Shoaib Malik: “When facing quality spinners, our players freeze and no strike rotation, no boundary options. And these are Pakistan’s representatives? It’s time to open our eyes”
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Veteran all-rounder Shoaib Malik has bemoaned the fact that Pakistan’s batsmen “freeze” when facing “quality spinners.”
Rashid Latif: “Our fast bowlers like Naseem, Shaheen, Rauf, Hasnain, Hasan and Ihsanullah all bowled at 140-150 kph initially, but their pace dropped over time”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif has called out fast bowlers Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain, Hasan Ali and Ihsanullah for not bowling at 140 to 150 kph anymore.
Junaid Khan: “Recently we’ve had Mohammad Hasnain who was brought into the Pakistan side due to his extreme pace, but he has gradually declined”
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Pakistan left-arm fast bowler Junaid Khan believes that young seamer Mohammad Hasnain has “gradually declined”.
Junaid Khan: “Amir’s performances in Tests seemed to be in decline recently so it’s possible he listened to his body and decided to give up Tests for good, so he could do better in other formats”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Junaid Khan has suggested that fellow fast bowler Mohammad Amir retired from Test cricket since his performances “seemed to be in decline recently”.
Faisal Iqbal: “I am surprised why he’s not looked after and played properly for Pakistan”
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Former Pakistan batsman Faisal Iqbal believes that pace bowler Mohammad Abbas is not being looked after properly.
“If it means that you’re going to get full houses and you’re going to get exciting cricket then yes, I don’t have a problem with it”
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Legendary West Indies pace bowler Joel Garner is confident that day-night Tests will help revive the format as it will draw in larger crowds.
Mangongo believes Zimbabwe can cope without Panyangara
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Zimbabwe head coach Stephen Mangongo has announced that he will not tolerate any “childish” behaviour after he decided to expel pace bowler Tinashe Panyangara from the ODI squad.
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“Young boys, when they are eight or ten, will not pick up the ball, they will pick up the bat”
Former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga has announced that the new ODI rules will lead to a decline in the number of bowlers since they are at a massive disadvantage compared to the batsmen.
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“The BBL is obviously a money-earner and people love watching it, but you’ve got to find the balance so it’s not all in one direction geared to one competition”
Australia all-rounder Shane Watson has admitted that Cricket Australia’s recent decision to extend the Big Bash League (BBL) from the end of December to the middle of February is starting to hurt attendance and player development in Sheffield Shield and Ryobi Cup matches.
