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”.
Abdur Rauf: “I am surprised by those former Indian players who compare Bumrah with Wasim Akram”
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Former Pakistan fast bowler Abdur Rauf has slammed ex-India speedster Varun Aaron after he said Jasprit Bumrah was better than legendary left-arm seamer Wasim Akram.
Abdur Rauf: “Mohsin Naqvi hired a mentor on a salary of 5 million. He removed the [20]-year-old highly talented Azan Awais, who had scored 1,400 runs in first-class cricket at an average of 60, from the team and put his own name forward”
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Former Pakistan pace bowler Abdur Rauf has claimed veteran all-rounder Shoaib Malik took opening batsman Azan Awais’ spot in the National T20 Cup.
Abdur Rauf: “Why [is] Shadab Khan playing with Pakistan? He is out of form from 4 years, never performed at [the] international or domestic level but [was] still selected for Pakistan, which is [the] worst example of nepotism and obligation”
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Former Pakistan fast bowler Abdur Rauf has blasted the decision to recall Shadab Khan to the national team, calling it “[the] worst example of nepotism”.
Abdur Rauf: “Why Shaheen Afridi is being given regular chances for Pakistan. He is letting Pakistan down [for] years in [the] most important events”
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Former fast bowler Abdur Rauf cannot understand why left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi “is being given regular chances” when he has been “letting Pakistan down” for many years.
Abdur Rauf: “Appointing Saqlain Mushtaq as head coach would be a worse decision than Aaqib Javed, Waqar Younis and Misbah-ul-Haq. This would be a complete disaster for Pakistan cricket”
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Former fast bowler Abdur Rauf believes it would be a “a complete disaster for Pakistan cricket” if legendary spinner Saqlain Mushtaq were to be made head coach.
Abdur Rauf: “The other key player, in my opinion, is Naseem Shah. He has been Pakistan’s most consistent bowler lately, with great control over his line and length”
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Former Pakistan pacer Abdur Rauf has picked Naseem Shah as the “most consistent bowler” in the national team as of late.
Abdur Rauf: “Babar hasn’t been at his best over the past year, which puts additional pressure on Pakistan”
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Former Pakistan pace bowler Abdur Rauf believes Babar Azam is putting additional pressure on the national team since he has struggled to score runs for the last 12 months.
Abdur Rauf: “Babar Azam, when in form, is exceptional. But personally, my favourite batsman is Rohit Sharma. I believe Rohit is currently the best batsman in world cricket. He is way better than Virat and Babar”
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Former Pakistan fast bowler Abdur Rauf believes India captain Rohit Sharma is a “way better” batsman than Babar Azam and Virat Kohli.
Abdur Rauf: “A similar mistake to what Pakistan did by dropping Abdullah Shafique, who had performed exceptionally well in the [2023] World Cup”
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Former Pakistan seamer Abdur Rauf believes it was a mistake to drop opening batsman Abdullah Shafique from the national team.
