Ijaz Ahmed: “I think playing cricket at home will benefit us in so many ways. I would like to thank the Sri Lanka team for coming to Pakistan”
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Former Pakistan batsman Ijaz Ahmed admitted that he is glad Test cricket has returned to the country after 10 years.
Rashid Latif: “White supremacy, only Virat belongs to [the] subcontinent”
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Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif used the words “white supremacy” to describe cricket.com.au’s Test team of the decade.
Aamer Sohail: “I was really impressed with Shaheen Shah Afridi’s attitude and the rate of his skill development is excellent as well”
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Former Pakistan captain Aamer Sohail believes that the pace duo of Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah have very bright futures ahead of them.
Naseem Shah finished with career-best figures of 5-31 off 12.5 overs
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Naseem Shah became the youngest pace bowler to take a five-wicket haul in Test cricket as Pakistan needed just 16 balls to bowl Sri Lanka out and demolish them by 263 runs in Karachi.
Mohammad Hafeez: “My ambition to play for the national team was sparked when Imran Khan came to our school to raise funds for his cancer hospital”
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Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has revealed that former captain and the country’s current Prime Minister Imran Khan inspired him to play cricket.
Mohammad Hafeez: “I think they gave me this name for my inquisitive nature and understanding of cricket”
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Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has revealed that he was nicknamed the ‘Professor’ due to his “inquisitive nature and understanding of cricket”.
Mohammad Hafeez: “Initially, my parents were against the idea of giving all my time to cricket. They wanted me to be an engineer”
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Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has revealed that his parents wanted him to be an engineer.
Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez: “They thought that I would never make it to the national team”
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Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has revealed that “people would call me mad” for wanting to play cricket as a career.
Mohammad Hafeez: “I am grateful to Allah for the blessings. My every success is owed to the prayers and encouragement I got from my parents”
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Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has revealed that he owes his success as a cricketer to “the prayers and encouragement I got from my parents”.
Abid Ali: “I regret getting out at that time, I was playing so well but I am thankful to Allah”
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Pakistan opener Abid Ali has admitted that he regrets getting out when he did on the third day of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Karachi.
