They grabbed their chance, Shan Masood applauds Pakistan pace trio for excelling in tough conditions

Shan Masood said the Pakistan pace trio of Aamer Jamal, Mir Hamza and Khurram Shahzad grabbed their chance

Shan Masood: “Players like Khurram Shahzad, Aamer Jamal and Mir Hamza have done well in tough conditions”

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Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood lauded the pace trio of Aamer Jamal, Mir Hamza and Khurram Shahzad for grabbing the chances given to them during the recent three-Test series against Australia.

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Needs more time to develop, Wahab Riaz insists Pakistan batsman still part of selectors’ plans

Wahab Riaz said Pakistan batsman Kamran Ghulam still needs more time to develop

Wahab Riaz: “I think he has done well in domestic cricket but we still think that he needs more time to develop in T20 cricket. Kamran is part of our white-ball plans”

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Pakistan chief selector Wahab Riaz believes Kamran Ghulam still “needs more time to develop in T20 cricket”, but insisted that the middle order batsman remains in his plans for the future.

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Mohammad Rizwan and Sarfaraz Ahmed will be prioritised over him, Wahab Riaz insists he hasn’t given up on Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman

Wahab Riaz said Mohammad Rizwan and Sarfaraz Ahmed will be prioritised over Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Haseebullah Khan

Wahab Riaz: “Haseebullah has been [on] our radar too and we have our eyes on him but currently, both Mohammad Rizwan and Sarfaraz Ahmed have done well so we will be continuing with them”

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Pakistan chief selector Wahab Riaz has made it clear that Mohammad Rizwan and Sarfaraz Ahmed will continue being prioritised over up-and-coming wicketkeeper-batsman Haseebullah Khan.

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Done well for 2 years, Inzamam-ul-Haq confident faltering Pakistan duo will repay the faith shown in them

Inzamam-ul-Haq said Pakistan spinners Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz have done well for two years

Inzamam-ul-Haq: “Shadab and Nawaz have been doing very well for Pakistan for the past two years. They have not been taking wickets in the middle and performing up to their own caliber but they have done so in the past and we have confidence in them”

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Inzamam-ul-Haq, who recently resigned as Pakistan chief selector due to conflict of interest issues, is confident that spinners Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz will regain their form soon.

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Stop asking why is he playing, Wasim Akram on Pakistan player with many critics right now

Wasim Akram said stop asking why Pakistan fast bowler Hasan Ali is playing

Wasim Akram: “He barely bowls his second over and starts trending on Twitter that ‘why is he playing?’. Please give him some space, he has recently done well for the Lancashire and people are in awe of his services”

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Legendary Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram has urged people to stop criticising fellow fast bowler Hasan Ali and asking “why is he playing?”.

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Done well in domestic cricket, Hafeez picks two Pakistan batsmen scoring plenty of runs

Mohammad Hafeez said Abdullah Shafique and Kamran Ghulam have done well in domestic cricket

Mohammad Hafeez: “I am really happy that domestic performers were given weightage and bringing players like Abdullah Shafique and Kamran Ghulam who have performed well in the domestic arena has helped in strengthening our batting”

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Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez said batsmen Abdullah Shafique and Kamran Ghulam have done well in domestic cricket.

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