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Former Pakistan player attacks PCB over treatment of player 

Former Pakistan player attacks PCB over treatment of player 

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Former Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal called out the Pakistan Cricket Board over their treatment of batsman Babar Azam and said that the way they were treating him, would leave no one at the mantel of Pakistan cricket. Azam was singled out in how he approached his batting during Pakistan’s disastrous campaign at the Champions Trophy. Hosting an ICC tournament after a long period of time, early losses to New Zealand and India relegated them out of the semifinal stage of the tournament. Many former Pakistan cricketers took the opportunity to lambast the players and most singled out Azam and his approach.  “Aapke paas ek hi toh star hai (You have only one star). If you degrade him also, then how will your cricket run? These are the big issues. Our former cricketers should keep their mouths shut,” Ajmal said to Sportstar. “As a cricketer, one must realise that bad patches are part of a player’s career. You can’t play cricket the same way all your life. Even if you were Sachin Tendulkar, you couldn’t score 100 …

‘Our former players should keep mouth shut. Aapke paas ek hi star hai’: Saeed Ajmal unfiltered in Babar Azam’s defence

‘Our former players should keep mouth shut. Aapke paas ek hi star hai’: Saeed Ajmal unfiltered in Babar Azam’s defence

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Pakistan’s decision to drop star batter Babar Azam from the T20I squad for the upcoming series against New Zealand has sparked controversy, with former off-spinner Saeed Ajmal taking a strong stance against the move. Ajmal voiced his discontent with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), questioning the rationale behind excluding one of the team’s star players. Pakistan’s Babar Azam attends a warm-up session during ICC Champions Trophy(AFP) Pakistan’s squad overhaul follows a disastrous Champions Trophy campaign, where they crashed out in the group stage. The selection committee’s decision to sideline Babar and wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan. Both players, despite their established records, have often been criticized for their strike rates, leading to slow starts in the shortest format. Ajmal, however, believes the decision to remove Babar is short-sighted and detrimental to Pakistan’s cricketing future. Speaking to Sportstar, he did not hold back in his criticism of how the PCB has handled the matter. “Aapke paas ek hi toh star hai (You have only one star). If you degrade him also, then how will your cricket run? These …

Champions Trophy preview: Pace-heavy Pakistan take on subcontinental New Zealand | Cricket News

Champions Trophy preview: Pace-heavy Pakistan take on subcontinental New Zealand | Cricket News

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All On the Line, screams the giant billboards of Champions Trophy in all the host cities, from Dubai to Lahore cutting across Karachi and Rawalpindi. There is nothing extraordinarily imaginative or attention-grabbing about the caption. But it captures everything the tournament means to the country as well as its cricket. The global gaze would be on Pakistan’s competence to pull off a multinational tournament, bereft of distressing incidents, when the locals as well as the foreigners could watch the game without fear of their lives. But irresistible is the narrative arc whether Pakistan, liberated after remapping itself on the cricket map, could rediscover the old glory on the field. At the peak of 50-over mania, Pakistan was the cult team. The team of exotic and dark arts, reverse swing and toe-crushers, of roguish volatility and irascible brilliance, of alley-cats and superstars, a theatre and law unto themselves. If you didn’t blatantly love them, you clandestinely envied them. The slow fading of ODI’s charms ran parallel, and was entwined, perhaps, with Pakistan’s drift to mediocrity in …

Saeed Ajmal praises Jasprit Bumrah for his intelligence; wants India and Pakistan to visit each other | Cricket News

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Former Pakistani off-spinner Saeed Ajmal has heaped praise on star India bowler Jasprit Bumrah for his intelligence while also making a case for the India and Pakistan teams to play each other in bilateral series. “Jasprit Bumrah is a very intelligent bowler and intelligence is required with speed,” said Ajmal at the GloFans High School Cricket Cup launch that will take place in Sharjah and Ajman in November. Ajmal also made a case for the Indian cricket team to take on Pakistan in each other’s countries. India has not visited Pakistan for a bilateral series since 2006 and only plays its neighbours in ICC tournaments. The Indian team’s last visit to Pakistan was in 2008 for the Asia Cup. Pakistan visited India for a white ball series in December 2012 and January 2013. Pakistan visited India in 2016 to take part in the ICC T20 World Cup and in 2023 to participate in the ICC ODI World Cup. “Even if the India versus Pakistan match happens on the moon, it will be huge. There is …

Azhar Mahmood Named Pakistan Head Coach For New Zealand T20I Series

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Former fast bowler Azhar Mahmood has been named as the head coach of the Pakistan men’s cricket team for the upcoming five-match T20I series against New Zealand, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Monday. The five-match T20I series will start on April 18 at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium and will conclude on April 27 at the Gaddafi Stadium, in Lahore. “Azhar represented Pakistan in 164 internationals, taking 162 wickets and scoring 2,421 runs,” PCB said in an official statement. Azhar’s previous assignment with the Pakistan men’s cricket team was from 2016-2019 when he was the bowling coach. Meanwhile, Wahab Riaz has been named senior team manager, with Mohammad Yousuf as batting coach. Saeed Ajmal, who was the bowling coach on the last tours of Australia and New Zealand, will continue as the spin bowling coach. Meanwhile, the Pakistan men’s cricket team are currently taking part in the fitness camp being conducted by trainers from the Pakistan Army in Kakul. Skipper Babar Azam and Pakistan’s chief selectors are consulting to finalise the list of players …

Babar Azam’s Powerful Shot Strikes Pakistan Bowling Coach Saeed Ajmal. This Happens Next. Watch

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Babar Azam is currently struggling with a lean patch. After a rather quiet ODI Cricket World Cup 2023, where he could not leave a big mark, Babar Azam resigned from the captaincy of the Pakistan cricket team. Shan Massod took over the Test captaincy while Shaheen Afridi took over the T20I captaincy. After the Cricket World Cup, Pakistan’s first assignment was a three-Test series against Australia which it lost 3-0. Babar Azam did not have a good Tour in Australia too as he could go past the 40-mark only once in six innings. The Pakistan cricket team will next face New Zealand in a T20I series. The preparation for it has already begun. In a video which has gone viral on social media, it can be seen that Babar Azam is having a go at the nets. One of his powerful shots even hit Pakistan bowling coach Saeed Ajmal. Pakistan’s first training session going on in Auckland. They are practicing for New Zealand T20Is Babar Azam’s shot has hit Saeed Ajmal, hope he’s fine and …

‘All I could hear was ‘Mike Hussey, Mike Hussey”: Ajmal recalls T20 WC horror | Cricket

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Pakistan’s Saeed Ajmal is widely regarded as one of the best spinners to have represented the country. Ajmal appeared for the national team from 2008-2015, and at one point, was the highest ranked bowler across all formats of the game. Ajmal’s international career was marred by controversies surrounding his bowling action but the spinner is nevertheless counted among the greats of the game. However, Ajmal went through a low point in his international career in 2010 during the T20 World Cup when, tasked with defending 18 runs off the final over in the semi-final against Australia, Ajmal conceded three sixes and a four against Michael Hussey. Over 12 years after the match, the spin great revisited the moment and revealed his struggles in moving on from the heartbreaking defeat. Also read: Babar Azam displaces Steve Smith, achieves career-best Test ranking, Pujara, Iyer, Kuldeep make rapid gains “When I returned home after that, from the plane to the airport, and all the way back home, all I could hear was ‘Mike Hussey, Mike Hussey’. I didn’t …

Inzy bhai said, ‘the PCB chairman doesn’t want you to play’: PAK legend | Cricket

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In the 2010s, one Pakistan bowler who made his name as one of the leading players in world cricket was Saeed Ajmal. During his career, Ajmal had topped the ICC Rankings across formats and despite making his international debut at 31, the spinner represented Pakistan in 35 Tests, 113 ODIs, and 67 T20Is. He played his final game for the side in 2015 and even as Ajmal’s career was marred by controversies surrounding his bowling action, he is still considered as one of Pakistan’s best spinners of all time. However, the former bowler has now revealed that his international career saw a rather disappointing end, claiming that the PCB chairman at the time didn’t want Ajmal to play for Pakistan even after strong performances in domestic cricket. Also read: Watch: Virat Kohli’s priceless reaction wins hearts as Cheteshwar Pujara smashes his fastest ton in 1st IND vs BAN Test “Jab main (action) remodel karke aaya, mujhe bas ek match khilaaya. Mujhe Inzy bhai ne kaha ki domestic me perform karo. Maine kaha agar mujhe domestic …