Shoaib Malik: “Look, I only received an offer once before the [T20 World Cup] to become the selector. At that time, the entire selection committee had equal powers as there was no chief selector”
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Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik has revealed that he turned down an offer from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to become a selector before the 2024 T20 World Cup.
Sikandar Bakht: “I am shocked that Haris Rauf has been given a central contract by the PCB when the player has rejected playing Test cricket for the country”
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Former Pakistan speedster Sikandar Bakht admitted to being shocked that fast bowler Haris Rauf was awarded a central contract.
Sohaib Maqsood: “My preference was more to live in Pakistan with my parents, that was the reason behind it”
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Pakistan big-hitting batsman Sohaib Maqsood has revealed there was a specific reason he turned down a lucrative deal to play cricket in USA.
Usman Salahuddin: “Many other players have received offers and I guess those who don’t see any prospects of further progress in Pakistan cricket will leave in the hope that their future is brighter overseas”
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Usman Salahuddin has revealed that many Pakistan players could go play in the United States of America if they feel they have brighter prospects overseas.
Salman Butt: “I understand that I don’t have a future with Pakistan”
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Former Pakistan captain and veteran batsman Salman Butt has withdrawn from the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, where he was supposed to represent Central Punjab, as he understands “that I don’t have a future with Pakistan”.
Shoaib Akhtar: “I had a 175,000 pound contract with Nottingham. Then in 2002 I had another big contract. I left both when Kargil happened”
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Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has claimed that he turned down a 175,000 pound contract to play county cricket for Nottinghamshire in order to fight in the Kargil War.
Inzamam-ul-Haq: “Sarfaraz should have refused the central contract. He should have performed first and then should have asked the board to give him a contract that suits his caliber”
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Former Pakistan batsman and captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has said that wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed should not have accepted a central contract for the 2020-2021 season.
Younis Khan is understood to have turned down the head coach role for Pakistan’s Under-19 team after the PCB rejected his demand to be chief selector of the side at the same time
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Legendary Pakistan batsman Younis Khan has rejected the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) offer to coach the country’s Under-19 team as his demand to be chief selector of the side at the same time was turned down, according to a board official.
“I can take us to win a World Cup, I believe”
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It was the same story of South Africa failing to fire at an ICC event on Sunday, but captain AB de Villiers is adamant that he can guide the Proteas to victory at the 2019 World Cup.
Shaharyar will complete his three-year term as PCB chairman in August
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Shaharyar Khan is likely to stay on as chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) after Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif rejected his resignation.
