Salman Butt: “I hope it’s only a rumor, and the selectors are not thinking this way because it’s unfair and, strategically, it can backfire”
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Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt hopes it is only a rumour that Babar Azam will open the batting in the 2025 Champions Trophy.
Babar Azam: “I didn’t want to leave Peshawar Zalmi, I want to continue playing for this team. There’s always rumours in the media, journalists also need ‘masala’ to run their stories, but the news of me leaving Zalmi was false”
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Pakistan batsman Babar Azam has dismissed speculation that he wanted to leave the Peshawar Zalmi ahead of the 2025 Pakistan Super League (PSL).
Azhar Ali: “As far as my captaincy is concerned, I am hearing from the media only and I have not held a meeting with anyone about any such thing”
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Azhar Ali has slammed all the speculation that he will be replaced as Pakistan’s Test captain ahead of the tour of New Zealand.
Babar Azam: “These rumours were there last year as well. There is no truth to it. I think of it as fake news”
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Pakistan Twenty20 captain Babar Azam has called rumours of a rift between him and spin-bowling all-rounder Imad Wasim “fake news”.
Sarfraz Ahmed: “There [are] no such things or groupings”
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Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed has made it abundantly clear that there are no groups forming within the national team.
Grant Flower: “That was fake news. I don’t know where that came from”
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Pakistan batting coach Grant Flower has made it clear that there is no truth in the rumours that he will be leaving his post after the World Cup.
Abdul Razzaq: “There is no truth in such a thing as I am alive and well”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Abdul Razzaq has dismissed speculation that he passed away in a road accident.
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“There is no truth at all to these malicious and damaging comments”
Cricket South Africa have denied rumours and speculation that Graeme Smith threatened to step down as captain of the Test team if wicketkeeper Thami Tsolekile was included in the final XI for the ongoing Test series against India.
Jayasuriya has promised to be fair and unbiased when selecting the national team
Former Sri Lanka captain Sanath Jayasuriya, who was recently appointed as the country’s new chief selector, has announced that fair selection will top his list of priorities.