Salman Butt: “You see Abdul Samad, a young man who is 6 feet tall, his body language is strong, and he hit sixes all around the ground. Although he had a score of 50 and others under 50, he showed range, so there’s encouragement there”
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Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt is excited about emerging power-hitter Abdul Samad as he has shown he can “hit sixes all around the ground”.
Pakistan seamer Ihsanullah: “I always wanted to become like him – learn reverse swing as well as knock the stumps over. He has encouraged me a lot and told me to keep my pace up”
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Ihsanullah, the increasingly popular Pakistan fast bowler, said he wants to learn reverse swing and send the stumps flying.
Javed Miandad: “There are ups and downs in the game of players but they need opportunities and encouragement”
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Iconic Pakistan batsman Javed Miandad said spin-bowling all-rounder Shadab Khan needs more opportunities and encouragement.
Younis Khan on Shan Masood, Imam-ul-Haq, Imran Butt and Abid Ali: “It’s important that our media should see how they can support players like these”
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Pakistan batting coach Younis Khan said the media should support Abid Ali, Imran Butt, Imam-ul-Haq and Shan Masood.
Zahid Mahmood: “I was also given a lot of encouragement by our head coach Moin Khan and by captain Sarfaraz Ahmed during the tournament which really helped me find my feet in [the] PSL”
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Pakistan spinner Zahid Mahmood has revealed that he received a lot of encouragement from former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed and Quetta Gladiators head coach Moin Khan.
Pakistan seamer Umar Gul: “There is no doubt in my mind that you cannot achieve anything in life unless there is support from your family and I was blessed with love and encouragement from my parents and the rest of my family”
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Pakistan seamer Umar Gul has said that he wouldn’t have been a successful cricketer without the support of his family.
Mohammad Hafeez: “I am grateful to Allah for the blessings. My every success is owed to the prayers and encouragement I got from my parents”
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Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has revealed that he owes his success as a cricketer to “the prayers and encouragement I got from my parents”.
Mohammad Hafeez: “Congratulations Imam-ul-Haq on [your] 100 at Lord’s. A good innings which you will remember always for some good reasons. Set your own limits and stay blessed”
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Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has told opener Imam-ul-Haq to set his own limits after he scored a century in the team’s World Cup clash against Bangladesh at Lord’s on Friday.
Azhar Mahmood: “The young guy gets a lot of encouragement from the other two”
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Pakistan bowling coach Azhar Mahmood believes that left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi is very fortunate to have two senior left-armers in Wahab Riaz and Mohammad Amir to help him.
“Chappell destroyed Indian cricket to such an extent that it required at least three years to get it back on track”
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India spinner Harbhajan Singh has revealed that former head coach Greg Chappell was on a mission to get rid of all the best players in the side.