Pakistan seamer Naseem Shah: “I don’t think fast bowlers should joke around with batters. A batsman should be aware that a pace bowler is coming at him and it is almost like a war”
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Pakistan fast bowler Naseem Shah said he doesn’t joke around when bowling as he considers his battle with the opposition batsmen to be similar to war.
Saqlain Mushtaq: “Winning and losing is part of the game. Cricket is not war. That is why I feel cricket should be played between the two countries”
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Legendary Pakistan spinner Saqlain Mushtaq has lashed out at iconic India all-rounder Kapil Dev for criticising Shoaib Akhtar’s three-match ODI series suggestion.
Wasim Akram: “One team will win, one team will lose, so stay graceful and do not take this as a war”
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Legendary left-arm seamer Wasim Akram has called on India and Pakistan fans to be “graceful” and not treat their teams’ World Cup clash on Sunday as a war.
Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik: “It’s my own opinion but the word ‘war’ is a very strange word to me. I don’t think it’s good to use that word – definitely not in sports”
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Shoaib Malik has admitted that he doesn’t like it when the word “war” is associated with matches between India and Pakistan.
Sri Lanka could return to Pakistan for the first time since March 2009
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International cricket could be returning to Pakistan next month after Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said that they would play at least one Twenty20 International in Lahore, but only if “the logistical and operational plans fall in place”.
“He could go for an even heftier price tag”
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West Indies all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite believes that a bigger bidding war will take place for Rising Pune Supergiants superstar Ben Stokes at next year’s Indian Premier League (IPL) auction.
“We knew that it was going to be a far cry with the budget that we had”
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Mumbai Indians coach Mahela Jayawardene has insisted that he has no regrets over missing out on England all-rounder Ben Stokes at the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction in February.
“I’m looking forward to rubbing shoulders with a few more international players and growing my game”
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New Zealand left-arm seamer Trent Boult has made it clear that despite being bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 5 crore (approximately US$750,000), he is more interested in gaining valuable experience from playing in Indian Premier League (IPL).
Smith has given the green light for sledging
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Australia captain Steve Smith has insisted that he won’t have any objections if his team-mates decide to engage in a war of words with India in their upcoming four-Test series.
“I have never played in an Ashes campaign where things have got out of hand”
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Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Brad Haddin has made it clear that he has no plans to cut back on sledging during the upcoming Ashes series.
