Ramiz Raja: “Hasan Ali’s pace has dipped”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja pointed out that fast bowler Hasan Ali’s bowling speed has fallen.
Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir: “When the batsman is hitting you mercilessly, I also resort to acting. After bowling a delivery, I slowly walk back towards my run-up for the next ball. This gives you time to think”
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Pakistan left-arm fast bowler Mohammad Amir has admitted that he sometimes resorts to acting, just like wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan did in the ongoing 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup.
Ricky Ponting: “I was surprised when (Abbas) didn’t play … but then talking to (former Pakistan international) Ramiz (Raja) apparently he’s not in the best of form, he’s dropped a couple of yards of pace – and he’s never been overly quick anyway”
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Legendary Australia captain Ricky Ponting revealed that former Pakistan skipper Ramiz Raja said pace bowler Mohammad Abbas wasn’t picked for the first Test against Australia since “he’s not in the best of form”.
“I knew during the Big Bash that I was going to finish up”
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Former Australia pace bowler Shaun Tait has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket effective immediately.
“They bowled really well, the New Zealanders, and the ball swung around for most of the innings”
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Australia batsman Steven Smith has admitted that the national team will have to be on top of their game if they are to have any chance of beating New Zealand on Saturday in Auckland.
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“The pitches in the Caribbean are a bit on the slow side so it [will depend on] who can occupy the crease the longest and win more sessions”
West Indies all-rounder Marlon Samuels has announced that “patience will be the most important thing” during the national team’s upcoming Test series against New Zealand.
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“I didn’t see many of our guys walking off the field with bloody fingers or ice packs on ribs, so it definitely was a wake-up call for the Indians”
South Africa pace spearhead Dale Steyn has announced that the Proteas definitely left India shaking in their boots after thrashing them by 141 runs in the first ODI in Johannesburg.
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“In India even on the best of wickets you don’t get the same pace, or even bowlers who can generate similar pace and bounce”
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has admitted that “one of the big challenges” his side face in the upcoming series against South Africa is getting “used to the pace and bounce”.
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The three-match ODI series ended as a 1-1 draw
Sri Lanka escaped with a 36-run win against New Zealand in the third ODI in Dambulla due to heavy rain and bad light.
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Ojha stole the limelight with his sixth five-wicket haul
Despite all the attention being focused on Sachin Tendulkar for his 200th and final Test match in an India jersey, the country’s spin duo of Pragyan Ojha and Ravichandran Ashwin stole the spotlight on the opening day of the second Test in Mumbai as they dismissed the West Indies for a dismal 182.
