Mohammad Amir: “Bring those coaches forward who dropped Abbas because of his pace. It took Abbas three years to make a comeback – a slap in their faces”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir believes the coaches who dropped fast bowler Mohammad Abbas “because of his pace” deserve a slap on the face.
Pakistan legend Shoaib Akhtar: “If your management and captain are weak, there will be groupism. If the captain is selfish, there will be groupism. Same is the case if the coaches are afraid of the captain”
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Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar said groups form in the national team if the captain and team management are weak.
Zaka Ashraf: “Currently, we have no intentions to change the coaching staff or players”
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Zaka Ashraf, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, has made it abundantly clear that there are “no intentions” to replace Babar Azam as captain or the current coaching staff.
Mohammad Yousuf on Abdullah Shafique: “What we really need is for him to come to the NHPC and work with us for a month or two during the off-season so that we can have a proper look at his batting and work on a few things”
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National High Performance Centre batting coach Mohammad Yousuf said opening batsman Abdullah Shafique should come work with him and the other coaches for a month or two during the off-season.
Wasim Khan: “I think Amir is a valuable player for us even now and we will now make efforts to bring about rapprochement between him and the coaches”
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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief executive Wasim Khan said he still sees left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir as a “valuable player for us”.
Sami Aslam: “Not even 1 percent regret. I am really happy to be out here in America after being depressed in Pakistan for 2 years”
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Pakistan batsman Sami Aslam has revealed that he was depressed for two years and has “not even 1 percent regret” about his decision to move to America.
Pakistan batsman Sami Aslam: “Everyone knows what’s going on, but people are reluctant to speak up because they know they will be dropped”
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Pakistan batsman Sami Aslam said players are scared to criticise coaches as they will be blacklisted and their lives will become hell.
Pakistan batsman Sami Aslam: “I have always relied on my on-field performances rather than sucking-up to coaches or team management for no reason”
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Pakistan batsman Sami Aslam said he refused to suck up to the coaches for no reason and blamed his competitors for ensuring he wasn’t viewed favourably.
Pakistan seamer Junaid Khan: “If you have a good relationship with the coaches and captain, then you get more chances”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Junaid Khan has slammed the current selection policy, saying players are given more chances if they are liked by the captain and coaches.
Mohammad Yousuf: “Coaches at the NHPC are also working with Mohammad Abbas. Surely these cricketers will be able to perform proficiently in the upcoming matches”
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Legendary Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf is confident that pace bowler Mohammad Abbas will be back taking wickets again.
