Ehsan Mani: “At this moment I don’t have any intention of playing any T20 league with India. First, they have to sort out the bilateral (political) relations with us, and then we will talk”
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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ehsan Mani has made it clear that he won’t ask the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to let Pakistan players play in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Shahid Afridi: “It will be good if Bangladesh comes with a full-strength team. I think the matches will be more interesting”
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Legendary all-rounder Shahid Afridi has requested that Bangladesh send a “full-strength team” during their series against Pakistan.
Babar Azam: “I believe they still have plenty to offer to Pakistan cricket in the shortest format and their experience can be critical to our performances in the upcoming series”
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Pakistan Twenty20 captain Babar Azam has revealed that he asked the selection committee to recall veteran all-rounders Mohammad Hafeez and Shoaib Malik for the Twenty20 series against Bangladesh.
Imad Wasim: “I request [that] Pakistani people keep on praying for our success and we will try to live up to their expectations”
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Pakistan spin-bowling all-rounder Imad Wasim has called on the team’s fans all around the world to pray for their success ahead of their must-win World Cup match against Bangladesh on Friday.
Jayasuriya will continue on as chairman of selectors until the end of 2017
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Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has confirmed that Sanath Jayasuriya will continue on as Sri Lanka’s chairman of selectors for another six months.
Afghanistan are now a Test-playing nation
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Afghanistan and Ireland have officially been granted Test status after the ICC approved them as Full Member nations.
Hafeez last played ODI cricket in August 2016
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Just hours after Pakistan were whitewashed 3-0 in their Test series against Australia, all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez received a late call-up to the ODI squad for the upcoming five-match series.
Shah is not allowed to participate in any international matches
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Pakistan spinner Yasir Shah has been provisionally suspended under the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) anti-doping code after he tested positive for a banned substance.
Neither the ICC nor SLC confirmed what Perera tested positive for
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Sri Lanka batsman Kusal Perera has been ruled out of the upcoming tour of New Zealand after testing positive for a banned substance.
“There is no reason to justify the BCCI asking the PCB to play the series in India”
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The Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) governing board has supported chairman Shaharyar Khan’s stance on the bilateral series between Pakistan and India being held in the United Arab Emirates from December 8 to January 9.
