Pakistan seamer Mir Hamza: “Earlier, I used to worry about not being selected for the national team. But not anymore. Now the focus is on staying fit and being ready whenever the opportunity comes”
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Pakistan left-arm pace bowler Mir Hamza has made it clear that he is no longer scared about not being picked in the national team.
Nasser Hussain: “Why does Rizwan and Babar just lower their strike-rate, it’s because they worry about their middle order”
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Former England captain Nasser Hussain said Pakistan skipper Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan have low strike-rates in T20Is since they worry about the middle order.
Kamran Akmal: “I’ve been seeing them lacking in middle order batting. The team management needs to make a proper combination and finalise it before the T20 World Cup”
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Veteran wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal said Pakistan need to solve their middle order batting problems immediately.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “We are just concerned about our middle-order in white-ball cricket. We have to do something in that regard”
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Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq has admitted that the team’s middle order woes in limited overs cricket is a big concern.
Pakistan seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi: “I am completely fit and enjoying my cricket. The team’s physio and trainer are taking good care of my workload. I took rest after PSL and also take rest whenever possible”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi has dismissed concerns about his workload.
Pakistan batsman Azhar Ali: “Insecurity has become a part of our culture, and players do feel insecure that they’ll be dropped after one bad performance but I tell them to have confidence [in] their own skills”
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Veteran Pakistan batsman Azhar Ali admitted that “insecurity has become a part of our culture”.
Zaheer Abbas: “They have played [17] matches recently and only won three [of] them, which is a cause for alarm”
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Legendary Pakistan batsman Zaheer Abbas has revealed that there is still “cause for alarm” for the national team as they have only won three of their 17 ODIs this year.
It is unclear how serious Broad’s injury is
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England pace bowler Stuart Broad could potentially miss the first Test against South Africa after suffering a left heel injury.
“I feel it’s something of the past”
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South Africa have lost seven players to Kolpak deals over the last few months, including pace bowler Kyle Abbott, batsman Rilee Rossouw and wicketkeeper-batsman Stiaan van Zyl. Despite this, ODI captain AB de Villiers feels that the Proteas have nothing to worry about.
Cairns denies two counts of perjury and perverting the course of justice
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The jury at the Chris Cairns perjury trial heard how the former New Zealand all-rounder was incensed when police first accused of match-fixing.
