Ehsan Mani on Misbah-ul-Haq: “he very much remains accountable and as part of his appraisal process, he will be interviewed by the PCB Cricket Committee in the coming weeks”
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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ehsan Mani has confirmed that he will hold Misbah-ul-Haq “accountable” for his performance as head coach and chief selector thus far.
Wahab Riaz: “If we suffer an exit from the World Cup, it won’t be justified. We don’t have to look what other teams are doing, we have to see what we are doing”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Wahab Riaz has admitted that the national team will have to reflect a lot on what went wrong if they fail to make it to the World Cup semi-finals.
Philander will miss the tri-series due to a hamstring injury
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South Africa pace bowler Vernon Philander has not been included in the national team’s squad for the upcoming ODI tri-series against Zimbabwe and Australia due to a hamstring injury.
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“For the most part, they were pathetic”
With numerous media outlets and former players hailing England’s 3-0 victory over Australia in the recently concluded Ashes series, legendary West Indies pace bowler Michael Holding has opted for a much different approach as he believes “Australia played a lot better than many expected and England, in my view, were below par”.
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Kirsten noted that South Africa cannot keep relying on Kallis to come to the rescue
South Africa have been known as the ‘chokers’ since the 1999 World Cup, but in his final act as the national team’s head coach, Gary Kirsten finally admitted that his side had indeed “choked” during their semi-final clash with England in the recently concluded Champions Trophy.
Gavaskar feels that Dhoni needs some time off to “reflect on his game”
Former India batsman Sunil Gavaskar has announced that relieving captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni of his post as skipper will hugely benefit himself and the national team as well.
