Salman Butt: “I was not like Fakhar and Fakhar is no Saeed Anwar. Saeed bhai is greatest of us all because he had so many capabilities inside him”
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Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt made it clear that big-hitting batsman Fakhar Zaman is not like legendary opener Saeed Anwar as he is not as good.
Usman Khan Shinwari: “Both Junaid and Abbas conceded 80 plus runs in their 10 overs each. I took 4/47 but at the end I was not selected. That is one of the saddest moments of my career”
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Pakistan left-arm pace bowler Usman Khan Shinwari admitted being overlooked for the 2019 World Cup was one of the “saddest moments of my career”, especially since he did better than fellow fast bowlers Junaid Khan and Mohammad Abbas.
Shoaib Malik: “Saim Ayub, regardless of his failures in the past, does not get dropped from the T20 team, never”
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Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik has made it clear that opening batsman Saim Ayub should never be dropped from the T20I team.
Iftikhar Ahmed: “I think Akif is a product for international cricket and he is showing that he is ready for international cricket. Players like him should be developed”
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Pakistan power-hitter Iftikhar Ahmed believes left-arm fast bowler Akif Javed “is showing that he is ready for international cricket.
Yasir Arafat: “A year ago I picked Sufiyan Muqeem for the Sindh Premier League. I phoned him and he said he was injured. Nobody from PCB had been in touch to sort out his rehab or treatment”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Yasir Arafat said he picked spinner Sufiyan Muqeem for the Sindh Premier League a year ago.
Shoaib Malik: “Saim Ayub is such an explosive batter that he should be part of the team in all three formats”
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Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik wants big-hitting opener Saim Ayub to keep playing in all three formats of the game as he is “such an explosive batter”.
Mushtaq Ahmed: “In the UAE, where he got so many of his wickets, on those dry pitches you had to bowl over 90 kph, because it gave you grip. That brought lbw and bat-pads into the game. Yasir was too quick, and South African pitches demand you bowl slower”
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Pakistan legend Mushtaq Ahmed said fellow spinner Yasir Shah never really did well in South Africa since he bowled too quick.
Salman Ali Agha: “Saim has been playing three formats and doing really well”
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Pakistan limited overs vice-captain Salman Ali Agha has lauded opening batsman Saim Ayub, saying he has been “doing really well” in all three formats as of late.
Mushtaq Ahmed: “In South Africa, you want bowlers like [Kagiso] Rabada, [Anrich] Nortje, [Glenn] McGrath who bowl into the pitch. Whoever bowls top of off, as Naseem Shah can do, will be successful there”
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Legendary Pakistan spinner Mushtaq Ahmed believes fast bowler Naseem Shah can be very successful in the upcoming two-Test series against South Africa if he keeps hitting the top of off-stump when bowling.
Mickey Arthur: “I can’t believe it. If he’s not bowling in South Africa, then where the hell are they bowling him? It’s the best place to bowl in the world, almost. Plus, he gives you a left-arm option”
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Former Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur has blasted the decision to exclude left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi for the two-Test series against South Africa, saying “where the hell are they bowling him”.
