Hussain Talat: “I was working on my bowling with the bowling coach. We all know that teams will go after me, so I have to back my plans. If I can bowl two good overs for the team, that will help”
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Pakistan all-rounder Hussain Talat confirmed he has been working on his bowling as he knows opposition teams “will go after me.”
Umar Gul: “When Abbas Afridi was picked and I was with the Pakistan team as a bowling coach in New Zealand, I felt more pressure than him. People often criticise players with connections, but at the end of the day, it’s the performance that speaks”
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Former Pakistan pace bowler Umar Gul has admitted that during his time as a bowling coach with the national team, he was worried his nephew Abbas Afridi would be accused of benefitting from nepotism.
Shaun Tait: “He [Hasan] is a sort of leader, I think sometimes he is a bowling coach. He takes the leadership and he tries to help the younger guys. He is good in this regard as a bowling leader”
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Former Australia fast bowler Shaun Tait jokingly said that he sometimes thinks Pakistan speedster Hasan Ali is the bowling coach.
Mohammad Asif: “Shaheen has become too predictable, especially in his first over. He did have success on the new ball with his full in-swinging ball but now batsmen are ready to hit him [for] boundaries on the same ball”
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Former Pakistan seamer Mohammad Asif believes pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi has “become too predictable” when bowling with the new ball.
Morne Morkel: “The intensity that Shaheen Afridi trains with is always there at 100% and you know as a coach or mentor that is what you expect”
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Former Pakistan bowling coach Morne Morkel said T20I captain Shaheen Shah Afridi always trains at 100 percent and never gives anything less.
Shaun Tait: “I am excited to work with Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Amir. They are some great talents to work with”
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Shaun Tait, who was appointed as the Quetta Gladiators’ bowling coach for the 2024 Pakistan Super League (PSL), said he is excited to work with the Pakistan pace trio of Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Mohammad Hasnain and Mohammad Amir.
Waqar Younis: “He is over trying to get wickets. When you do the same thing again and again, like Shaheen is bowling to get his yorker going, then batsmen know that and they are ready for it”
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Former Pakistan bowling coach Waqar Younis believes pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi is trying too hard to get wickets.
Azhar Mahmood: “Even Wasim Jnr knows how to hit the ball”
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Azhar Mahmood, head coach of Islamabad United, said Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Wasim Jnr is capable of producing some big shots with the bat.
Shaun Tait: “He is someone who swings the ball both ways when he wants to”
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Shaun Tait, the former Pakistan bowling coach, admitted that pace bowler Naseem Shah possesses jaw-dropping talent as he can swing the ball both ways whenever he wants to.
Morne Morkel: “I’m excited just to work with him, connect with him and build that relationship, help him develop because he’s a match-winner”
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Pakistan bowling coach Morne Morkel believes fast bowler Zaman Khan can be a “match-winner” for the men in green in the future.
