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  Afridi has no plans to quit

  Former Pakistan Twenty20 captain Shahid Afridi, while giving an interview to BBC Urdu on Tuesday, said that there are several matters in Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) which need to be addressed on an urgent basis.
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  I really want to do well here, says Misbah ahead of Lord's Test

  Mohammad Amir may be the centre of attention in the build-up to the first Test against England at Lord’s, but Thursday’s match is also a milestone for Pakistan captain Misbahul Haq.
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  Pakistan will back 'younger brother' Amir: Wahab Riaz

  Wahab Riaz has insisted Mohammad Amir has the support of all his team-mates as he prepares to make his return to Test cricket at Lord's on Thursday.
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  Afridi wishes to enter politics

  Former Pakistan T20I captain Shahid Afridi said yesterday that he wishes to enter politics later in life, but would be focussing on his charity work for now.
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  Shahid Afridi says not retiring anytime soon

  Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has denied all rumours circling his retirement, saying that he will continue representing the country in Twenty20 Internationals.
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  ‘ICC gave positive response to Pakistan’s support request’

  Pakistan has received a positive response from the ICC members on its request for financial support from the game’s governing body as it struggles to maintain a standard of cricket due to foreign teams not touring the country on security grounds.
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  Yasir Shah takes four wickets as Somerset hold out

  Yasir Shah took four wickets and Azhar Ali made a century but Pakistan were denied victory as their England tour opener against Somerset ended in a draw.
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  Amir will cause problems for England: Trescothick

  Former England opener Marcus Trescothick warned Alastair Cook’s men batsmen to expect a tough time in the middle facing Mohammad Amir after he became the Pakistani’s maiden first-class wicket taker on English soil in six years on Monday.
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  Misbah out for duck as Pakistan make steady start

  Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq fell for nought in his side’s opening match of their England tour against Somerset at Taunton on Sunday.
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  My prime target is to become world’s best bowler: Amir

  Saying that he feared he would never play cricket again during his five-year spot-fixing ban for bowling deliberate no-balls at Lord’s in 2010, Pakistan paceman Mohammad Amir eyes becoming the world’s best bowler.