Atiq-uz-Zaman: “What is the fault of Rohail Nazir and Haseebullah? This whole selection process and selectors are nothing but a joke”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Atiq-uz-Zaman said the national selectors “are nothing but a joke” as they continue to overlook young wicketkeeper-batters Rohail Nazir and Haseebullah Khan.
Atiq-uz-Zaman: “I think Nawaz looks like a different player. In batting, he comes and score on key situations 20 or 30 not out, this is very good”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Atiq-uz-Zaman has heaped praise on Mohammad Nawaz for his incredible transformation, saying he “looks like a different player.”
Atiq-uz-Zaman: “Faheem Ashraf’s bowling improved. His batting was decent, but his bowling wasn’t up to the part. He’s doing a good job as well”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Atiq-uz-Zaman has conceded that all-rounder Faheem Ashraf’s bowling wasn’t good enough before, but praised him for putting in the hard work to improve it.
Atiq-uz-Zaman: “I’m not sure he’s going to agree to bat [at] number six as well in [the] future. If I was him, I would never agree to that”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Atiq-uz-Zaman cannot understand Fakhar Zaman’s demotion down the batting order, insisting the experienced top order batsman should not accept a role at number six.
Atiq-uz-Zaman: “I actually criticised Mohammad Nawaz and Faheem Ashraf quite a lot previously but, you know, they proved me wrong now. When they play well, obviously we have to praise them”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Atiq-uz-Zaman has admitted that he used to criticise all-rounders Mohammad Nawaz and Faheem Ashraf a lot, but they have proven him wrong with their recent performances.
Atiq-uz-Zaman: “You deserve a chance now. It will be no-brainer not to play you instead of average keepers”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Atiq-uz-Zaman firmly believes that it’s a “no-brainer” to pick wicketkeeper-batsman Rohail Nazir in the national team as he deserves his chance now.
Atiq-uz-Zaman: “I rate Haseebullah as a quality batter but never rate his wicketkeeping. Unless he has massively improved since I have worked with him, I think he should play as a batsman”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Atiq-uz-Zaman has admitted he does not rate Haseebullah Khan highly as a wicketkeeper, but believes the youngster is a “quality batter”.
Atiq-uz-Zaman: “I thought Mike Hesson was a good coach but I was completely wrong”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Atiq-uz-Zaman has admitted he was “completely wrong” in thinking Mike Hesson was a good coach.
Atiq-uz-Zaman: “I personally think it’s very harsh with Sufiyan Muqeem. I believe that he’s one of the quality bowlers. He should be [the] first spinner on the list in my opinion”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Atiq-uz-Zaman believes Sufiyan Muqeem “should be [the] first spinner on the list” going forward.
Atiq-uz-Zaman: “So I personally like Rizwan, to be honest. I think he’s a quality player for Pakistan. He’s performed really, really well. He done really very well. I don’t know what’s the reason for Rizwan to be dropped”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Atiq-uz-Zaman admitted he has no idea why ODI captain Mohammad Rizwan was dropped from the T20I team.
