Usman Salahuddin: “four-day cricket is the highest level of domestic cricket which tests your fitness, technique and I would urge our younger players to pay more attention to this format than the shorter formats”
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Pakistan batsman Usman Salahuddin has admitted that he has spotted a worrying trend among the young players in the country, whereby they are more interested in playing T20 cricket rather than four-day cricket.
“Like other teams, Pakistan also have a chance of doing well at the Champions Trophy”
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Legendary Pakistan batsman Younis Khan believes there is no reason why the national team cannot be part of the final four at the Champions Trophy.
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“I’m actually feeling in pretty good nick, so I’ll just be getting out there and doing my best”
England off-spinner James Tredwell is determined to become the national team’s new frontline spinner following the retirement of Graeme Swann.
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Gayle may have started a new fashion trend of batting with sunglasses
West Indies flamboyant opener Chris Gayle is renowned for arguably being the best Twenty20 entertainer on the planet, but the big-hitting Jamaican recently admitted that he feels “sad when people just forget all that I’ve achieved” in Test cricket.
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Starc is sick and tired of not playing back-to-back Test matches
Australia left-arm pace bowler Mitchell Starc has once again lashed out at Cricket Australia over their controversial rotation policy, stating that it is hard for him to stay consistent if he is spending half his time on the bench.
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Streak sees dark times ahead for Zimbabwe unless the players are treated with more respect
Former Zimbabwe pace bowler Heath Streak has admitted that Kyle Jarvis’ decision to retire from international cricket in order to seek more lucrative contracts elsewhere in the world does not come as a big surprise to him.
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Bravo was all smiles as his side progressed to the semi-finals
West Indies Twenty20 and Test captain Darren Sammy was absolutely gutted after his side, the St Lucia Zouks, were knocked out of the inaugural edition of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) by the Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel.
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“It’s all about the basics, going back and going forward”
Veteran Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar, along with a trio of former captains, which include Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid and GR Viswanath, have all exposed their secrets of how players can bridge the gap between domestic and international cricket.
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Guptill smashed four sixes during his entertaining innings
New Zealand opening batsman Martin Guptill played a sublime innings to lead the Guyana Amazon Warriors to a 27-run win over the Barbados Tridents and put them at second on the points table.
Flower is growing increasingly infuriated with this trend
England Test cricket head coach Andy Flower has announced that his team have to learn to make better starts on tours abroad as it is becoming an increasingly frustrating problem and developing pattern which may require changes to be made for future series.
