Umar Akmal: “Waqar Younis did a lot of damage to my career. If I bought a car or wore good clothes, that was a problem for him. I respect him as a senior player, but not as a coach”
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Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal has lashed out at former head coach Waqar Younis, accusing him of doing a lot of damage to his career.
Mohammad Amir: “Younis Khan should also be brought into the system; he is not a ‘yes-man'”
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Pakistan left-arm fast bowler Mohammad Amir wants to see legendary batsman Younis Khan return to the coaching set-up.
Kris Srikkanth: “You’ll go nowhere with Mike Hesson as your coach”
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Former India batsman Kris Srikkanth doesn’t think Mike Hesson is the right man to be coaching Pakistan, saying the men in green will “go nowhere” with him in charge in white-ball cricket.
Sohail Tanvir: “He has everything, but he doesn’t use his brain. He does not know when to bowl which delivery”
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Sohail Tanvir has lashed out at fellow Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi, saying he “doesn’t use his brain” when bowling.
Kamran Akmal: “the captain and coach at that time didn’t utilise him properly. He was such a talented player that his style of play exposed others, as not everyone could play like him”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal said not everyone could play like his brother Umar Akmal, who he feels was not utilised properly.
Ahmed Shehzad: “If Wasim Akram thinks he can make things better, then he should step up and do it”
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Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad has challenged iconic left-arm pace bowler Wasim Akram to “step up” and help make the national team better.
Rashid Latif: “Younis Khan said no to Pakistan cricket to work with Afghanistan. There will be no financial benefits here”
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Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif has claimed that legendary batsman Younis Khan didn’t want to work with the national team in any capacity.
Wasim Akram: “When I see how some people treat Pakistani coaches, including Waqar, who has coached several times, I know I couldn’t handle that level of disrespect directed at me”
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Legendary Pakistan left-arm fast bowler Wasim Akram doesn’t want to coach the national team as he admitted he wouldn’t be able to handle the amount of disrespect that would be directed at him.
Mohammad Ali: “From [the] last three years, I am working with my coach Mansoor Amjad. He’s from Sialkot and he’s also an ex-Pakistan cricketer. All these corrections and improvements in my bowling is only because of him”
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Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Ali said all his recent success has been down to his coach Mansoor Amjad.
Wahab Riaz: “I did not have any authority as the senior team manager. All the authority was with the coach and his management. The final decision makers were the coach and the captain in the T20 World Cup”
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Former Pakistan left-arm seamer Wahab Riaz has made it clear that he had zero authority while serving as Pakistan’s senior team manager.
