Joe Root: “He was still very skillful and had the ability to take the ball both ways”
Image courtesy of: ESPNcricinfo
England Test captain Joe Root admitted that former Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal was such a skillful bowler as he had the ability to turn the ball both ways.
Faf du Plessis: “Shaheen Shah Afridi has been hot for the last few seasons, so someone like [him] will be pretty dangerous”
Image courtesy of: ESPNcricinfo
South Africa star Faf du Plessis admitted that Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi “has been hot for the last few seasons”.
Azhar Ali: “South Africa is a strong team – they have a good mix of fast bowlers and also have a good spin attack in the shape of Keshav Maharaj who has been with the side for a long time, and is a consistent performer”
Image courtesy of: ESPNcricinfo
Pakistan batsman Azhar Ali has admitted that his side “will have to bring our A game” against South Africa left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj.
Saeed Ajmal: “We picked Hasan Ali, who is in excellent form and will strengthen our bowling”
Image courtesy of: Zimbio
Former Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal said pace bowler Hasan Ali has been in dangerous form as of late.
Mohammad Yousuf: “In terms of batting, we are trying to teach players about how to play shots all over the ground. In the past Inzamam [ul-Haq] bhai and Saeed [Anwar] bhai, and [now] Babar Azam, had the ability to play at a 360 [degree] angle”
Image courtesy of: Zimbio
Iconic Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf said former captain Inzamam-ul-Haq and opener Saeed Anwar were so dangerous since they had the ability to score runs all over the ground.
Mohammad Rizwan: “If New Zealand have the luxury of fielding a world-class seam-bowling attack like [Trent] Boult, [Tim] Southee and Wagner, then our bowlers certainly have the capacity and firepower to create a lot of problems for their batsmen”
Image courtesy of: ESPNcricinfo
Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan has admitted that the New Zealand pace trio of Trent Boult, Tim Southee and Neil Wagner could cause his side some problems during the upcoming Test series.
Neil Wagner: “Pakistan are a dangerous side with class players throughout their lineup – so we know we’ll have to be at the top of our game”
Image courtesy of: ESPNcricinfo
New Zealand left-arm seamer Neil Wagner has admitted that Pakistan “are a dangerous side with class players throughout their lineup”.
Sohail Tanvir: “He was Mr 360 and he would smack you all over the ground. You couldn’t make a strategy against him because he could play anywhere you bowled”
Image courtesy of: Zimbio
Pakistan left-arm seamer Sohail Tanvir said former South Africa batsman AB de Villiers is Mr 360 and was a very dangerous player.
Faf du Plessis: “I’ve played quite a bit of cricket against Shoaib Malik, always been on the receiving end of him scoring some runs so he’s a good experienced cricket so he’s probably one guy I’ll enjoy playing with”
Image courtesy of: ESPNcricinfo
South Africa batsman Faf du Plessis admitted that he is looking forward to playing with veteran Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) playoffs.
Younis Khan: “He (Archer) is a real match winner and a threat”
Image courtesy of: Zimbio
Pakistan batting coach Younis Khan has admitted that England fast bowler Jofra Archer will pose a big threat to the Pakistan team during the upcoming Test and T20 series.
