Pakistan batsman Umar Amin: “So far, there’s no such plan. If I had such a plan, I would have made that decision two or three years ago. Then I wouldn’t have played so much domestic and other formats of cricket”
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Pakistan batsman Umar Amin has insisted he has no plans to move to the United States of America and continue playing cricket there.
Sami Aslam: “I always dreamt of playing cricket and I got a good opportunity here. I wanted to play for Pakistan but didn’t get much opportunity there”
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Sami Aslam, the top order batsman, said he is glad he left Pakistan to pursue a cricket career in the United States of America as he barely got any chances to prove himself.
Najam Sethi: “Many people have approached us to take PSL to [the] USA”
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Najam Sethi, the outgoing Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, said many people have approached the board about the idea of holding the Pakistan Super League (PSL) in the United States of America (USA).
Sami Aslam: “Not even 1 percent regret. I am really happy to be out here in America after being depressed in Pakistan for 2 years”
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Pakistan batsman Sami Aslam has revealed that he was depressed for two years and has “not even 1 percent regret” about his decision to move to America.
Sami Aslam: “I have had calls from over 100 first-class players in Pakistan exploring the possibility of them settling in America. Even the best performers currently in Pakistan domestic cricket are keen to move here”
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Pakistan batsman Sami Aslam revealed that he has received calls from over 100 first-class players who are interested in moving to and playing cricket in America.
Pakistan batsman Sami Aslam: “I have always relied on my on-field performances rather than sucking-up to coaches or team management for no reason”
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Pakistan batsman Sami Aslam said he refused to suck up to the coaches for no reason and blamed his competitors for ensuring he wasn’t viewed favourably.
Pakistan batsman Sami Aslam: “It’s all about the culture of ‘liking and disliking’ individuals. If your face fits, you are fine, if not, they will find any way to sideline you”
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Sami Aslam has claimed that there is a strong like-dislike culture in Pakistan cricket right now.
Pakistan batsman Sami Aslam: “I thought about my future and realised that I would just be playing some domestic cricket for now and I was actually concerned that they wouldn’t pick me even in domestic cricket in the future”
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Pakistan batsman Sami Aslam said he was worried about being axed from domestic cricket and thus “knew that my time was up”.
Pakistan batsman Sami Aslam: “I felt that I had to do something as these guys were just ruining my career”
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Pakistan batsman Sami Aslam said the national selectors were ruining his career, which is what prompted him to move to America.
Pakistan batsman Sami Aslam: “I had that feeling that the selectors didn’t want to pick me and were just looking for excuses to not have to pick me”
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Pakistan batsman Sami Aslam said he performed well for five to six years, but felt that the national selectors kept looking for excuses not to pick him.
