Shoaib Akhtar: “It would be great to see Babar Azam and Virat Kohli opening the innings together in the IPL one day”
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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar said he wants to see captain Babar Azam open the batting with India superstar Virat Kohli in the Indian Premier League (IPL) one day.
Sunil Gavaskar: “To provoke a fast bowler takes something else. Kohli is one of the rare batters who like to sledge bowlers. He is like Javed Miandad in that sense”
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Legendary India batsman Sunil Gavaskar said Virat Kohli sledges bowlers like iconic Pakistan cricketer Javed Miandad.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “He is mentally strong and is one good innings away”
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Former Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq believes that India batsman Virat Kohli is just “one good innings away” from becoming the dominant force that he used to be.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “Root had a similar patch as well, when he didn’t score much but when he started, he scored so many runs in Test cricket that he was about to break records”
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Pakistan great Misbah-ul-Haq said India batsman Virat Kohli shouldn’t be overly concerned about his rough patch as England Test captain Joe Root went through a similar experience before regaining his form.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “He has spent so many years at his peak and then it happens that for a year or two you don’t score many runs”
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Ex-Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq said former India captain and superstar batsman has “spent so many years at his peak”.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “If there was something wrong with his technique, then it would have been impossible to score runs consistently”
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Former Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has questioned how India batsman Virat Kohli has managed to score so many runs if there was a problem with his technique.
Danish Kaneria: “Elegant, classy, tremendous, fabulous batting Lokesh Rahul”
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Former Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria has lauded India star Lokesh Rahul’s batting as “elegant, classy, tremendous, fabulous”.
Marcus Stoinis has been traded from the Kings XI Punjab to the Royal Challengers Bangalore
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The Kings XI Punjab have traded Australia all-rounder Marcus Stoinis to the Royal Challengers Bangalore for batsman Mandeep Singh.
The Royal Challengers Bangalore have traded Quinton de Kock to the Mumbai Indians
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In the first trade ahead of the 2019 Indian Premier League (IPL), the Royal Challengers Bangalore have sent South Africa wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock to the Mumbai Indians.
Ashish Nehra: “I want to thank the team management for considering me in a leadership position with the franchise”
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Former India left-arm seamer Ashish Nehra has been added to the Royal Challengers Bangalore’s coaching leadership team for next year’s Indian Premier League (IPL).
