Misbah-ul-Haq: “We are not overworking Shaheen Shah and the physio is constantly monitoring his load. Talk about his workload being too much is not accurate”
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Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq said it’s absolute nonsense to suggest left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi is being overworked.
Pakistan fast bowler Hasan Ali: “It was because of far too much workload placed on my body”
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Pakistan seamer Hasan Ali has said that his workload was far too much when he was last playing international cricket, and attributed this to the spate of injuries he suffered.
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.
Shahzad’s story shows that the road to becoming an international cricketer is not always an easy one
From an early age, Afghanistan-born Mohammad Shahzad knew nothing of life beyond the refugee camp his family and he had fled to in Peshawar after the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979.
Khawaja is ready to step back into the international limelight
Queensland coach Darren Lehmann believes batsman Usman Khawaja has become a changed man ever since joining the state side from New South Wales and added that he would be an excellent addition to the Australian side, who are currently looking for veteran Michel Hussey’s replacement.
Anderson does not want to see England lose yet another Test series in India
Despite having an immense amount of respect towards iconic Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar, England pace bowler James Anderson has warned his team-mates not to show the ‘Little Master’ too much respect when playing against him out in the middle.
Hussey played a crucial role in helping Australia reach the semi-finals
Australia Twenty20 captain George Bailey has revealed that veteran batsman Michael Hussey is highly unlikely to be part of the squad any more since the team is in need of fresh faces for the 2014 International Cricket Council (ICC) World Twenty20, which will be held in Bangladesh.
