Fawad Alam: “Credit should be given to the openers [Imran Butt and Abid Ali], the way they played and laid a solid foundation for the others. They might have scored slowly, but it helped us later on, allowing us to dominate”
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Pakistan batsman Fawad Alam said openers Abid Ali and Imran Butt allowed the national team to dominate in the first Test against Zimbabwe as they “laid a solid foundation”.
Hasan Ali: “We have some good spinners such as Sajid who was a top wicket-taker in domestic and Nauman Ali who did so well against South Africa”
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Pakistan pace bowler Hasan Ali lavished praise on Sajid Khan and Nauman Ali, saying they are “good spinners”.
Hasan Ali: “He is a lovely guy and I am really enjoying bowling alongside him, [and] especially watching him bowl with so much aggression”
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Pakistan fast bowler Hasan Ali admitted that he enjoys bowling with left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi since he bowls with so much aggression.
Hasan Ali: “This is great for the Pakistan team and no amount of appreciation is enough for Shaheen as he is putting in brilliant match-winning performances for Pakistan”
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Pakistan pace bowler Hasan Ali heaped praise on left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi for his “brilliant match-winning performances”.
Rassie van der Dussen: “In the first innings, our field placings were really good to an extent that Pakistan almost copied some of our field placings”
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South Africa batsman Rassie van der Dussen has claimed that “Pakistan almost copied some of our field placings” in the first Test in Karachi.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “It would be an injustice to judge Hasan Ali based on just one performance because he is making a comeback on the back of good performances in domestic cricket”
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Pakistan pace bowler Misbah-ul-Haq has said “it would be an injustice to judge Hasan Ali based on just one performance”.
Fawad Alam: “Our spin bowling was the real difference. They [pulled] the match in our favor”
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Pakistan batsman Fawad Alam believes spinners Yasir Shah and Nauman Ali were the real heroes in the first Test against South Africa.
Pakistan batsman Fawad Alam: “It was an important hundred at that stage because the team needed it”
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Pakistan batsman Fawad Alam has said his century in the first Test against South Africa was extremely important “because the team needed it”.
Babar Azam: “Nauman and Yasir were outstanding”
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam said the spin duo of Nauman Ali and Yasir Shah were “outstanding” in the first Test against South Africa.
Babar Azam: “Fawad’s outstanding performance was good”
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam admitted that batsman Fawad Alam was outstanding in the first Test against South Africa.
