Ahmed Shehzad on Babar Azam: “You are making a team with your friends, keeping your friends in the team”
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Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad has accused limited overs captain Babar Azam of only picking his friends in the national team.
Shahid Afridi: “I also back the inclusion of young players but at least let them play domestic cricket”
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Entertaining Pakistan big-hitter Shahid Afridi said he is not against selecting young players in the national team.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “It’s just rumours that I am picking the final XI”
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Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq has dismissed the “rumours” suggesting that he will be picking the playing XI for the first Test against South Africa by himself.
“We have a really tough decision to make”
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Australia head coach Darren Lehmann has admitted that he will face a “massive headache” when selecting the pace attack for the upcoming Ashes series against England.
“Nobody (of the pair) has got exceptional performances as far as (playing for) West Indies is concerned”
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West Indies chief selector Clive Lloyd has admitted that “it was a very difficult decision” to not include all-rounders Kieron Pollard and Dwayne Bravo in the World Cup squad.
“He doesn’t give you that many clues as to how to get him out”
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Australia stand-in captain George Bailey has admitted that South Africa batsman Faf du Plessis definitely poses a threat to his side ahead of the ODI tri-series final in Harare.
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“I don’t think there will be any more problems like this”
Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim was made to attend a hearing with some of the top Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) officials following his comments against chief selector Faruque Ahmed.
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“Facing a quality England attack on bouncy Australian pitches is a far cry from what Bailey has been relishing in India”
Former Australia captain Ian Chappell believes picking batsman George Bailey for the upcoming Ashes series would be a really bad move on the part of the national selectors.
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Buchanan left “due to family circumstances”
Former Australia coach John Buchanan has left his job as director of cricket at New Zealand Cricket (NZC) after two turbulent and controversy-riddled years.
Younis believes Ahmed should not have even been selected for the tour
Former Pakistan pace bowler Waqar Younis has voiced his anger towards the national selectors, stating that they do not have the right frame of mind when it comes to selecting the quick bowlers for overseas tours.
