Shahid Afridi: “He inspired me”
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Legendary Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi said that Australia batsman Steve Smith inspired him.
Shoaib Akhtar: “I feel Naseem Shah can replicate my bowling attitude and anger. Naseem and I would have made a fine pair with the same attacking attitude”
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Legendary Pakistan seamer Shoaib Akhtar believes that talented fast bowler Naseem Shah can “replicate my bowling attitude and anger”.
Shaheen Shah Afridi has played down comparisons between himself and Wasim Akram
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Pakistan pace bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi has played down comparisons between him and legendary left-arm seamer Wasim Akram.
Babar Azam: “I am at the start of my career, so the aim is to be like him”
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Pakistan batsman Babar Azam has admitted that he is aiming to be like India captain Virat Kohli in the sense that he performs on a consistent basis and helps the national team triumph regularly.
“Are we any closer to solving those problems at the top of the order? To be honest, no”
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England head coach Trevor Bayliss has admitted that his side need to sort out their top order woes, even though they beat South Africa 3-1.
“These are the big tournaments and the ones you really want to win”
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The Australian players may be embroiled in a pay dispute with Cricket Australia, but captain Steve Smith has said that his side are focused on the Champions Trophy.
“I love the tournament because it represents a challenge from the [word] go”
Virat Kohli has expressed his excitement towards captaining India for the first time in a major International Cricket Council (ICC) event.
“I bring in something new to the table and give something new to the team”
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Ravichandran Ashwin is arguably the best spinner in the game right now, but he has issued a warning ahead of the Champions Trophy, telling the opposing teams that he has a few new tricks up his sleeve.
“I haven’t retired, no”
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South Africa batsman AB de Villiers has once again insisted that he hasn’t retired from Test cricket.
“When I took the captaincy for that Ashes tour, there was something not quite right about it”
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In a startling revelation, former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff has revealed that he made a mistake by accepting the Test captaincy prior to the 2006/07 Ashes series against Australia.
