Trevor Bayliss: “When local players haven’t seen guys like Mohammad it can be a bit of a surprise”
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Sydney Thunder coach Trevor Bayliss said Pakistan seamer Mohammad Hasnain “can be a bit of a surprise” for players who haven’t faced him before.
Pakistan power-hitter Azam Khan to Dale Steyn: “Sir you know I’m a fisherman too”
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Pakistan batsman Azam Khan surprised legendary South Africa pace bowler Dale Steyn when telling him about his love for fishing.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “They have the skills, potential, pace and swing – this package can surprise anyone”
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Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq said seamers Shaheen Shah Afridi, Wahab Riaz, Haris Rauf and Mohammad Hasnain have “skills, potential, pace and swing”.
Michael Vaughan: “Pakistan could come here and shock the England team if the English side play like they did in the first Test against West Indies at Southampton”
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Former England captain Michael Vaughan has admitted that Pakistan could “shock” England in the upcoming Test series.
Shoaib Akhtar: “This is a very important tour for Pakistan. Pakistan needs to come out with something really good out of this [series]. I really think that Pakistan can do wonders after the first Test up to the second Test match”
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Shoaib Akhtar is backing Pakistan to “do wonders” during their upcoming series against England, which gets underway next month.
Waqar Younis: “Great to see The Legendary Javed Miandad at the ground…What a pleasant surprise”
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Pakistan bowling coach Waqar Younis said it was a “pleasant surprise” to meet legendary batsman Javed Miandad.
Pakistan legend Wasim Akram: “To me Mohammad Amir retiring from Test cricket is a bit surprising because you peak at 27-28 and Test cricket is where you are judged against the best, it’s the ultimate format”
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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Wasim Akram has admitted that he was surprised by fellow left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir’s decision to retire from Test cricket.
Azhar Ali: “Pakistan will definitely be underdogs as far as the World Cup is concerned, but I know their strengths, we have been in this position before and hopefully we can surprise everyone again”
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Pakistan batsman Azhar Ali is backing the national team to “surprise everyone again” as they have a knack of defying expectations at major tournaments.
“I think both sides are going to have to compromise”
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Players past and present have all voiced their opinions on the ongoing pay dispute between the Australian cricketers and Cricket Australia, but former wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist’s take on the entire saga may come as a surprise to a lot of people.
“It has nothing to do with the ICC functioning or these issues which are going to come up”
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Shahank Manohar stepped down as chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday, but he revealed that his decision to do so had nothing to do with the difference in opinions he and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) may have had.
