Mohammad Rizwan: “We used to say there is IPL; now, if you ask players who go back after playing here, they say that Pakistan has the toughest league in the world because even our reserve players sit on the bench”
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Mohammad Rizwan said many players who feature in both the Pakistan Super League (PSL) and Indian Premier League (IPL) will admit that the Pakistan T20 competition is tougher.
Mohammad Amir on Babar Azam and Virat Kohli: “If you compare Babar with Kohli, I find it difficult bowling to Babar because of his stance because if I take the ball away from him he plays the drive [through the off-side] and if I bring the ball back in, he flicks it [through the on-side]”
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Left-arm fast bowler Mohammad Amir has admitted that it is tougher to bowl to Pakistan captain Babar Azam than India skipper Virat Kohli.
Imad Wasim admitted that “India is tougher” than Australia
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Pakistan spin-bowling all-rounder Imad Wasim believes that “India is tougher” than Australia.
Ian Bell: “I found Muralitharan, who has 800 [Test] wickets, easier to play than Ajmal”
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England batsman Ian Bell has revealed that former Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal was tougher to play than legendary Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan.
Mohammad Abbas: “There is less margin of error in white ball cricket. If you err, then you are hit for runs and boundaries”
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Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Abbas has admitted that ODI cricket is tougher than Tests since there is a much smaller margin for error.
“I think with the group of players we’ve got now, it’s a great opportunity to take the team to the next level”
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Having been bestowed with the honour of being named England’s new Test captain, Joe Root has made it clear that he wants to transform the national team into a tougher side that is always hungry for victory. Continue reading
Vettori has not played international cricket since June 2013
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Northern Districts have suffered a major blow prior to the Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) after New Zealand all-rounder Daniel Vettori ruled himself out of the tournament due to personal reasons.
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“I want to pay credit to the ICC and Cricket Australia for the work they put in to try and stop this [and to] stamp it out of our game”
Australia captain Michael Clarke and pace bowler Ryan Harris have both announced that corruption and match-fixing is something they “take personally” since it “damages the credibility of the sport”.
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“It’s going to be a hell of a hard task to win this series”
Former New Zealand fast bowler Simon Doull has announced that India should not have any problems playing on the country’s pace-friendly pitches, especially since they have just toured South Africa, where the conditions are highly similar.
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“We complement each other and we are able to sustain pressure for a long period of time and that is the best way of giving yourself a chance of knocking over these high quality English batsmen”
Despite only needing five wickets to win on the fifth and final day of the third Test in Perth, Australia all-rounder Shane Watson has announced that the baggy greens “still have a bit of work to do”.
