Shed the fear of defeat, Zaka Ashraf tells Pakistan cricketer to always give it everything

Zaka Ashraf told Pakistan captain Babar Azam to shed the fear of defeat

Zaka Ashraf: “Leave behind the fear of defeat and step onto the field. The victory of the Pakistan team brings joy to the entire nation”

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Zaka Ashraf, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, said he wants captain Babar Azam to “leave behind the fear of defeat” and always give it everything whenever he steps out onto the field.

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It’s not going to happen, Zaka Ashraf responds to questions about Pakistan captaincy and coaching staff

Zaka Ashraf said changes to the Pakistan captaincy and coaching staff is not going to happen

Zaka Ashraf: “Currently, we have no intentions to change the coaching staff or players”

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Zaka Ashraf, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, has made it abundantly clear that there are “no intentions” to replace Babar Azam as captain or the current coaching staff.

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Good chance of him becoming Pakistan head coach again, Abdul Razzaq thinks former captain could replace Grant Bradburn

Abdul Razzaq said there is a good chance of Misbah-ul-Haq becoming Pakistan head coach again

Abdul Razzaq: “I feel that Misbah-ul-Haq has a good chance of taking charge of the Pakistan team again”

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Abdul Razzaq, the former all-rounder, believes there is a “good chance” of ex-captain Misbah-ul-Haq becoming head coach of the Pakistan team again.

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Banned without any proof, Ashraf on Pakistan player with tremendous big-hitting skills

Zaka Ashraf said Sharjeel Khan was banned without any proof

Zaka Ashraf: “It is not right to call Sharjeel a tainted cricketer. He was treated unfairly by [Najam] Sethi as he was banned without any proof”

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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Zaka Ashraf has claimed that big-hitting opening batsman Sharjeel Khan was banned without any proof.

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India hesitant to play Pakistan because of extremist elements like Narendra Modi, former PCB chairman says

Zaka Ashraf said India are hesitant to play Pakistan because of extremist elements like Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Former Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Zaka Ashraf: “They were hesitant to go ahead with this proposal because of the extremist elements in India like [Narendra] Modi”

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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Zaka Ashraf said India were hesitant to play Pakistan during his tenure due to “extremist elements” like the country’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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Which former PCB chairman thinks it was wrong to appoint Misbah-ul-Haq as Pakistan’s head coach?

Zaka Ashraf thinks the Pakistan Cricket Board PCB made a mistake in appointing Misbah-ul-Haq as head coach cricket

Zaka Ashraf on Misbah-ul-Haq: “I think he was better suited to carry out the role of chief selector, because he is good at gauging a player’s skillset, instead of head coach because the latter position requires experience, which he lacks”

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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Zaka Ashraf believes the board made the wrong decision in appointing Misbah-ul-Haq as head coach of the national team.

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‘India and England both have no positive attitude towards Pakistan cricket’, says Zaka Ashraf

"It is all a drama hatched by India and England to attack Pakistan's best spin-bowling department ahead of the World Cup"

“It is all a drama hatched by India and England to attack Pakistan’s best spin-bowling department ahead of the World Cup”

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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Zaka Ashraf believes that India and England are to blame for the spin duo of Mohammad Hafeez and Saeed Ajmal being banned from bowling.

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