Saud Shakeel: “Playing for the Pakistan cricket team is easy, but staying in the team by delivering consistent performances is difficult”
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Pakistan middle order batsman Saud Shakeel has admitted that it is difficult to stay in the national team.
Kamran Akmal: “I have been saying for three or four years that the way he is playing will make the future very difficult. Modern-day cricket is moving at a rapid pace, and you must adapt”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Kamran Akmal has urged fellow wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan to adapt his approach in T20 cricket, warning that the future could otherwise be very difficult for him.
Rashid Latif: “Making fifty runs has become difficult for him”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif has lashed out at opener Abdullah Shafique, saying “making fifty runs has become difficult for him.”
Hussain Talat: “Pakistan players in the middle order, who can play all forms of cricket, there are very few left. Maybe 4-5 players left, and if you ask them, they also don’t want to play (in that position)”
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Hussain Talat has observed a worrying trend within Pakistan cricket, noting that players are reluctant to bat in the middle order because they risk being dropped if they don’t score runs immediately.
Fakhar Zaman: “In my opinion, the Australian bowlers like Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins are really skillful. Pat Cummins does so many variations that it’s difficult to play him, so I enjoy playing them”
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Pakistan big-hitting batsman Fakhar Zaman has chosen the Australian pace duo of Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins as the toughest bowlers he has faced.
Umar Akmal: “Even as captain, if Rizwan underperforms in one or two series, it will become very difficult for him moving forward”
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Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal thinks ODI captain Mohammad Rizwan could be dropped from the team if he fails to perform.
Fakhar Zaman: “I can tell you according to the conditions. But I feel it was difficult to face Jofra Archer with the new ball”
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Pakistan power-hitter Fakhar Zaman has selected England speedster Jofra Archer as the toughest bowler to face, especially with the new ball.
Pakistan batsman Sahibzada Farhan: “My favorite position is opening because I have always played at that spot. I have delivered performances as an opener in domestic cricket and changes in batting positions can be disruptive”
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Pakistan batsman Sahibzada Farhan has confirmed that he wants to open the batting and admitted he finds it “disruptive” to keep changing where he bats.
Babar Azam: “I don’t come from a rich family, and we didn’t have money all the time. But my parents supported me a lot. I used to play street cricket growing up, and playing cricket with a hard ball was very difficult”
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Pakistan limited overs captain Babar Azam said he doesn’t “come from a rich family” and opened up about his journey to becoming one of the biggest superstars in world cricket.
Wasim Akram: “He said in the post-match press conference that the wicket was a bit difficult which is why I wanted to send in a proper batter. I hope that was a language barrier because if that’s case it means that he will come out to bat early when the pitch is easy but send anyone else if that’s not the case”
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Legendary Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram has slammed spin-bowling all-rounder Shadab Khan, questioning whether he promotes himself up the batting order when the pitch is easy to bat on.
