Mohammad Amir: “Based on their recent performances, I think Pakistan will have the upper hand against India”
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Pakistan left-arm pace bowler Mohammad Amir believes the men in green have the upper hand over India going into the clash in the 2025 Champions Trophy.
Shahid Afridi: “Shadab used to score some runs but that is not the case right now so there is not much of a difference in their batting as well”
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Legendary Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi said Shadab Khan used to have the upper hand over fellow spinner Usama Mir when it came to his batting, but he has lost that advantage now.
Shahid Afridi: “There is [a] massive difference in their bowling. In terms of drift and body language, Usama is much better”
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Legendary Pakistan power-hitter Shahid Afridi believes there is a “massive difference” between spinners Usama Mir and Shadab Khan.
Saqlain Mushtaq: “If the series is played at Southampton, Lord’s and The Oval then Pakistan will have an edge as our spinners will be very effective on these wickets”
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Legendary spinner Saqlain Mushtaq believes that Pakistan will have an advantage over England this summer if their matches are held at certain venues.
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Sangakkara has scored 424 runs in this Test match
Sri Lanka’s batting duo of Kumar Sangakkara and Dinesh Chandimal both scored centuries to give their side the upper hand heading into final day of the second Test against Bangladesh.
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“After the 13th over, the ball looked like it was 60 overs old”
Following a rather lacklustre first day, South Africa pace bowler Morne Morkel has hinted that India may have the upper hand throughout the second Test since the pitch at Durban “looks like a subcontinent wicket”.
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“We dominated three days of the Chittagong Test, so I would say we are ahead of them, mentally”
Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim believes New Zealand must be feeling the heat after the first Test match between the two nations in Chittagong ended as a draw.
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England registered a crushing 3-0 series win over Australia
England were denied the opportunity of humiliating their rivals even further after bad light stopped play on the final day at The Oval with the home team needing just 21 more runs to register a 4-0 thrashing of Australia.
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Clarke and Cook have clashing ideologies when it comes to giving their team the upper hand
Australia captain Michael Clarke has given his assurances that none of the pitches in the country will be doctored to give the national team an advantage when England travel to the land down under for the second leg of the Ashes series in November.
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Jamaica won the inaugural edition of the CPL
The Jamaica Tallawahs were crowned champions of the inaugural edition of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) after breezing past the Guyana Amazon Warriors by seven wickets.
