Mohammad Wasim on Abdullah Shafique: “We’ve looked at this guy and we feel that he is someone who we can invest in and who has potential. I hope that over the course of time he will prove his worth”
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Pakistan chief selector Mohammad Wasim said the country has a lack of good opening batsmen, but Abdullah Shafique is proving to be an exception.
Mohammad Wasim on Abdullah Shafique: “Technically he is very sound, and he has a lot of potential and wherever he has played he has impressed everyone”
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Pakistan chief selector Mohammad Wasim said batsman Abdullah Shafique is very impressive and has so much potential.
Rashid Latif: “We have to ask what Hussain Talat and Khushdil Shah did wrong”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif said questions must be asked about what big-hitters Hussain Talat and Khushdil Shah did wrong.
Babar Azam on Abdullah Shafique: “we are trying to explain to him that he should not panic as there is a lot of pressure in international cricket”
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam said batsman Abdullah Shafique needs to stop panicking when at the crease.
Inzamam-ul-Haq on Abdullah Shafique: “On the basis of just one first-class match, we are making efforts to give [a] Test cap to a player”
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Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has criticised the selection of batsman Abdullah Shafique for the upcoming series against South Africa.
Mickey Arthur: “What was disappointing to see for me in this player draft was that guys like Abdullah Shafique were not picked up by any franchise”
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Former Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur admitted that he was shocked to see batsman Abdullah Shafique go undrafted during the recent Pakistan Super League (PSL) draft.
Mohammad Wasim: “Shan’s bad form has opened doors for Abid Ali’s new partner, be it either Abdullah Shafique or Imran Butt”
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Pakistan chief selector Mohammad Wasim said Abdullah Shafique and Imran Butt have the chance to become Abid Ali’s new opening partner in the upcoming series against South Africa.
Mohammad Yousuf: “They [Haider Ali and Abdullah Shafique] are good players, that’s why they have been selected but we need to give them more time before passing a judgment”
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Former Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf has said that the batting duo of Haider Ali and Abdullah Shafique should not be dropped if they fail to perform in their next few games.
Former Pakistan captain Aamer Sohail: “You don’t have two openers. You are sending a message to the aspiring and upcoming openers that you should not do it because we are going to use a middle-order batsman for that slot”
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Former Pakistan captain Aamer Sohail has said that the national team must wake up to the reality that they haven’t got two opening batsmen.
Shoaib Akhtar: “Abdullah Shafique was trying to play a pull shot with his head down. It was Tim Southee, not Saudi Arabia that you were so scared”
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Former Pakistan seamer Shoaib Akhtar has questioned why batsman Abdullah Shafique looked so scared during the second T20 International against New Zealand.
