Aaqib Javed: “We had discussions with Usama about his fitness. When making a comeback, you need to leave no room for doubt”
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Former Pakistan head coach Aaqib Javed has conceded that there are doubts about spinner Usama Mir’s fitness.
Mohammad Hafeez: “If I talk about Saud Shakeel, I am yet to understand what kind of doubts or restrictions the management has regarding him”
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Mohammad Hafeez believes it is impossible for the Pakistan management to have any “doubts or restrictions” about selecting middle order batsman Saud Shakeel in the ODI team.
Imam-ul-Haq: “Initially, I couldn’t handle the pressure, and I won’t lie, I didn’t know what to do. And I would like to mention Babar here. He played a very big role in supporting me”
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Pakistan opener Imam-ul-Haq has admitted that there was a point where he was struggling to handle the pressure, which is where captain Babar Azam played a big role in helping him overcome the problem.
Shahid Afridi: “I had my doubts about Babar’s ability to lead the team”
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Pakistan icon Shahid Afridi admitted he had doubts about Babar Azam’s ability to captain the national team.
Shoaib Akhtar: “I heard Sachin was the god. I said this is a god? Iss ki kheriyat nahi (he won’t get spared). He didn’t recognize me, and I didn’t recognize him. But I wanted to get him out on the first ball and that happened”
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Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has admitted that he had doubts about whether iconic India batsman Sachin Tendulkar was a “god” when he first laid eyes on him.
Naseem Shah: “I believe that if you are good enough, you are old enough”
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Pakistan fast bowler Naseem Shah has made it clear that even though people have doubts about whether he should be playing international cricket right now, all that matters is that he believes he is good enough.
Mahmudullah: “Initially it was a little bit tough obviously. My family was concerned about it but later they agreed on the matter”
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Bangladesh Twenty20 captain Mahmudullah has revealed that he initially had doubts about touring Pakistan since his family were concerned about him going there.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “There’s questions about Imam, he played one match here and made 150 before leaving for Australia”
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Pakistan head coach and chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq has admitted that he has “questions” about opening batsman Imam-ul-Haq.
Mickey Arthur: “Not sure about Iftikhar”
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Former Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur has admitted that he has some doubts about all-rounder Iftikhar Ahmed.
Intikhab Alam: “Mohammad Hasnain was also snubbed throughout despite tall claims made by the team management about him”
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Former Pakistan captain Intikhab Alam has questioned why pace bowler Mohammad Hasnain was in the World Cup squad if he didn’t play a single game.
