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”.
Yasir Hameed: “I think keeping out Fakhar Zaman was big mistake”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Yasir Hameed thinks it was a “big mistake” for the selectors to keep power-hitter Fakhar Zaman out of the national team.
Awais Zia: “Fakhar Zaman is the only player who plays for the team and not for himself, it makes no sense to drop him from the team”
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Pakistan opener Awais Zia has slammed the decision to overlook big-hitting batsman Fakhar Zaman, saying “it makes no sense to drop him from the team”.
Mickey Arthur: “Shaheen is a game-breaker and match-winner. I’m not in the inner echelon in terms of knowing the ins and outs of why they haven’t selected him, but on pure skill, I would have him in South Africa in any team I pick”
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Former Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur said he would always pick left-arm pace bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi as he is a “game-breaker and match-winner”.
Tanvir Ahmed: “Where are the selectors, where is Sajid Khan, what kind of drama is this, why is he not in the Test team, if there is any fitness issue then tell me”
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Former Pakistan speedster Tanvir Ahmed has expressed his anger over the decision to drop spinner Sajid Khan for the ongoing two-Test series against South Africa.
Mohammad Amir: “Bring those coaches forward who dropped Abbas because of his pace. It took Abbas three years to make a comeback – a slap in their faces”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir believes the coaches who dropped fast bowler Mohammad Abbas “because of his pace” deserve a slap on the face.
Ahmed Shehzad: “This is how you’ve rewarded him? Just as he was becoming a superstar, you discarded him like a fly from milk”
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Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad is disgusted with the way spinner Sajid Khan has been treated as of late, saying he has been discarded “like a fly from milk”.
Hasan Ali: “Sajid Khan had performed brilliantly against England. Dropping him after such a performance is unfair and could damage his confidence. Even if not in the playing XI, he should have been part of the squad”
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Pakistan fast bowler Hasan Ali has admitted that the decision to drop spinner Sajid Khan for the two-Test series against South Africa was “unfair”.
Mohammad Amir: “I told him that this is not the only time it has happened and it will happen more in the future (on being dropped). This is not a one-time thing. A cricketer’s life is like that. But from here, a person comes back stronger”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir said he called batsman Babar Azam and told him not to worry about being dropped as “this is not the only time it has happened and it will happen more in the future”.
Mickey Arthur: “I can’t believe it. If he’s not bowling in South Africa, then where the hell are they bowling him? It’s the best place to bowl in the world, almost. Plus, he gives you a left-arm option”
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Former Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur has blasted the decision to exclude left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi for the two-Test series against South Africa, saying “where the hell are they bowling him”.