Mohammad Amir: “Even if he is not appointed chief selector, if he comes in as a selector, it will be a good decision. Sarfaraz Ahmed has played with the current players, which could be an advantage”
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Former Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir believes ex-captain Sarfaraz Ahmed should be appointed as a selector.
Kamran Akmal: “Haris’ advantage is only in the top three positions”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal wants big-hitter Mohammad Haris promoted up the batting order as he feels the 24-year-old is only useful as an opener or at number three.
Sohaib Maqsood on Pakistan opener Imam-ul-Haq: “He got a little advantage of being [the] nephew of Inzamam-Ul-Haq and friend of Babar Azam in the past. Now that seems to be [a] disadvantage for his selection these days”
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Pakistan batsman Sohaib Maqsood believes opener Imam-ul-Haq is not being selected right now because he is the nephew of legendary captain Inzamam-ul-Haq and friend of batsman Babar Azam.
Jason Gillespie: “What we need is a bit more ruthlessness. When we’re ahead, we need to stay ahead and make sure we drive home that advantage”
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Pakistan red-ball head coach Jason Gillespie wants the national team to be much more ruthless in order to turn their fortunes around.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “Last time back in [the] 2017 in the Champions Trophy, there is quite a difference between that Amir and today’s Amir. Back then, there was more pace, more swing, more zip in his bowling”
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Former Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq believes left-arm fast bowler Mohammad Amir had “more pace, more swing, more zip in his bowling” back in 2017.
Mohammad Hafeez: “The pressure is different in PSL and while representing Pakistan. Usama is a very good leg-spinner who gets [an] advantage for his height. However, perhaps he is unable to tackle pressure while playing for Pakistan”
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Former Pakistan team director and interim head coach Mohammad Hafeez has questioned whether leg-spinner Usama Mir can’t handle the pressure when playing international cricket.
Aaqib Javed: “Shaheen and Naseem both swing the ball very well and can give us an advantage by taking early wickets”
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Lahore Qalandars head coach Aaqib Javed believes the pace duo of Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah can give Pakistan a big advantage by “taking early wickets” since both of them can “swing the ball very well.”
Shahid Afridi: “Shadab used to score some runs but that is not the case right now so there is not much of a difference in their batting as well”
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Legendary Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi said Shadab Khan used to have the upper hand over fellow spinner Usama Mir when it came to his batting, but he has lost that advantage now.
Brad Hogg: “Pakistan with their pace attack has a slight advantage, especially with left arm Shaheen Afridi. He is a quality bowler”
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Former Australia spinner Brad Hogg said Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi is a “quality bowler” with a distinct advantage.
Babar Azam: “Yes, England have that edge in fast bowling because they have James Anderson who is very experienced and give them [an] edge in that department”
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam conceded that England have an edge over his side in fast bowling due to experienced swing specialist James Anderson.
