Nasser Hussain: “I don’t want to get into the politics of it but India and Pakistan not playing each other is like the Premier League with Manchester City not playing Manchester United, or Everton-Liverpool or Spurs and Arsenal”
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Former England captain Nasser Hussain believes that not having bilateral series between India and Pakistan is like the Premier League not having some of its most highly-anticipated rivalries.
Shoaib Akhtar: “I am suggesting the BCCI to save cricket today. If they don’t save it, it’s fine, it doesn’t affect my era. My matches with Sachin Tendulkar are still remembered today”
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Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has sent a brutally savage message to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), saying it needs to play its part in saving cricket.
Naseem Shah: “Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis were legends, and we are just at the start of our respective careers, so it’s too early to start thinking of Shaheen and me as a bowling partnership that could be as good as them”
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Pakistan fast bowler Naseem Shah has insisted that it is too early to say or even think that he and left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi are the next Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis.
Mohammad Asif: “When playing against KP, I knew from the night before that he was going to be my wicket”
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Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Asif has revealed that whenever he battled against legendary England batsman Kevin Pietersen, “I knew from the night before that he was going to be my wicket”.
Shoaib Akhtar: “We would have been the best of friends. But on the field, we would have been the best of enemies”
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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar has revealed that he and India captain Virat Kohli “would have been the best of friends” and fierce rivals while playing against each other.
Shoaib Akhtar: “It’s a pleasure to have known you, [played with you] and against you. The battles against you on the ground are a treasure of my playing days”
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Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has sent a heartwarming message to iconic India batsman Sachin Tendulkar while wishing him happy birthday.
Shoaib Akhtar: “I had a good time bowling to Sachin Tendulkar. He is one of the greatest batsman of all time but I dismissed him 12-13 times as well”
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Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has admitted that he had such a “good time bowling to” iconic India batsman Sachin Tendulkar.
Brad Hogg: “Sachin v Akhtar more erratic, with Akhtar trying to blast him out with sheer pace. [Plus] it’s India v Pak, which adds a little more spice to the contest”
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Former Australia spinner Brad Hogg has made an incredibly bold claim about legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar and iconic India batsman Sachin Tendulkar’s rivalry.
Umar Akmal: “We are in different teams and will play for [our] teams, there is no competition on a personal level”
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Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal has revealed that “there is no competition on a personal level” whenever he faces his brother Kamran.
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.
