Mohammad Hafeez: “He looked pretty uncomfortable while facing the first over, despite being an opener. He has this recurring issue of struggling against the swinging new ball”
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Former Pakistan team director and interim head coach Mohammad Hafeez admitted it was troubling to see Sahibzada Farhan struggle against the swinging new ball despite being an opening batsman.
Yasir Arafat: “Other cricketers were fast-tracked based on someone’s liking, someone who had played two matches of first-class cricket or not played at all. I didn’t understand why I was not in their good books”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Yasir Arafat has offered a shocking insight into favouritism during his playing days.
Shoaib Malik: “I will say Shoaib Akhtar was the toughest overall. I faced him many times in domestic cricket and he was quick and nasty”
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Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik has admitted that legendary fast bowler Shoaib Malik was the toughest opponent he ever faced since he was “quick and nasty”.
“I’m really looking forward to leaning on him when I need to”
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England Test captain Joe Root has made it clear that he won’t hesitate to seek advice from his predecessor Alastair Cook.
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“Most bowlers will tend to bowl here [points at his right rib cage] when I will play in overseas conditions”
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Bangladesh batsman Mominul Haque has revealed that he is working on playing short-pitched deliveries in preparation for the national team’s tour of the West Indies.
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“The aggressive way we play is a mantra”
Australia Twenty20 captain George Bailey has announced that the national team’s pride has made things “so uncomfortable” for England.
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Ojha stole the limelight with his sixth five-wicket haul
Despite all the attention being focused on Sachin Tendulkar for his 200th and final Test match in an India jersey, the country’s spin duo of Pragyan Ojha and Ravichandran Ashwin stole the spotlight on the opening day of the second Test in Mumbai as they dismissed the West Indies for a dismal 182.
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“We have to go in with the attitude that we are not going to lose this series”
South Africa vice-captain AB de Villiers has admitted that the Proteas “dipped big time” in their first Test against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi.
No Australian or South African cricketer will be participating in the PSL
Cricket Australia and Cricket South Africa have both announced that they will not be issuing NOCs to any of their centrally contracted players for the Pakistan Super League (PSL).
