Turned down an offer from the PCB, Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik explains reason behind refusal

Shoaib Malik said he turned down an offer from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to become a selector

Shoaib Malik: “Look, I only received an offer once before the [T20 World Cup] to become the selector. At that time, the entire selection committee had equal powers as there was no chief selector”

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Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik has revealed that he turned down an offer from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to become a selector before the 2024 T20 World Cup.

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The reason I turned it down, Pakistan batsman Sohaib Maqsood reveals why he refused alleged $70,000 USA cricket deal

Sohaib Maqsood has revealed the reason he turned down an alleged $70,000 deal to play cricket in USA

Sohaib Maqsood: “My preference was more to live in Pakistan with my parents, that was the reason behind it”

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Pakistan big-hitting batsman Sohaib Maqsood has revealed there was a specific reason he turned down a lucrative deal to play cricket in USA.

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Offered coaching stint with Afghanistan in 2016, 38-year-old Pakistan seamer who could cut through batsmen says

Pakistan seamer Mohammad Asif said he was offered a coaching stint with Afghanistan in 2016

Pakistan seamer Mohammad Asif: “I was asked to go to Afghanistan for a coaching stint with their young pace bowlers in 2016. However, the security situation meant that I had to decline the offer”

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Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Asif has revealed that he was offered a coaching stint with the Afghanistan team in 2016.

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Pakistan legend Shoaib Akhtar turned down 175,000 pound contract to fight in the Kargil War

Shoaib Akhtar claims he turned down a 175,000 pound contract with Nottinghamshire to fight in the Kargil War Pakistan cricket

Shoaib Akhtar: “I had a 175,000 pound contract with Nottingham. Then in 2002 I had another big contract. I left both when Kargil happened”

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Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has claimed that he turned down a 175,000 pound contract to play county cricket for Nottinghamshire in order to fight in the Kargil War.

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