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Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali urges the International Cricket Council to organise an India-Pakistan series for the World Test Championship. Ali believes that a neutral venue should be chosen for the series, such as Bangladesh or Sri Lanka, and that both teams should play a two or three-match Test series.

Shreyas Iyer's Duleep Trophy campaign has been a rocky one, with his latest outing adding to the mounting pressure. Terming the 29-year-old batter as ‘lucky’, Basit stated that Iyer doesn't have the “hunger” for red-ball cricket. I'm sorry to Indians who like him, but if I was India's selector, Iyer wouldn't have been in the Duleep Trophy at all. He's …

Controversy continues to swirl around Pakistan cricket as former international Basit Ali has made explosive allegations, seemingly against ex-captain Shoaib Malik, accusing him of deliberately losing a match during his playing career. In a video posted on his YouTube channel, Basit did not hold back, slamming Malik for alleged match-fixing and criticizing the Pakistan Cricket Board for appointing him as …

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Ex-PAK cricketer's two-fisted take on Ishan Kishan's ouster from Team India set-up: ‘Woh thoda sa fashion mein lag gaya’

Ishan Kishan, who was part of India's ODI World Cup squad last year, has fallen down drastically in the pecking order now, and his chances of getting back to the Indian cricket team are getting slimmer with every series. Woh bhi thoda sa fashion mein lag gaya tha," Basit said on his YouTube channel. Meanwhile, Basit also lashed out at …

The Pakistan cricket team which is part of the T20 World Cup 2021 in the United Arab Emirates is slightly different from the sides that competed in the event over the years. Ahead of Pakistan's opener against India in Dubai on Sunday, former batsman Basit Ali — who has been the coach of the provincial teams across the border, and …