Waqar Younis: “There is no doubt about his talent, but he has fallen away of late”
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Pakistan bowling coach Waqar Younis has admitted that pace bowler Hasan Ali has “fallen away of late”.
Ricky Ponting: “I was surprised when (Abbas) didn’t play … but then talking to (former Pakistan international) Ramiz (Raja) apparently he’s not in the best of form, he’s dropped a couple of yards of pace – and he’s never been overly quick anyway”
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Legendary Australia captain Ricky Ponting revealed that former Pakistan skipper Ramiz Raja said pace bowler Mohammad Abbas wasn’t picked for the first Test against Australia since “he’s not in the best of form”.
Wahab Riaz: “He has done a lot for Pakistan as captain but since he is not in good form, we have brought in Rizwan and we are giving him chance to perform”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Wahab Riaz believes that Mohammad Rizwan deserved to be given an opportunity as the team’s wicketkeeper-batsman since Sarfaraz Ahmed was struggling.
Azhar Mahmood: “It’s just a matter of getting two, three wickets and he’ll be back”
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Pakistan bowling coach Azhar Mahmood has admitted that pace bowler Hasan Ali currently has self doubts about his own ability.
Arthur admitted that Ponting and Hussey would have been instrumental during this year’s Ashes series
Australia head coach Mickey Arthur has come to the defence of the national team after their humiliating 4-0 whitewash against the Indians, stating that this is definitely not an indication of things to come for the back-to-back Ashes series.
Kohli is looking to turn his fortunes around during the upcoming series against Australia
India batsman Virat Kohli has expressed his frustration at the prolonged period of bad form he has been experiencing with the bat in all three formats, stating that while it is highly “annoying”, it is something every cricketer goes through during their career.
Bell blamed his poor form on the thought of becoming a father
England middle order batsman Ian Bell had admitted that he may have been trying “a bit too hard” to prove himself towards the beginning of the Test series against India.
This is the sight many Indian fans have become accustomed to seeing in the past couple of months
Former India and New Zealand head coach John Wright believes iconic batsman Sachin Tendulkar’s run of bad form will not last much longer, and added that it is only a matter of time before he starts to dazzle the crowds once again.
South African-born English batsman, Jonathan Trott, has voiced his support for teammate Ian Bell, who is struggling to regain his form.
