Mohammad Asif: “Our bowlers had best conditions for swing and seam bowling, but they did not make use of them”
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Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Asif noted that the national team failed to win the 2019 World Cup since their bowlers didn’t take advantage of the conditions.
Mohammad Yousuf: “even then, after Pakistan won the Champions Trophy, I said it on live television that if he doesn’t improve his technique then he will get stuck in future. Now look at him, he is stuck and is yet to show any improvement”
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Legendary Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf revealed that even when opener Fakhar Zaman was playing superb cricket, he advised him to work on his technique as it would come back to haunt him in the future.
Shoaib Akhtar: “He should leave cricket with dignity. I don’t know why he dragged it for so long. He should have retired after the World Cup”
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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar said that iconic India wicketkeeper-batsman MS Dhoni should have retired from international cricket after the 2019 World Cup.
Babar Azam: “My favourite innings was against New Zealand in [the] World Cup”
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Pakistan batsman and Twenty20 captain Babar Azam has revealed that the “favourite innings” of his career was his match-winning century in his side’s must-win game against New Zealand during the 2019 World Cup.
Mohammad Amir: “Great words from [a] great player”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir has called Virat Kohli a “great player” after the Indian captain received a prestigious award from the International Cricket Council (ICC).
Babar Azam: “Being the top batsman in my team was always a target for me. The World Cup gave me an opportunity of getting recognised at the highest level, which gave me real satisfaction”
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Babar Azam revealed that he accomplished his personal goal of being Pakistan’s top run-scorer at a World Cup.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “Some of the new bowlers like Naseem Shah and Shaheen Afridi have arrived at the scene and they have been impressive in Test cricket”
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Pakistan head coach and chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq believes that the “impressive” pace duo of Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah have bright futures ahead of them.
Ramiz Raja: “Imran advised the fast bowler to bowl more in order to get bowling fit”
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Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja has revealed that the country’s Prime Minister Imran Khan told left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir to “bowl more in order to get bowling fit”.
Fawad Alam: “I think our team combination was not right to begin with and we were also reluctant to drop players who were not performing”
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Pakistan batsman Fawad Alam has attributed the national team’s failure to qualify for the World Cup semi-finals to the fact that they didn’t pick the right players in their first few games.
Sarfraz Nawaz: “I am surprised at how the PCB is appreciating Pakistan’s performance in the World Cup. It was totally pathetic and blow average”
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Former Pakistan pace bowler Sarfraz Nawaz has criticised the the national team for their disappointing World Cup campaign, saying it was “totally pathetic and blow average”.
