Waqar Younis: “Whilst Nauman is a good spinner, we felt that the pitch did not have so much support [if] we would have played a finger spinner”
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Pakistan bowling coach Waqar Younis said spinner Nauman Ali was not picked for the first Test against the West Indies for one specific reason.
Waqar Younis: “He bowled well but could not take as many wickets as we expected him to take and that is fine with me”
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Pakistan bowling coach Waqar Younis said Mohammad Abbas didn’t take as many wickets as was expected of him in the first Test against the West Indies.
Kamran Akmal: “Tabish also deserves a chance to play a Test match against Zimbabwe considering that he has been performing for the past 12-13 seasons”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal said pace bowler Tabish Khan has been performing well for the last 12 to 13 seasons.
Yasir Hameed: “This is the best time to give opportunity to the new players. Next Test match Saud Shakeel, Zahid and Tabish”
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Former Pakistan batsman Yasir Hameed wants batsman Saud Shakeel, leg-spinner Zahid Mahmood and seamer Tabish Khan to be picked for the second Test against Zimbabwe.
Ramiz Raja: “This is going to be a one-sided series and Pakistan should finish the next match inside three or four days as well”
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Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja believes that the national team should win the second Test against Zimbabwe in three or four days.
Ramiz Raja: “I’m hopeful that we get to see [Shahnawaz] Dhani in the second Test match”
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Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja said he hopes to see uncapped pace bowler Shahnawaz Dhani play in the second Test against Zimbabwe.
Shoaib Akhtar: “I think Dhani and Zahid Mehmood should be given a chance in the next Test match”
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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar believes that seamer Shahnawaz Dhani and leg-spinner Zahid Mahmood should be picked for the second Test against Zimbabwe.
Mohammad Rizwan: “Yasir Shah said to me that I will only consider you as a proper batsman if you score a hundred, as even I can score fifties. So I took that on board and wanted to ensure that I made a hundred”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan has revealed that spinner Yasir Shah said he will only consider him to be a proper batsman when he scored a century.
Ian Bishop: “Mohammad Rizwan is a nice little player. Very busy at the crease. Congrats to him on his first Test century”
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Former West Indies seamer Ian Bishop said Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan is a “nice little player”.
Pakistan seamer Hasan Ali: “I always had a dream to become [a] Test cricketer because I love the longer format of the game”
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Pakistan fast bowler Hasan Ali has said that he loves Test cricket and always dreamed of representing his country in the longest format.
