“Someone needs to ask the players if they want Amir back at all”
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Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja has questioned why everybody is “so keen” to see left-arm pace bowler Mohammad Amir back in action.
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“I will try not to get out freakishly again”
South Africa batsman Hashim Amla has announced that he refuses to be unperturbed ahead of the national team’s three-Test series against Australia, which gets underway on February 12 in Centurion.
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“I understand what Fawad is doing, and I’d be lying if I said I hadn’t thought about it”
Australia batsman Usman Khawaja has announced that he may follow team-mate Fawad Ahmed in removing the VB beer logo from his jersey, but added that cementing his place in the Ashes squad remains his top priority.
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“The problem is they don’t want [to] learn”
Sri Lanka fast bowling coach Chaminda Vaas has announced that the country’s younger bowlers lack the “killer instinct” that will make them into formidable weapons.
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“I wouldn’t say it was just nerves. Technically, it didn’t click”
England left-arm spinner Simon Kerrigan has vowed to regain his spot in the national team after a brutal Test debut that saw him give away 53 runs off eight overs.
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“There is no easy solution”
Legendary India batsman Rahul Dravid and former England captain Nasser Hussain have both called for the Champions Trophy to be restored and a restriction on the number of bi-lateral ODI series played.
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Hussey feels Raina has the qualifications needed to get picked for the Indian Test side
Former Australia batsman Michael Hussey believes Indian big-hitter Suresh Raina has the credentials to become a ‘talented’ Test cricketer after having played alongside him during his stint with the Chennai Super Kings in the recent Indian Premier League (IPL).
Quiney is hoping to make the most of this opportunity
Just before the start of the first Test against South Africa at Brisbane, Australia batsman Rob Quiney, who will be making his Test debut, announced that he refuses to be rattled by the Proteas’ world class pace attack.
Steyn always believes there is someone better than him
South Africa’s pace demon Dale Steyn has been terrorising batsmen for years now, but he still refuses to deem himself as the best pace bowler in international cricket today.
