Mickey Arthur: “Shadab is the best all-round player. I have no worries about Shadab; he will return to his form soon”
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Removed Pakistan team director Mickey Arthur is confident that spinner Shadab Khan will be back to his best in no time at all.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “We suggested keeping Abrar Ahmed in the squad keeping in mind our spin bowling is not in good form and didn’t do well in the Asia Cup”
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Former Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has revealed that he wanted mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed in the main squad for the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup.
Shoaib Akhtar: “He is ready to accept his mistakes and rectify them”
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Shoaib Akhtar, the Pakistan speedster who holds the record for the fastest ball bowled at 161.3 kph (100.2 mph), said one of the things that stand out about spinner Shadab Khan is the fact that he is always ready to accept his mistakes.
Ramiz Raja: “I think Fakhar should himself refuse to play”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja believes opening batsman Fakhar Zaman “should himself refuse to play.”
Mohammad Yousuf: “In my opinion, it is even more inappropriate to disturb him during the strive since it is hard for a batter to get over his struggling patch after four-five bad innings yet it is not impossible”
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Pakistan batting coach Mohammad Yousuf feels it is inappropriate to disturb opening batsman Abdullah Shafique while he is going through a rough patch.
Mudassar Nazar: “He is a world-class player and if his form disappears due to pressure, Pakistan will be daunted badly going forward”
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Former batsman Mudassar Nazar said Pakistan “will be daunted badly going forward” if captain Babar Azam were to lose his form.
Ahmed Shehzad: “Kohli’s been struggling for form for the past two years, I was cast aside after two matches”
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Pakistan top order batsman Ahmed Shehzad has pointed out how he was dropped from the national team after failing to perform in two matches, while India have persisted with Virat Kohli for two years.
Rashid Latif: “KL Rahul in bad form”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif noted that India opener Lokesh Rahul has been in bad form as of late.
Herschelle Gibbs: “He is not going through a bad patch, it’s just that his standards are so high that people expect him to score 50-plus runs whenever he goes out to bat and that is a little bit unfair”
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Karachi Kings head coach Herschelle Gibbs said people need to stop expecting Pakistan captain Babar Azam to score 50-plus runs every time he walks out to the crease.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “Then we saw in the National T20 (Cup) that his performance after injury wasn’t as good as before. In fact he wasn’t even able to get into the Northern side”
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Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq said left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir was dropped for the tour of New Zealand since he wasn’t in good form and couldn’t even get into the Northern team.
