Abdur Rauf: “Babar has lost a lot of very important credentials of batting. This is not the platform to mend your mistakes; you are just building more pressure on yourself. Your advisors are piece[s] of s***. If you continue like this, how long will you survive?”
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Explaining his stance, Rauf said Azam should avoid participating in T20 tournaments such as the Big Bash League (BBL), arguing that such platforms do not help address flaws in his game.
Abdur Rauf: “Haris Rauf has performed well against associate teams and lower-ranked teams yet he doesn’t want us to criticise him when he flops against the stronger teams”
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Former Pakistan fast bowler Abdur Rauf has hit out at fellow pacer Haris Rauf, accusing him of being unwilling to accept criticism when he fails to deliver against stronger opposition.
Abdur Rauf: “You’ve played only two first-class matches and bowled very poorly. You people don’t even have the stamina to play five first-class matches”
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Former Pakistan speedster Abdur Rauf has lashed out at fellow pace bowler Haris Rauf for not having the stamina to even play five first-class matches.
Abdur Rauf: “Maaz Sadaqat is going to be the next big thing of [Pakistan] cricket”
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Former fast bowler Abdur Rauf predicts up-and-coming all-rounder Maaz Sadaqat will be “the next big thing of [Pakistan] cricket”.
Abdur Rauf: “Haris Rauf thinks the public and fans are foolish. He says he cannot perform in every match, but in which ICC event has he ever performed?”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Abdur Rauf has hit out at Haris Rauf over his comments about not being able to perform in every match, suggesting the express pacer “thinks the public and fans are foolish”.
Abdur Rauf: “he has lost pace – now bowling around 134-135 kph – and isn’t swinging the ball as effectively. His bowling action has also changed post-injury, affecting his ability to take early wickets with the new ball”
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Former Pakistan pace bowler Abdur Rauf said left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi has seen his pace drop from 145 kph to around 135 kph.
Abdur Rauf: “Saim Ayub is the type of player [who has the] greatest potential [and] natural ability to counter the fastest bowling”
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Former Pakistan speedster Abdur Rauf has lauded Saim Ayub, saying he has the “natural ability to counter the fastest bowling”.
Abdur Rauf: “Sahibzada Farhan is also a great talent but needs consistent chances [on] true pitches”
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Former Pakistan fast bowler Abdur Rauf wants top order batsman Sahibzada Farhan to be given “consistent chances” as he is a “great talent”.
Abdur Rauf: “Despite seeing Mohammad Asif and Abbas, our coaches went behind pace instead of skill”
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Former Pakistan seamer Abdur Rauf feels sorry for ex-speedster Mohammad Asif and current fast bowler Mohammad Abbas as he believes they fell victim to the problem of coaches preferring pace over skill.
Pakistan speedster Abdur Rauf: “The only reason there were problems in my career – why my career was cut short and I couldn’t play for a longer period – was because I didn’t know how to deal with that corrupt mafia”
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Former Pakistan fast bowler Abdur Rauf has revealed that his cricket career was cut short as he didn’t know how to deal with the “corrupt mafia”.
