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Sajid Mahmood

Saj returns to lift the mood

Tue Nov 03 08:45AM

To say that Sajid Mahmood was raw when he was introduced to international cricket in spectacularly premature fashion back in 2006 would be an understatement, but 'King' is back, and faster than ever. Big Saj was a bewildered member of Duncan Fletcher's 'keep playing them till they get good' development model, but…More

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