Saeed Ajmal: “At least 50 percent of youngsters should be tried against Zimbabwe as their team isn’t that strong. A young spinner can be tried in place of Imad Wasim so that we have a pool of spinners for future”
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Former Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal has given the national team some selection advice ahead of the limited overs series against Zimbabwe.
Yasir Arafat: “Other cricketers were fast-tracked based on someone’s liking, someone who had played two matches of first-class cricket or not played at all. I didn’t understand why I was not in their good books”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Yasir Arafat has offered a shocking insight into favouritism during his playing days.
Babar Azam: “Players like you [Malik], Sarfaraz Ahmed had helped me out a lot and I try to learn every time I spend time [with] seniors”
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Pakistan limited overs captain Babar Azam revealed that his predecessor Sarfaraz Ahmed and veteran all-rounder Shoaib Malik have helped him so much.
Dimuth Karunaratne: “Initially, most of the senior players were reluctant to travel to Pakistan over the security situation, but after the one-day and T20 series, those players recommended us to travel here after which we decided to travel”
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Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne has admitted that the senior players were initially “reluctant to travel to Pakistan over the security situation”.
Many of Sri Lanka’s senior players are reportedly worried about or have refused to travel to Pakistan
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Many of Sri Lanka’s senior players have expressed their concerns about travelling to Pakistan for a limited overs series as they are worried about the security situation in the country.
Waqar Younis: “There is a big problem that senior players try to linger on in their careers and there is no one to tell them it is time for them to retire gracefully”
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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Waqar Younis firmly believes that the senior players in the national team are trying to prolong their careers as much as possible instead of retiring.
Sarfraz Ahmed: “We picked Mohammad Amir and Wahab Riaz because they are our senior players”
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Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed has revealed that left-arm seamers Mohammad Amir and Wahab Riaz were picked in the finalised World Cup squad since “they are our senior players”.
Shahid Afridi thanked Shoaib Akhtar for corroborating what he wrote in his autobiography
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has thanked legendary pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar for backing what he wrote in his autobiography, Game Changer.
Shoaib Akhtar: “Later down the years, ten of these senior players asked us for forgiveness, before leaving for Umrah, for the way they treated us”
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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar has admitted that former-all-rounder Shahid Afridi’s comments in his autobiography about being mistreated by senior players are true.
Eoin Morgan: “There has been a complete breakdown in trust between the team and Alex”
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England captain Eoin Morgan has revealed that batsman Alex Hales was removed from the World Cup squad as he “demonstrated a lack of respect” after testing positive for a recreational drug.
