Sharjeel Khan: “I have no plans to settle in the USA or to permanently play for any team there. My priority has always been to play for Pakistan”
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Big-hitting batsman Sharjeel Khan said his priority has always been playing for Pakistan, despite featuring in tournaments in the USA.
Haris Rauf: “One bad match doesn’t mean you have become a bad bowler. But back home, people immediately start saying that he is finished, do this to him, do that to him”
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Pakistan fast bowler Haris Rauf believes it is unfair for critics to say “he is finished” after one bad performance.
Pakistan batsman Kamran Ghulam: “I am working very hard for modern-day cricket, and I am ready for it. Recently, my strike rate has been 200. I know that if I perform, I will earn my place in the national team. That is my focus”
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Pakistan middle order batsman Kamran Ghulam has declared himself ready for an international comeback, highlighting that he has been maintaining a strike-rate of 200 lately.
Abrar Ahmed: “My approach is to first improve my batting significantly. While batting is important, I currently dedicate ten minutes to it”
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Pakistan spinner Abrar Ahmed has revealed that he is dedicating 10 minutes to batting practice as part of his push to make significant improvements with the bat.
Azam Khan: “Last year, I was slow while running, and my lateral movement behind the stumps wasn’t great. Now, I feel quicker and more agile, which is very satisfying”
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Pakistan big-hitting wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan says he feels “quicker and more agile” after losing 20kg.
Rumman Raees on Babar Azam: “There is no doubt about his class or his batting. But in T20 cricket, I feel he should respectfully consider retirement and focus on [the] ODI and Test formats”
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Former Pakistan pacer Rumman Raees has advised Test captain and top order batsman Babar Azam to consider retiring from T20Is.
Adam Zampa: “I just loved watching Shahid Afridi, not even because he was a leg-spinner, but because of the way he swung his bat. When I was a kid, I always wanted to be a batter. The way he entertained people really stood out”
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Australia spinner Adam Zampa has named Shahid Afridi as his favourite Pakistan player, saying he loved the way the legendary all-rounder entertained fans.
Peter Siddle: “Haris Rauf told me the meaning of chacha during [the] Big Bash and started calling me chacha as well”
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Australia fast bowler Peter Siddle has revealed that Pakistan seamer Haris Rauf started calling him chacha, which means uncle in Urdu, during their time together in the Big Bash League (BBL).
Abdullah Fazal: “Alastair Cook is my favourite [and] who’s my inspiration in batting”
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Pakistan batsman Abdullah Fazal has named legendary England opener Alastair Cook as his favourite player and “inspiration in batting”.
Abdur Rauf: “Haseebullah Khan is an outstanding batsman. He is technically solid and quite experienced in the entire lot of youngsters. He was not used properly in the past”
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Former Pakistan fast bowler Abdur Rauf believes batsman Haseebullah Khan wasn’t utilised properly in the past.
