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.
Imad Wasim: “I think the last time Babar performed in a big match was against New Zealand in the 2019 World Cup, when he scored a century. But after that, he is yet to win a big match for Pakistan. This is not criticism but a fact”
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Pakistan left-arm spinner Imad Wasim has taken a cheeky dig at former captain Babar Azam, saying he has not won a big match for the national team since scoring a brilliant century against New Zealand in the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup.
Pakistan seamer Wahab Riaz: “As far as Mickey Arthur’s comment about [me] not being a match-winner is concerned, he shouldn’t have called me up for the World Cup”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Wahab Riaz has taken a shot at former head coach Mickey Arthur over his remarks that he was not a match-winner.
Pakistan fast bowler Junaid Khan: “Sad, being dropped from World Cup 2019”
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Pakistan left-arm fast bowler Junaid Khan revealed that the saddest moment of his career was when he was dropped for the 2019 World Cup.
Junaid Khan: “Experienced players who have served Pakistan for a long time deserve more respect and better handling”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Junaid Khan has blasted the national selectors to show experienced players like him the respect they deserve.
Shoaib Malik: “The team management needs to plan things for World Cup 2023. A pool of 20 to 22 players should be formed in order to give experience to all those players and make them capable of competing in the world event”
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Veteran all-rounder Shoaib Malik has said that in order to increase their chances of winning the 2023 World Cup in India, Pakistan must form a group of 20 or 22 players that they pick on a consistent basis.
Inzamam-ul-Haq: “In the last World Cup I felt the captain and players were under pressure because they were thinking if we don’t do well in the tournament we will be out”
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Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has shockingly revealed that the country’s 2019 World Cup team was very insecure.
Mushtaq Ahmed: “After India’s loss to England, Jason Holder, Chris Gayle and Andre Russell said to me, Mushy, India didn’t want to see Pakistan qualify for the semi-finals”
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Legendary Pakistan spinner Mushtaq Ahmed has revealed that the West Indies trio of Chris Gayle, Andre Russell and Jason Holder believed that India didn’t want to see Pakistan in the semi-finals of the 2019 World Cup.
Abdul Razzaq: “There is no doubt in this. I had told this at that time as well. In fact, everyone else opined the same. For a person who can hit fours and sixes at will, he was blocking everything…Hence, one tends to know”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Abdul Razzaq has claimed that India deliberately lost to England during the 2019 World Cup in order to quash Pakistan’s hopes of qualifying for the semi-finals.
Mohammad Asif: “My job is [to] perform on the ground – look at Wahab who went to play in the World Cup – we both played for WAPDA and I took 19 wickets in 2 games but Wahab had 2 wickets but he got called for the World Cup”
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Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif has made it clear that there is no bad blood between him and left-arm seamer Wahab Riaz.
