Javed Miandad: “Some sensible decisions need to be made and once they are made the board needs to stick to them on a long term basis. Any player or official not willing to give more than 100 percent for the team needs to be sidelined”
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Legendary Pakistan batsman Javed Miandad has delivered an ultimatum to the national players, saying those who are “not willing to give more than 100 percent for the team” have to be sidelined.
Pakistan batsman Sami Aslam: “It’s all about the culture of ‘liking and disliking’ individuals. If your face fits, you are fine, if not, they will find any way to sideline you”
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Sami Aslam has claimed that there is a strong like-dislike culture in Pakistan cricket right now.
Abdul Qadir: “Also Arthur and Sarfraz were unhappy with Inzamam’s presence in England, which is why it would have been better to [tell] the chief selector [to] shut up and sideline him”
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Legendary Pakistan leg-spinner Abdul Qadir believes that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) should have not allowed chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq to meddle with the national team’s affairs during the World Cup.
Herath will be sidelined for the third Test against India
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Veteran Sri Lanka spinner Rangana Herath has been rested for the third Test against India in Pallekele due to a stiff back.
Rahul will play no part in the first Test
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India opener Lokesh Rahul has been ruled out of the first Test against Sri Lanka after being diagnosed with viral fever.
“He should be fine, but we have got to be careful”
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England all-rounder Ben Stokes is likely to play the second Test against Pakistan in Dubai after recovering from a stomach illness.
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Irfan is likely to be out of action for the next four weeks
Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Irfan is likely to miss the upcoming series against Sri Lanka in the United Arab Emirates in December due to a hamstring injury.
