Mohammad Amir: “Aggressive body language of a fast bowler is the real beauty of cricket and this is what fans want to watch as well”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir said displaying aggressive body language is one of the keys of fast bowling and “the real beauty of cricket”.
Salman Butt: “You see Abdul Samad, a young man who is 6 feet tall, his body language is strong, and he hit sixes all around the ground. Although he had a score of 50 and others under 50, he showed range, so there’s encouragement there”
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Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt is excited about emerging power-hitter Abdul Samad as he has shown he can “hit sixes all around the ground”.
Dinesh Karthik: “I fear Pakistan players reading it, which they will be, will feel he’s ‘letting us down.’ The way he’s conducted himself at the field, having a go after the boundaries or his shoulders dropping, isn’t a sign of a good leader”
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Former India batsman Dinesh Karthik has taken a shot at Pakistan captain Babar Azam, saying he is displaying traits that are not a “sign of a good leader”.
Sikandar Raza: “He’s been emerging for two odd years. The guy (Irfan Khan) who bats lower down the order, but he’s a gun, gun fielder”
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Zimbabwe all-rounder Sikandar Raza called Pakistan batsman Irfan Khan a “gun, gun fielder” and acknowledged how far he has come in the last two years.
Mohammad Hafeez: “He used to get involved in a lot of discussions, his body language was quite attacking, he used to try to take charge of the ball himself. Now, since he has changed his franchise, he is having trouble adjusting”
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Former Pakistan team director and interim head coach Mohammad Hafeez feels that spin-bowling all-rounder Imad Wasim has lost his confidence.
Mudassar Nazar: “He was bowling at a speed of 120 km per hour, and his body language was not right either. He seemed quite tired. So, one thing is that his fitness is not up to the standard required for a Test bowler”
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Former Pakistan batsman Mudassar Nazar believes speedster Khurram Shahzad is not fit enough to be a Test bowler after he appeared to be “quite tired” and bowled at 120 kph during the three-match Test series against Australia.
Ramiz Raja: “His body language is looking shocking”
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Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja has slammed opening batsman Fakhar Zaman for his shocking body language.
Ramiz Raja: “Sadly I have to say that Babar Azam’s body language is really down. And if he is down, then [the] team will be down too”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja admitted that ex-captain Babar Azam’s “body language is really down.”
Shahid Afridi: “There is [a] massive difference in their bowling. In terms of drift and body language, Usama is much better”
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Legendary Pakistan power-hitter Shahid Afridi believes there is a “massive difference” between spinners Usama Mir and Shadab Khan.
Mohammad Amir: “I have played under Mickey for three years so I know how he works. There will be a significant change in the body language of [the] same players that are playing for Pakistan right now”
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Mohammad Amir, the Pakistan left-arm seamer, believes the national team’s body language will change significantly under team director Mickey Arthur.