Ahmed Shehzad: “Kohli’s been struggling for form for the past two years, I was cast aside after two matches”
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Pakistan top order batsman Ahmed Shehzad has pointed out how he was dropped from the national team after failing to perform in two matches, while India have persisted with Virat Kohli for two years.
Pakistan fast bowler Ahmed Bashir: “The captain and coach told me to bowl as per the field. I also bowled slower ones and yorkers as they instructed and got the desired results for my team”
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Pakistan pace bowler Ahmed Bashir was over the moon after he took a four-wicket haul to lead Central Punjab to a nine-wicket win over Balochistan.
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Tendulkar could play his 200th Test if the series goes ahead
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have announced that they are planning to host the West Indies for a Test series in November, which will give veteran batsman Sachin Tendulkar the chance to play his 200th Test match before India travel to South Africa at the end of the year.
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Both McCullum and Bailey were disappointed about the abandonment of the match
Australia opening batsman David Warner was a lone figure in the dugout as the baggy greens faced off against New Zealand in their highly anticipated Champions Trophy match.
Ahmed is the most experienced out of all five bowlers
In a bid to win this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL) the Chennai Super Kings have bolstered their bowling department by signing five uncapped Indian bowlers.
Amla has not enjoyed his time as vice-captain at all
South Africa batsman Hashim Amla is highly likely to step down as the vice-captain of the limited overs squad after it was revealed that he declined a request from Cricket South Africa to lead the national team in their recently concluded ODI series against New Zealand when regular skipper AB de Villiers was banned for two matches due to a slow over rate.
De Villiers may be forced to become a specialist batsman once again
South Africa coach Gary Kirsten has revealed that batsman AB de Villiers’ future as ODI wicketkeeper is uncertain after he recently hung up the gloves and admitted to being overburdened.
Clarke does not want to see any of his players succumb to long-term injuries
Australia captain Michael Clarke has defended his decision to rest key players at certain points during a series, stating that all of them complained of minor niggles and as skipper, his responsibility was to ensure that those minor aches and pains heal as soon as possible instead of letting them get even more aggravated by allowing those players to play through it.
Arthur is sick and tired of all the abuse targeted towards the rotation policy
Australia’s newly implemented rotation policy is no stranger to criticism, but coach Mickey Arthur seems to have had enough and launched a scathing attack against all the critics, stating that they only know how to berate everything without having full knowledge of the reasoning behind it.
