Afridi's appointment comes in the build-up to New Zealand's two-Test tour of Pakistan, beginning on Monday.
'I can't believe that I was out of the scene for seven long years.'
It was yet another forgettable outing in Tokyo for Praneeth, following his struggles at last year's Olympic Games where he participated without a proper coach or physio to eventually bow out early.
'I had to just hold my lips for 30 seconds. But Jad got carried away.'
A powerful suicide blast ripped through a mosque in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province on Friday, killing at least 52 people and injuring over 50 others gathered to celebrate Prophet Muhammad's birthday, authorities said.
Razzaq feels overall the standard of cricket worldwide has declined.
'Hamara Hindustan jitna pad-likh raha hai, utna hypocrite ban raha hai.'
'If someone gives me a chance to pick on them, I will grab it with both hands!'
'I haven't pretended to be someone I am not.'
Pakistan's interim head coach Saqlain Mushtaq on Wednesday said he will take full responsibility of the team's performance after the sudden resignations of Misbah-ul-Haq and Waqar Younis just weeks before the World T20 Cup in UAE.
'Marriage was never a pit stop after which my life would change.'
'I have learnt to say no.' 'I would never say no to anybody before, even when my friends asked for money.' 'Learning to say no is priceless.'
Mohammad Amir confessed to spot-fixing only after then ODI skipper Shahid Afridi slapped the fast bowler, while Salman Butt was involved in corruption much before Pakistan's ill-fated tour of England in 2010, claimed former all-rounder Abdul Razzaq.
'The easiest thing to do is character assassinate a woman.'
'I have seen Thugs of Hindostan, and I have worked in my film and I understand there is no comparison as such.'
'We always think of retirement as a time to settle down, that it is the sunset of our lives.' 'Instead of calling it retirement, we must call it 're-tyre-ing', that is putting a new set of tyres and going on a new journey.'
'There are so many advantages when you have somebody like a Paresh Rawal or a Swaroop Sampat as your parents.'
'In a family, your mother-in-law or sister-in-law are your core team.' 'If they don't support you, it becomes very difficult.'
The National Investigation Agency has arrested two close aides of gangster Chhota Shakeel for allegedly handling the illegal activities and financial transactions of the crime syndicate controlled by fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, and for indulging in terror financing in the western suburbs of Mumbai, an official said on Friday.
'Whenever I am on that set, I feel excited.' 'But I have to turn that switch off because if I keep feeling like a fan girl, I am not going to do my job properly.' 'It is very tough for someone whose introduction to Hindi movies happened through someone like him.'
'That is the secret of his untiring energy.'
'You can't make a film for yourself.' 'You have to make films for your audience.'
'I have never celebrated success the way I get depressed over a failure.'
'Alia and I have been talking about children since the day we met.'
'Everything happens at the right time.' 'Shamshera came at this time, but unfortunately, my father is not there to see it.'
After their disastrous show in Australia, Kamran Akmal and Salman Butt were not included in a new-look team for two Twenty20 internationals against England later this month in Dubai.
'ABCL was almost bankrupt, Amit's house was mortgaged...'
'Our age doesn't define our maturity, our experiences in life do.'
'I feel more like an athlete.' 'So now, I'd like to experience the actor in me more.'
'It takes a lot of courage to be in that house. It's entertaining for some and horrifying for others.'
'My director (Lakshya Raj Anand) said, 'John, I don't want anybody in the cinema halls to pick up their phones and get distracted.' 'I want the film to be so fast and different that people instantly get hooked'.'
Kamariya Hila Rahi Hai notched up 12 million views in two days!
'The nervousness is to deliver and if we do well, the nervousness will be, what do we do from here.'
'If you do find it, don't let it go.' 'We often take relationships and people we love for granted.'
Pakistan's semi-final exit from the ICC World Twenty20 has triggered an avalanche of criticism against captain Mohammad Hafeez and coach Dav Whatmore, with several former cricketers demanding the duo's sacking.
'I am as happy with Soha as I was before we got married because we were friends for a very long time.'
Pakistan all-rounder Abdul Razzak was fined Rs one lakh on Friday for his outburst against the team's T20 captain Mohammad Hafeez after the ICC World Twenty20 event.
Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq and bowling coach Waqar Younis have stepped down from their respective roles, the country's cricket board (PCB) said on Monday.
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