Abid Ali: “He played really well, I gave him more credit”
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Pakistan opener Abid Ali said he gave more credit to Abdullah Shafique following his outstanding performance in the two-Test series against Bangladesh.
Inzamam-ul-Haq: “I think Abid Ali and Abdullah Shafique played really well”
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Legendary Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq said openers Abid Ali and Abdullah Shafique “played really well” in the two-Test series against Bangladesh.
Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt: “Would love that opportunity”
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Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt said he is ready to grasp the opportunity to open the batting should it come his way.
Mohammad Rizwan: “We really need to back our openers who are not performing to the level we are demanding from them”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan said openers Imran Butt and Abid Ali need to continue being supported.
Pakistan opener Abid Ali: “I will try to give my best performance during the West Indies series”
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Pakistan opener Abid Ali said he is determined to shine in the upcoming Test series against the West Indies.
Abid Ali: “Misbah also kept insisting that I had the ability to play a big knock”
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Pakistan opener Abid Ali said head coach Misbah-ul-Haq backed him to make a big score in the recent Test series against Zimbabwe.
Abid Ali: “Younis Khan told me that I wasn’t playing badly and that I was just experiencing a bad patch. He told me that I would come out of this”
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Pakistan opener Abid Ali said batting coach Younis Khan told him that he wasn’t playing badly.
Pakistan batsman Abid Ali: “Mohammad Yousuf, during training at the National High Performance Centre and camps, also gave me a lot of guidance and told me to focus on the basics”
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Pakistan opener Abid Ali revealed that legendary batsman Mohammad Yousuf advised him to focus on the basics.
Pakistan opener Abid Ali: “A big score was really important for my career”
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Pakistan opener Abid Ali said his double century against Zimbabwe was really important for his career.
Fawad Alam: “Credit should be given to the openers [Imran Butt and Abid Ali], the way they played and laid a solid foundation for the others. They might have scored slowly, but it helped us later on, allowing us to dominate”
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Pakistan batsman Fawad Alam said openers Abid Ali and Imran Butt allowed the national team to dominate in the first Test against Zimbabwe as they “laid a solid foundation”.
