Pakistan batter Saim Ayub: “I don’t want to be considered as a specialist of a particular format. I want to become [a] cricket specialist, which includes all three formats. I always try to adjust my game according to different formats”
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Aggressive Pakistan top order batter Saim Ayub has made it clear that he wants to play Tests, ODIs and T20Is instead of being classed as a specialist in one or two formats.
Mohammad Wasim: “We have Agha Salman who is a specialist at number 5 or 6 and if I put someone else in that spot that wouldn’t be fair”
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Pakistan chief selector Mohammad Wasim said Agha Salman is a specialist number five or six batsman and it wouldn’t be fair if another player like Usman Salahuddin were to replace him.
Shaheen Shah Afridi: “I want to grab every opportunity to wear the Pakistan colours regardless of any format. I try my best to produce performances to help Pakistan as a team player and that’s the ambition”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi has insisted that he wants to keep representing his country in all three formats going forward and won’t be prioritising white-ball cricket.
Imran Butt: “At this point given my performances, I consider myself a 50-over and four-day specialist”
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Balochistan opener and Pakistan hopeful Imran Butt has said that he considers himself “a 50-over and four-day specialist”.
Imad Wasim last represented Pakistan in October 2017
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Pakistan all-rounder Imad Wasim has travelled to England from Islamabad on Wednesday morning in order to get his knee injury treated.
“It’s always important to start well and get the monkey off your back in terms of a big score early in your captaincy career”
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Alastair Cook has admitted that he was blown away by the impact Joe Root had in his first Test as captain.
“I still have four to five years cricket in me”
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Out-of-favour wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal believes that he can still play cricket for another five years and is confident of his chances of representing Pakistan in the 2019 World Cup.
Piedt has not played Test cricket since August last year
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South Africa have called up Dane Piedt for the ongoing tour of New Zealand in order to have another spin option.
Marsh could be out of action for nine months
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Australia all-rounder Mitchell Marsh is in doubt for the Ashes at the end of the year as there are rumours floating around that he may need to undergo a full shoulder reconstruction.
“We see him as our opening batsman, with Jason Roy, in the Champions Trophy”
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England opener Alex Hales has been out of action since January as he broke a bone in his right hand during the limited overs tour of India.
