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.
Atiq-uz-Zaman: “I’m still not sure about the inclusion of Shadab Khan at the minute. I don’t think he’s proven enough in [the] PSL to be a member of the squad. Don’t forget, he’s been performing really poorly for Pakistan”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Atiq-uz-Zaman believes spinner Shadab Khan hasn’t done enough to be part of the T20I team.
Atiq-uz-Zaman: “I like Jahandad and Nafay since PSL. I think both have talent and skills to become good internationals”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Atiq-uz-Zaman has backed all-rounder Jahandad Khan and batsman Khawaja Nafay to be useful assets for the national team in the future.
Atiq-uz-Zaman: “I think Abbas should never have been out of the Pakistan team”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Atiq-uz-Zaman believes fast bowler Mohammad Abbas should have never been dropped from the Test team.
Atiq-uz-Zaman: “The selectors should be ashamed of themselves because they lost 3 good years of Mohammad Abbas”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Atiq-uz-Zaman has lashed out at the national selectors, saying they should be “ashamed of themselves” for ignoring fast bowler Mohammad Abbas for three years.
Atiq-uz-Zaman: “Dropped because of personal disliking of that time head coach and bowling coach. I had heard it from my ears”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Atiq-uz-Zaman has claimed fast bowler Mohammad Abbas was dropped from the Test squad in 2021 due to “personal disliking”.
Atiq-uz-Zaman: “Haseebullah is not a T20 player yet. What did he achieve in domestic T20? Play him in ODIs”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Atiq-uz-Zaman believes batsman Haseebullah Khan “is not a T20 player yet” and should instead play ODI cricket.