Shane Warne: “Akram was the best bowler that I saw, his skill with the ball was terrific”
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Legendary Australia spinner Shane Warne has revealed that iconic Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram was the “best bowler that I saw”.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “The exuberance of Ahsan Ali, Amad Butt and Haris Rauf gives the team more firepower, energy and all-round skill”
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Pakistan head coach and chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq has revealed that he is excited about what pace bowler Haris Rauf, all-rounder Amad Butt and batsman Ahsan Ali will bring to the national team.
Umar Akmal: “Skills should be seen first. Fitness comes along with it”
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Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal believes that skill should take precedence over fitness when picking players in the national team.
Sachin Tendulkar: “When I went out to bat in Karachi in my first Test, I’d never faced as quick bowlers as Wasim and Waqar and never faced that kind of hostility or skill”
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Iconic India batsman Sachin Tendulkar admitted that the legendary Pakistan pace duo of Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis made him feel as if his first Test would be his last.
“This is one of the most exciting developments in Hong Kong Cricket history”
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The Sydney Sixers have signed Hong Kong leg-spinner Li Kai Ming as their Big Bash League (BBL) community rookie for the upcoming edition of the tournament.
Australia sliced through the West Indies’ batting line-up
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Australia found themselves in total control at the end of the first day of the first Test in Dominica as the West Indies were bundled out for a dismal 148.
“If I was the selector, I would give the chance to Virat Kohli”
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Former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin has announced that batsman Virat Kohli should replace Mahendra Singh Dhoni as the country’s Test captain.
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Rhodes sees Dhoni and Kohli as the biggest threat to South Africa
Former South Africa ace fielder Jonty Rhodes has announced that he believes India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his right-hand man Virat Kohli will cause the Proteas a lot of trouble when the two sides clash towards the end of the year in a three-Test series.
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Khawaja blames the Sheffield Shield pitches for Australia’s batting woes
While most cricket pundits and former players will put Australia’s failures with the bat in the ongoing Ashes series down to the fact that they are impatient, lack concentration and England’s bowlers hitting the right lines and lengths, Australian batsman Usman Khawaja has a different outlook on the matter, stating that the decline in the pitches used during Australia’s Sheffield Shield season is solely to blame.
Hussey told nobody about his decision in order to keep hold of his spot in the Test team
Australia batsman Michael Hussey had revealed that he did not notify anyone of his plans to retire from international cricket until a week before playing his last Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground since he feared that he would have been dropped from the squad.
