Thankful I have been given a fair run, Pakistan batsman glad Shan Masood trusts him

Pakistan opener Abdullah Shafique: “A sportsman has to face challenges and go through failure. I’m thankful to the team management and the captain for trusting me and giving me a fair run”

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Pakistan opening batsman Abdullah Shafique expressed his gratitude at having gotten a “fair run” in the Test team.

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Memon community in Karachi gave me financial help, Pakistan batsman expresses his gratitude

Pakistan batsman Danish Aziz: “It would be absolutely remiss of me to not mention and thank the Memon community in Karachi who have provided moral and financial help to me during my formative years in cricket”

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Pakistan batsman Danish Aziz said he is extremely grateful to the Memon community in Karachi as they gave him “moral and financial help”.

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Azam sends heartwarming message to Pakistan teammates and fans following ICC honour

Babar Azam: “I will reserve my biggest gratitude to my teammates and fans as without their support this would not have been possible”

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Pakistan batsman Babar Azam sent a heartwarming message to his teammates and fans after he was included in the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) ODI Team of the Year.

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‘We lost everything’ when the tsunami struck Sri Lanka, says Dinesh Chandimal

“I can still remember what happened like it was yesterday, the way our home was caught up and lost”

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Boxing Day is usually associated with holidays, family and happiness. But, for Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Chandimal, December 26 has dark connotations as it was the day that he “lost everything” when a tsunami ravaged through his town in 2004.

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