Ottis Gibson: “He just needs to believe in himself more. He’s an absolute genius. He’s a very good bowler, good control, good skills… He is a world-class performer”
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Peshawar Zalmi head coach Ottis Gibson has praised Pakistan left-arm spinner Sufyan Moqim, calling him “an absolute genius”.
Mohammad Rizwan: “I highly rate Abdullah Fazal, while Saad Masood is a positive player. We have no backup of Shadab Khan, but you can still see a spark in them”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan said he highly rates batsman Abdullah Fazal and all-rounders Saad Masood and Shadab Khan.
Babar Azam: “Sufyan is an asset for Pakistan. Going forward, he will serve Pakistan a lot”
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Pakistan batsman Babar Azam sees a bright future ahead for left-arm spinner Sufyan Moqim, saying he will have a long international career.
Pakistan batsman Sahibzada Farhan: “There is a lot of effort behind my six-hitting. I practice range-hitting with new balls, old balls, and worn-out balls”
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Pakistan opening batsman Sahibzada Farhan said he has put considerable effort into developing his six-hitting ability.
Shan Masood: “Rohail Nazir performed really well in recent domestic cricket. He was captain of Pakistan Shaheens as well as U-19. Kashif Ali performed as a seamer. We will play with our best strength but will give chance to debutants as well”
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Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood has hinted that more opportunities could be given to wicketkeeper-batsman Rohail Nazir and fast bowler Kashif Ali in the future.
Mohammad Hafeez: “Unfortunately, Asif Ali is a wasted talent who [was] not managed correctly in [the] last five-six years”
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Former Pakistan team director and interim head coach Mohammad Hafeez has called big-hitting batsman Asif Ali a “wasted talent.”
Mohammad Hafeez: “In fact, Asif has not justified his talent whenever given [the] opportunity”
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Former Pakistan team director and interim head coach Mohammad Hafeez believes power-hitter Asif Ali never “justified his talent” despite being given numerous opportunities to do so.
Kamran Akmal: “Rohail Nazir is being groomed too”
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Kamran Akmal said Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rohail Nazir is currently “being groomed” for more international cricket.
Pakistan will host the Asia Cup in September 2020
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Pakistan will host the next edition of the Asia Cup, which will take place in September 2020.
Ali was the only uncapped player in Bangladesh’s squad
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Bangladesh all-rounder Muktar Ali has been ruled out of the Asian Games after succumbing to a side strain.
