Mohammad Hafeez: “Haris was [the] first choice in [the] recent Test tour to Australia but he said he is unavailable due to personal reasons”
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Former Pakistan team director and interim head coach Mohammad Hafeez has confirmed that fast bowler Haris Rauf was the “first choice” for the three-match Test series against Australia, but made himself unavailable for selection.
“Right now it is about 50% and declining. If I can get it up to around 90% I would be real happy with that”
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Australia batsman Chris Lynn is likely to be sidelined for the remainder of the year as he will be undergoing shoulder surgery on Monday.
Akmal (pictured above) and Junaid will be suspended for one month if they find themselves in hot water again
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Umar Akmal and Junaid Khan were both fined 50 per cent of their match fee after they got involved in a verbal battle.
“It’s a great learning opportunity for Tom”
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New Zealand opener Tom Latham will captain the ODI team during their tri-series against Ireland and Bangladesh in May.
Mortaza will miss Bangladesh’s ODI against Ireland on May 12
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Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza will be suspended for the next ODI his team play in after he picked up his second over-rate offence in 12 months.
“Trent required a little further time to be ready for the demands of Test cricket”
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New Zealand left-arm seamer Trent Boult has been ruled out of the third Test against South Africa after failing to sufficiently recover from an upper leg injury.
“It’s been 15, 16 years of hard work and it’s great to get some reward now”
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Opening batsman Michael Klinger is set to make his international debut at the age of 36 after he was drafted into Australia’s squad for their three-match Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka later this month.
“I don’t want to rush it”
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Australia left-arm seamer Mitchell Starc has virtually ruled himself out of the World Twenty20 in India in March as he continues to recover from ankle surgery.
Anderson has not played international cricket since May 2015
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New Zealand all-rounder Corey Anderson has fully recovered from his back injury and will make his international comeback in the two-match Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka.
Chandimal will captain Sri Lanka during the Twenty20 series against New Zealand
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Sri Lanka batsman Dinesh Chandimal will take charge of the national team for the two-match Twenty20 series against New Zealand in January.
