Pakistan spinner Ali Usman: “They have put a label on me that it is red-ball… I have not yet got an opportunity in white-ball. The bowler who can play red-ball can play all the formats”
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Pakistan left-arm spinner Ali Usman wants to get a proper chance to play white-ball cricket and dislikes the fact that he is considered to be a red-ball specialist.
Azhar Ali: “There’s some exciting batting talent. The [Under-19] captain Farhan Yousaf, he already represented Lahore in T20 cricket, he’s a very explosive batter who can change the game”
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Former Pakistan captain Azhar Ali thinks Under-19 captain Farhan Yousaf is a player to watch out for as he is “a very explosive batter who can change the game”.
Abdur Rauf: “Haris Rauf has performed well against associate teams and lower-ranked teams yet he doesn’t want us to criticise him when he flops against the stronger teams”
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Former Pakistan fast bowler Abdur Rauf has hit out at fellow pacer Haris Rauf, accusing him of being unwilling to accept criticism when he fails to deliver against stronger opposition.
Mohammad Wasim: “Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan’s consistent run-scoring was a major advantage for the Pakistan cricket team; the opening partnership of Babar and Rizwan shouldn’t have been tampered with, injustice has been done to both of them”
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Former chief selector Mohammad Wasim has claimed that Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan were the victims of injustice after losing their places as Pakistan’s regular T20I opening pair.
Atiq-uz-Zaman: “I’m not sure he’s going to agree to bat [at] number six as well in [the] future. If I was him, I would never agree to that”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Atiq-uz-Zaman cannot understand Fakhar Zaman’s demotion down the batting order, insisting the experienced top order batsman should not accept a role at number six.
Sahibzada Farhan: “I try to target the opposition team’s best bowler because if I score runs against the opposition team’s best bowler, the other bowlers will automatically adopt a defensive approach”
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Pakistan opener Sahibzada Farhan has revealed that he deliberately targets the opposition’s best bowler to unsettle them, explaining that it forces the others to “automatically adopt a defensive approach.”
Rashid Latif: “Salman Ali Agha could be made captain for the one-day format; Salman Ali Agha is one of the best players in one-day format and Test cricket”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif believes Salman Ali Agha could be a good choice for ODI captain in the future.
Tanvir Ahmed: “I am looking for the old Babar Azam who used to play fearlessly because there still seems to be fear in Babar’s batting”
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Former Pakistan pace bowler Tanvir Ahmed said he wants to see the old Babar Azam again – the version of the star batter who played a fearless brand of cricket and dominated bowling attacks with ease.
Jason Gillespie: “Saim Ayub will be an all-time great of Pakistan cricket in all formats”
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Former red-ball head coach Jason Gillespie has predicted that batting all-rounder Saim Ayub will become “an all-time great of Pakistan cricket in all formats”.
Usman Tariq: “I got an offer to play from America twice, but I only thought of representing Pakistan”
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Mystery spinner Usman Tariq has revealed that he was twice offered the chance to play cricket in the United States of America (USA), but turned both opportunities down as he was determined to represent Pakistan.
