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“Pakistan cricket has hit rock bottom”
A number of former players who represented Pakistan have called for Misbah-ul-Haq to be stripped of the captaincy and head coach Dav Whatmore to be fired immediately after the national team suffered a humiliating loss to Zimbabwe in the second Test, which saw them drop from fourth to sixth on the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test team rankings.
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“Cutting down on pace never ever crossed my mind”
India pace bowler Umesh Yadav has been struggling with a stress reaction in his back as of late and revealed that he needs to “have a clear mind about what my priorities are”.
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Ingram feels he is ready to don the Test whites for South Africa
Colin Ingram’s rise to fame may not have produced as much fanfare as that of England’s Joe Root, but this 27-year-old is ready to take his career to the next level.
Miandad has urged the ICC to make pitches more competitive
Former Pakistan batsman Javed Miandad had called on the International Cricket Council (ICC) to keep a close eye on the pitches used during Test matches since some of them, in his opinion, do not allow a fair contest between bat and ball, which is the beauty of Test cricket.
Gavaskar called on the cricketing world to save Test cricket
Former India batsman Sunil Gavaskar believes that Test cricket has to remain as the pinnacle of the sport and noted that balanced pitches were needed in order to accomplish that.
Sharma is hoping to work on his strengths and weaknesses before he makes his return
India pace bowler Ishant Sharma has revealed that he still needs about two to three months more to fully recover from having his ankle surgically repaired in March.
