Pakistan seamer Mohammad Abbas: “I did struggle after my return but then, in the second stint of my career, I lost the experienced bowlers at another end”
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Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Abbas partly blamed his dip in form on the fact that he lost experienced bowlers at the other end.
Mudassar Nazar: “England batters lack continuity so Stokes and Root will fill the gap. Pakistan’s bowlers will have to take early wickets”
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Former Pakistan batsman Mudassar Nazar has revealed that England captain Joe Root and all-rounder Ben Stokes will pose a big threat to Pakistan in the upcoming Test series.
Wahab Riaz: “We [have’t] performed as well as we should have and we need to improve on that”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Wahab Riaz has attributed the national team’s struggles at the World Cup to the fact that “we [haven’t] performed as well as we should have”.
Waqar Younis: “If you don’t pick up early wickets, you’re in trouble”
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With Pakistan taking on India in the World Cup on Sunday, legendary seamer Waqar Younis believes that the national team have to take early wickets and can’t find themselves in trouble early on if they want to win.
Sarfraz Ahmed: “We know Amir is an impact bowler and he knows his responsibilities and I am sure he will lift his bowling and get us early wickets”
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Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed has branded Mohammad Amir as an “impact bowler” and noted that the left-arm seamer will be fully aware of what is expected of him during the World Cup.
Sarfraz Ahmed: “If we do not strike early in the innings, it does not matter how much we score, it will not be a safe total”
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Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed has admitted that the national team have to strike early with the new ball when bowling in any World Cup matches.
Harmison believes that England’s pace attack will continue to have a tough time picking up wickets
Former England pace bowler Steve Harmison has announced that he expects spinners Graeme Swann and Monty Panesar to be the national team’s top wicket takers during their Test series against India since conditions highly favour spin bowlers.
Siddle is ready to prove that he really is a Test match specialist
Australia pace bowler Peter Siddle has announced that he is more than happy to remain as a Test match specialist for his country, and added that he does not mind being left out of limited overs series.
Warner and Watson have established themselves as one of the most dangerous opening pairs in Twenty20 history
Whenever David Warner and Shane Watson have come out guns blazing it seems as if Australia, who were astoundingly ranked 10th on the International Cricket Council (ICC) Twenty20 team rankings before the start of the World Twenty20, are unstoppable and coach Mickey Arthur believes strong starts to the Australian innings will be key throughout the World Twenty20.
