They were my targets, Pakistan spinner Abrar Ahmed happy to get two important England batsmen out

Pakistan spinner Abrar Ahmed said Ben Stokes and Joe Root were his targets

Abrar Ahmed: “I recently said in an interview that Stokes and Root will be my targets on Test debut and I am happy to get their wickets”

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Pakistan spinner Abrar Ahmed said he was specifically targeting England captain Ben Stokes and star batsman Joe Root in the ongoing second Test in Multan.

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Improving day by day, Misbah on powerful Pakistan big man meeting all the targets given to him

Misbah-ul-Haq on Azam Khan: “Azam is improving day by day and is meeting [the] targets given to him and we are trying to get him to the same fitness level the rest of the team has attained”

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Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq said wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan’s fitness is “improving day by day” and he is “meeting [the] targets given to him”.

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Achieved targets and improvements, Pakistan player cannot explain why he isn’t being given another chance

Pakistan batsman Usman Salahuddin: “Whatever targets that I was set, I achieved them. Whatever improvements they wanted from me, I made. But at the end of the day, it’s up to the selectors who they want to pick”

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Pakistan batsman Usman Salahuddin has said he cannot explain why he isn’t being given a second chance to revive his Test career.

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Mushfiqur Rahim slams BCB for short-term captaincy appointment

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Rahim has urged the BCB to stop appointing captains “on a series-by-series basis”

Bangladesh wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim has lashed out at the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) for appointing him as captain of the national team on a short-term basis, stating that it would be extremely challenging to set any goals and targets and would also have a negative impact on future skippers.

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