Aaqib Javed: “The good thing is that our options are improving. Players like Yasir [Khan] [Mohammad] Naeem, and [Khawaja] Nafay give us better choices, and it is a good sign”
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Pakistan Director of High-Performance Aaqib Javed said the team’s options are improving given the emergence of talented players like the batting trio of Yasir Khan, Mohammad Naeem and Khawaja Nafay.
Abdul Samad: “I used to think about how I would make my place in the XI for Markhors; they had a lot of international players. I was even sick during the camp, but credit goes to Misbah bhai, he stuck with me and gave me chances”
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Pakistan batsman Abdul Samad has thanked former captain Misbah-ul-Haq for giving him plenty of chances to showcase his skills in domestic cricket.
Aaqib Javed: “Mohammad Wasim Jnr was sent there (Pakistan Shaheens) and he is getting fitter and bowling well”
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Pakistan Director of High-Performance Aaqib Javed said fast bowler Mohammad Wasim Jnr is “getting fitter and bowling well” after recovering from a side strain.
Abdul Samad: “I also learnt a lot from Iftikhar bhai and Asif Ali in domestic cricket”
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Pakistan batsman Abdul Samad has thanked big-hitters Iftikhar Ahmed and Asif Ali for teaching him a lot in domestic cricket.
Mushfiqur Rahim: “Umar Amin’s batting was excellent”
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Bangladesh cricketer Mushfiqur Rahim singled out Pakistan batsman Umar Amin for praise after his stellar performance in a practice match in August 2024.
Saud Shakeel: “He batted with great command. It was really enjoyable, and I also enjoyed batting with him”
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Pakistan Test vice-captain Saud Shakeel was mightily impressed with senior batsman Umar Amin for his superb knock of 177 in Pakistan A’s four-day game against Bangladesh A.
Pakistan batsman Umar Amin: “I’m definitely among the top three cricketers, especially in red-ball cricket, I think I would be number one if you consider the performances of the last five or six years”
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Pakistan batsman Umar Amin believes he is among the top three performers in white-ball and red-ball cricket in the country.
Pakistan batsman Muhammad Hurraira: “I batted the whole day, and our fitness camps and off-season training came in handy”
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Up-and-coming batsman Muhammad Hurraira praised the fitness camps and off-season training he underwent after batting for the entire day during the first unofficial Test match between Pakistan A and Bangladesh A in Darwin.
Blackwood averages 40.38 in first-class cricket
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The West Indies have called up Jermaine Blackwood and Leon Johnson, both of whom are yet to make their Test debuts, for the second Test against New Zealand in Trinidad.
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Steyn first injured his hamstring during the third Test against Australia
South Africa are sweating on the fitness of pace spearhead Dale Steyn after he left the field during the Proteas’ warm-up match against Bangladesh A with “some tightness in his hamstring”.
