Mohammad Rizwan: “To prepare for Indian conditions, I had a conversation with Saeed Anwar before arriving here”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan has revealed that he spoke to legendary opener Saeed Anwar before the start of the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup.
Mahela Jayawardene on Babar Azam: “Plays in all conditions, he’s got the game to adapt as well”
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Former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene has praised Pakistan captain Babar Azam’s incredible adaptability, saying he has shown he can score runs in all conditions.
Pakistan batsman Mohammad Hafeez: “My numbers had been changing in different situations and conditions”
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Pakistan batsman Mohammad Hafeez said his batting position is constantly changing according to “different situations and conditions”.
Waqar Younis: “Whilst Nauman is a good spinner, we felt that the pitch did not have so much support [if] we would have played a finger spinner”
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Pakistan bowling coach Waqar Younis said spinner Nauman Ali was not picked for the first Test against the West Indies for one specific reason.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “Shadab could not perform well, if conditions suit him he can perform better”
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Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq admitted that spin-bowling all-rounder Shadab Khan failed to live up to expectations during the ODI series against South Africa.
Pakistan batsman Usman Salahuddin: “I also think that four-day matches should only be played at Test venues as that will better prepare the players for Test cricket”
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Pakistan batsman Usman Salahuddin believes that four-day matches should only be held at Test venues as it will help prepare players for Test cricket.
Pakistan spinner Yasir Shah: “The spinner’s role is to support pacers in the first innings and I succeed in that by bowling good and in the process got some wickets too”
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Pakistan spinner Yasir Shah said he is very pleased with his performance in the ongoing first Test against New Zealand.
Sarfraz Nawaz: “He always used the conditions perfectly as in the second T20, his ability to exploit Pakistan batsmen’s weaknesses was worth watching”
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Former seamer Sarfraz Nawaz said the Pakistan bowlers should watch and learn from New Zealand speedster Tim Southee.
Pakistan batsman Haider Ali: “I have the experience of playing in England and South Africa so I’m not worried much about the conditions here”
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Pakistan batsman Haider Ali has said that he is not worried about the conditions in New Zealand.
Pakistan batsman Haider Ali: “Opening the batting helped me in that regard as I got ample time to read them before I played my shots freely”
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Pakistan batsman Haider Ali has said that he loves opening the batting as it gives him time to “adjust to the conditions”.
