ever reported, so this is incredibly rare”
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Cricket Australia doctor Peter Brukner has revealed that batsman Phillip Hughes suffered an “incredibly rare”, freak injury.
South Africa won the Test series 2-0 when these two nations clashed in 2012
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Cricket South Africa and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have announced that the Proteas will host a rare four-Test series against England in December 2015.
Smith will not feature in this year’s BBL
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Perth Scorchers head coach Justin Langer has confirmed that former South Africa captain Graeme Smith will not be joining the Big Bash League (BBL) defending champions for this year’s edition of the tournament.
Plunkett recorded the first five-wicket haul of his Test career
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England pace bowler Liam Plunkett picked up the first five-wicket haul of his career and fellow seamer Stuart Broad took a hat-trick to help their side slice through Sri Lanka on the first day of the second Test at Headingley.
