Shadab Khan: “Naseem was under a lot of tension, and he was even refusing to take his brothers, but obviously, we had to look at our team and pick the best options”
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Pakistan spinner Shadab Khan has revealed that fast bowler Naseem Shah was hesitant about picking his brothers, Hunain and Ubaid, in the Islamabad United squad for the 2024 Pakistan Super League (PSL).
Shadab Khan: “There is a lot of talent in [the] Shah brothers”
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Pakistan spin-bowling all-rounder Shadab Khan said the pace trio of Naseem Shah, Hunain Shah and Ubaid Shah have “a lot of talent.”
Naseem Shah: “I am not the chief selector; I cannot bring my brothers into the team”
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Pakistan fast bowler Naseem Shah has made it clear that he didn’t force Islamabad United to pick his younger brothers Hunain Shah and Ubaid Shah for the 2024 Pakistan Super League (PSL).
Shadab Khan: “There’s no space for friendships in [the] Pakistan team. If that was the case, then wouldn’t Babar have preferred his brothers to play in the team?”
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Shadab Khan, the Pakistan spinner, said if friendships existed in the national team, captain Babar Azam would pick his brothers to play.
Sarfaraz Ahmed: “We fight. We make up. We’re brothers”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed said he, pace bowler Hasan Ali and spin-bowling all-rounder Shadab Khan are brothers even though they fight.
Mickey Arthur: “Sarfaraz Ahmed had one thing that I hadn’t seen before. He had the ability to be an authoritative voice, like a disciplinarian on the field, but when he came into the dressing room, he transformed into a brother to the guys”
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Former Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur said ex-captain Sarfaraz Ahmed had something he had never seen before.
Pakistan batsman Danish Aziz: “My father was also very supportive of my passion for cricket, and many times, he would even ask me to skip school if it clashed with any of my matches”
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Pakistan batsman Danish Aziz has revealed that his father allowed him to miss school if it clashed with any of his cricket matches.
Imad Wasim: “We are like brothers and he is a great guy. When he wants advice, he takes it from me and when I want advice from him, he is there to offer that advice to me”
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Pakistan spinner Imad Wasim has made it clear that there is no rift between him and Babar Azam over the Karachi Kings captaincy.
Kamran Akmal: “For me all are same”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal has made it clear that he loves his brothers very much and doesn’t have a favourite.
“I was really surprised, really happy and really excited when I saw what was happening”
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