Shahid Afridi: “Son, give performances. In tough times, we stood by you. You didn’t play aggressive cricket, yet you still made it back into the Pakistan team. Now respond with performances so that we also become silent”
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Legendary Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has urged spin-bowling all-rounder Shadab Khan to start performing consistently so that he can silence his critics.
Sikandar Bakht: “Babar and Rizwan are currently the most senior players in the team, yet they never stand as a pillar for the team during tough times”
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Former Pakistan seamer Sikandar Bakht has chastised limited overs captain Mohammad Rizwan and batsman Babar Azam for never rising to the occasion in tough times.
Iqbal Qasim: “As a player, he deserves a spot. If you say he doesn’t deserve a spot as a player, that’s just unfair”
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Former Pakistan left-arm spinner Iqbal Qasim believes it is unfair for people to say that Babar Azam doesn’t deserve a spot in the national team.
Yasir Shah: “Mushtaq Ahmed has always been a supporter of mine especially in tough situations and during bad patches”
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Yasir Shah has revealed that legendary Pakistan spinner Mushtaq Ahmed “has always been a supporter of mine”, especially during tough times.
Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad: “I have always performed and made a comeback and have not faded away which could easily happen to someone in my situation”
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Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad believes that he has “always performed” and “not faded away” like many other players.
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Khawaja is edging ever closer to representing Australia
While his recent scores of 51, eight, a duck, 29 not out and six for Australia A may not look like a man in form, Usman Khawaja is getting closer and closer to his dream of representing Australia once again after spending more than 18 months on the sidelines.
Johnson is extremely grateful for everything Lillee has taught him
Since making a successful return to international cricket after being sidelined for seven months with a toe injury, Australia pace bowler Mitchell Johnson has been full of praise for his mentor Dennis Lillee, who worked alongside the left-arm seamer throughout his rehabilitation period.
Arjuna Ranatunga: “Not only was he a great admirer of Sri Lanka cricket, he also loved our country”
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Former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga has become the latest ex-cricketer to pay tribute to Tony Greig, stating that the legendary England player and commentator saw his country as heaven on earth.
