Kamran Akmal, veteran Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman feels the BCCI and ECB must play a white ball series in parallel to India and England 5 matches Test series. Kamran Akmal believes there is enough depth in both Indian and English cricket, which can allow them to expose more players to international cricket. ECB had to field a
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Salman Butt, former tainted Pakistan skipper was of the opinion that it is too early to tag the current Indian cricket team as chokers in ICC events. Salman Butt stated that India hasn’t lost as many big tournaments as South Africa to be termed as chokers. Team India was severely criticized for failing to deliver in the ICC World
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Shoaib Akhtar made a bold claim regarding the finalists for the upcoming T20 World Cup in UAE. The Rawalpindi Express feels it will be a repeat of the inaugural edition’s final in 2007 where India will lose to Pakistan. The T20 World Cup remains the biggest and most-awaited cricketing event this year after it was
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Shoaib Akhtar, a former Pakistan pacer was rich in his praise for India skipper Virat Kohli for instilling aggression in his fast bowlers and for changing the mentality of Indian cricket. In an exclusive interview with Sportskeeda, Shoaib Akhtar shared his thoughts on India’s evolved pace attack over the last few years. Shoaib Akhtar Thinks
MoreShoaib Akhtar believes the current group of batters are lucky as they have not faced the likes of Waqar Younis, Wasim Akram, and Shane Warne, and himself in the international arena. In an exclusive chat, former Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar spoke at length on various topics. He was asked to give his views on how much the sport
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Shoaib Akhtar has given his view on the comparison between India captain Virat Kohli and Pakistan skipper Babar Azam, saying that despite all the comparisons that are being drawn between the two players, the debate surrounding the two is wrong. Virat Kohli, with 70 international centuries, is one of the world’s leading batsmen, and Babar
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Shoaib Akhtar, Pakistan’s former express fast bowler, minced no words when it came to sharing his thoughts on pace bowling losing its sheen and comparing modern-day star Virat Kohli to batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar. In an exclusive, the 45-year-old opined that there is presently an embargo on cricket which he strongly feels needs to be lifted. Shoaib Akhtar:
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Mohammad Kaif reckons to share a dressing room and playing alongside CSK skipper MS Dhoni for years must have helped Deepak Chahar keep his nerve in the tight run chase against Sri Lanka in the second ODI. India looked down and out while chasing 276 for victory as they struggled at 193-7 at one point. However,
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Saqlain Mushtaq, former Pakistan spinner explained the difference between India and Pakistan cricket teams after their recent series against Sri Lanka and England respectively. Explaining the difference between India and Pakistan, former off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq said India is benefitting from frequent A tours to England and Australia whereas Pakistan is suffering as there is still
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Wasim Jaffer believes Team India shouldn’t look past Shikhar Dhawan as an opening option for the upcoming T20 and ODI World Cups just yet. The former batsman feels although Shikhar Dhawan’s contributions to Indian cricket have been brilliant, the southpaw has been overshadowed by the ‘outstanding’ batsmen skipper Virat Kohli and opener Rohit Sharma. Wasim Jaffer’s comments
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