Nasser Hussain names four batsmen he would pay to watch

• Nasser Hussain, the former England skipper, has picked Pakistan’s Saeed Anwar, India’s Virat Kohli, West Indies’ Brian Lara and his own countryman Dawid Gower as the players he would pay to watch.
• About Anwar, Hussain said that his strokes on the off-side had ‘grace and elegance’.
• Hussain has also been in awe of the legendary Lara, who is the only batsman to have an individual score of 400 in Test cricket.
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Sachin Tendulkar was harder to dislodge that Brian Lara: Jason Gillespie

• Jason Gillespie, the former Australian fast bowler, found Sachin Tendulkar harder to bowl to than Brian Lara.
• The veteran said that both the retired Indian and West Indies batters were tough prospects and had different characteristics.
• Sachin and Lara were two of the most dynamic cricketers of their generations and tasted success in most conditions around the world.
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‘There are other ways to raise funds’ – Harbhajan Singh over Shoaib Akhtar’s suggestion of Indo-Pak charity series

• The Coronavirus pandemic has affected the whole world.
• More than anything, the developing countries are being affected as the governments have had to enforce a lockdown to curb the spread of the virus.
• Former Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Akhtar suggested organising a charity series between the arch-rivals in Dubai.
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