Shoaib Akhtar: “It is a performance based IPL franchise model. No one will be spared, not even Virat Kohli. Even he can be dropped if he does not perform”
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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar said great players like India batsman Virat Kohli can be dropped.
Babar Azam: “It is unnecessary to call for changes after one bad series”
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam has questioned why people want players to be dropped after they have one bad series.
Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan: “Since I got dropped from the ICC T20 World Cup squad I have become more realistic and don’t think much about the future”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan said he has “become more realistic” after being dropped from the national team.
Misbah-ul-Haq on Mohammad Amir: “He had an injury and his pace was down”
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Former Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq said left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir’s pace has dropped.
Rashid Latif: “I think Imam-ul-Haq performed well as [an] opener this season that’s why selection committee dropped talented Imran Butt”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif believes the national selectors dropped opener Imran Butt due to the good form of Imam-ul-Haq.
Shan Masood: “We did not start off on the best of terms. I had a few bad innings in England in 2016, which led to me being dropped”
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Pakistan opener Shan Masood said he and former head coach Mickey Arthur didn’t “start off on the best of terms” when the latter coached the national team.
Mohammad Wasim: “We have decided to reduce the number of players to 15. As such, we have not included Imad Wasim, Sarfaraz Ahmed and Shoaib Malik”
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Pakistan chief selector Mohammad Wasim said wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed, big-hitter Shoaib Malik and spinner Imad Wasim were not needed for the limited overs series against the West Indies.
Azhar Ali: “He is a good player”
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Former Pakistan captain Azhar Ali said middle order batsman Asad Shafiq “is a good player”.
Azhar Ali: “Asad Shafiq was unnecessarily criticised and sidelined”
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Veteran Pakistan batsman Azhar Ali feels that fellow batsman Asad Shafiq was unnecessarily dropped and criticised.
Mohammad Wasim: “he has a chance to continue to play and perform in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy so that he can force his way back in the side”
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Pakistan chief selector Mohammad Wasim said opening batsman Imran Butt can “force his way back in the side” after being dropped from the Test team.
