Pakistan pacer Salman Mirza: “I’ve worked a lot with our bowling coach, Ash (Ashley Noffke), on how to bowl effectively according to the conditions and how to execute our plans properly”
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Pakistan fast bowler Salman Mirza revealed he has worked a lot with bowling coach Ashley Noffke to improve his effectiveness and perform consistently across different conditions.
Pakistan powerhouse Iftikhar Ahmed: “Difficult pitches don’t stop you from performing. You need to practice accordingly and deliver for your team no matter how tough the conditions are”
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Pakistan big-hitter Iftikhar Ahmed said difficult pitches shouldn’t stop batsmen from performing at their best.
Shoaib Malik: “You need to see that if high-scoring matches are happening, then you will have to open with Saim Ayub. But if high-scoring games are not happening, then it depends on the conditions, if it’s those 160-170 score matches again, then I guess Babar and Rizwan should open”
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Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik believes the men in green should have two opening combinations for the 2024 T20 World Cup.
Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan: “If you look at the average, you are an average player. If you look at the conditions and what the game demands that will make you better”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan said if cricketers only focus on their averages, they are nothing more than average players.
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.