Shadab Khan: “I struggled in the last three months, but that’s the beauty of cricket. Suddenly you start performing, and hopefully, that continues with Pakistan as well”
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Pakistan spinner Shadab Khan said he is back in form again after a rough few months, which he described as “the beauty of cricket”.
Will Young: “He is an amazing player”
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Will Young, the New Zealand batsman, has admitted that Pakistan power-hitter Iftikhar Ahmed “is an amazing player.”
Will Young: “I can recall a couple of knocks when he almost won the game single-handedly”
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Will Young, the New Zealand batsman, acknowledged the destruction Iftikhar Ahmed can wreak since he can recall “a couple of knocks” where the Pakistan big-hitter almost won matches single-handedly.
Will Young: “I think the game is never over when Iftikhar is at the crease”
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Will Young, the New Zealand batsman, said no opposing team should consider the game to be over when Pakistan powerhouse Iftikhar Ahmed is still at the crease.
Mohammad Amir: “The amount of experience that he has as a captain, there is no better option than him”
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Mohammad Amir, the left-arm fast bowler, has thrown his support behind Babar Azam as Pakistan captain, saying “there is no better option than him”.
Iftikhar Ahmed: “As ever, our top order including Rizwan, Babar, Imam, Fakhar, they have always performed well”
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Iftikhar Ahmed, the Pakistan power-hitter, said the batting quartet of Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan have been performing well.
Mohammad Amir: “He out-swings the ball as well as in-swing in ODIs”
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Mohammad Amir said fellow Pakistan fast bowler Naseem Shah is an out-swing and in-swing specialist as he excels in both areas.
Iftikhar Ahmed: “My job is to finish things off”
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Iftikhar Ahmed, the Pakistan big-hitting batsman, said his job in the team is to “finish things off” towards the end of the innings.
Kamran Akmal: “He knows how to score runs that will contribute to the team’s victory”
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Kamran Akmal, the former wicketkeeper-batsman, said captain Babar Azam regularly contributes to Pakistan’s victories in international cricket.
Mohammad Amir: “He also tries yorkers and bouncers with the new ball”
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Mohammad Amir said he likes the fact fellow Pakistan pace bowler Naseem Shah goes for yorkers and bouncers when bowling with the new ball.