Virender Sehwag: “I haven’t seen Babar Azam or (Mohammad) Rizwan bat at a strike-rate of over 200. The same combination has been repeated for the last three T20 World Cups and the result is also the same”
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Legendary India opener Virender Sehwag has taken aim at the Pakistan batting duo of Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan, saying he has never seen them “bat at a strike-rate of over 200”.
Inzamam-ul-Haq: “If they don’t score at a good strike-rate, the team will find itself in a difficult situation”
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Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq said if current skipper Babar Azam and wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan don’t score quick enough, the national team will struggle.
Shoaib Akhtar on Babar Azam: “Babar looks like a lost cow to me. He’s out there, not knowing what to do”
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Legendary Pakistan seamer Shoaib Akhtar believes that Babar Azam “looks like a lost cow” when it comes to captaining the national team.
Mickey Arthur: “If he’s getting us a hundred, we are comfortable that we have the batsmen around him to get 300 to 320”
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Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur has revealed that Babar Azam’s role at the World Cup will revolve around making big scores.
Lynn could be out of action for seven months
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Chris Lynn could be ruled out for the entire Australian summer as he could need seven months to recover after undergoing shoulder surgery on Monday.
Riaz’s Champions Trophy journey was brought to an end by an ankle injury
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Ruman Raees has been brought in as a replacement for fellow left-arm seamer Wahab Riaz, whose Champions Trophy campaign was ended by an ankle injury.
“It was the first thing that crossed my mind – possibly not being able to represent Australia in this Champions Trophy”
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Australia batsman Chris Lynn has revealed that he had doubts about whether he would be able to participate in the Champions Trophy after injuring his shoulder during the Indian Premier League (IPL).
“First he’s got to get selected in the XI and then the captain will tell him where he’s going to bat”
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Chris Lynn took the Big Bash League (BBL) by storm in December to January and has continued to showcase his destructive form with the bat at the Indian Premier League (IPL). But, will that be enough to see him open the batting for Australia at the Champions Trophy in England next month?
As a result of McCullum’s injury, the Lions only have four fit foreign players
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The Gujarat Lions will be without batsman Brendon McCullum for the rest of the Indian Premier League (IPL) after he was diagnosed with a left hamstring strain.
Lynn has injured his left shoulder for the third time in less than two years
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Kolkata Knight Riders opener Chris Lynn could be sidelined for the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) after injuring his left shoulder.
