David Warner: “One of my favourite rivals”
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Former Australia opening batsman David Warner has picked Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi as one of his favourite rivals.
Mohammad Rizwan: “I was happy to see Sarfaraz perform because that is what I wanted”
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Mohammad Rizwan said he was happy to see fellow Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed perform well in the two-Test series against New Zealand.
Sachin Tendulkar: “In Wasim Akram every batter had a wonderful rival – when you play against someone of that calibre, it lifts your game as well, and the experience stays with you forever”
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Iconic India batsman Sachin Tendulkar said legendary Pakistan left-arm seamer was such a high calibre player that he forced him to elevate his own game.
Shoaib Akhtar: “This is Brett Lee, my friend, my very, very dear friend. People used to call me the enemy, the arch-rival, this is all nonsense”
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Former Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar said all the talk about ex-Australia quick Brett Lee being his enemy and rival is pure “nonsense”.
Pakistan batsman Mohammad Haris: “During Under-19, Rohail Nazir was my competitor as wicketkeeper, but I didn’t think about how I will beat him in competition”
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Pakistan batsman Mohammad Haris has revealed that even though wicketkeeper-batsman Rohail Nazir was his main competitor in Under-19 cricket, he “didn’t think about how I will beat him in competition”.
Mohammad Rizwan: “I share [a] good relationship with him [Sarfaraz Ahmed] and other members of the team as a united team is important to achieve good results on the field”
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Mohammad Rizwan has made it clear that he has a good relationship with fellow Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed.
Shaheen Shah Afridi: “He had that hunger and he wanted to compete with me. It is a healthy rivalry to have. It is something that Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis also had”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi has revealed that he has a rivalry with fellow seamer Naseem Shah.
“My opinion does not matter and should not matter”
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India captain Virat Kohli has said that his “opinion does not matter” when it comes to playing Pakistan in bilateral series.
Arjuna Ranatunga failed in his bid to secure one of the two vice-president posts
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Sri Lanka’s deputy speaker of parliament Thilanga Sumathipala has become Sri Lanka Cricket’s (SLC) new president after beating Nishantha Ranatunga, the brother of former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga.
“I thoroughly enjoyed my time working with the Australian team over the past two and a half years”
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Ali de Winter has stepped down as Australia’s bowling coach since Craig McDermott has slowly been taking over his role.
