Pakistan spinner Usama Mir: “When I’m available, I don’t get selected – so what’s left to say about anything else? I just don’t understand it”
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Pakistan leg-spinner Usama Mir has vented his frustration at the fact that he doesn’t get picked when he’s available to play for his country.
Pakistan opening batsman Saim Ayub: “I don’t believe in the word ‘form.’ I’ve removed it from my mind”
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Pakistan opening batsman Saim Ayub has announced that he doesn’t “believe in the word form” and has “removed it from my mind”.
Basit Ali: “I hope Babar performs. If he performs well, he will say, ‘I played for Pakistan.’ But if he doesn’t perform, he can always say, ‘I was forced to open'”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali believes batsman Babar Azam will have an excuse ready if he fails to do well at the 2025 Champions Trophy.
Mohammad Wasim: “They sidelined Iftikhar Ahmed just because of one misfield as if the others were fielding like Jonty Rhodes. Whoever they want to keep in the team, they just make an excuse for it”
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Former chief selector Mohammad Wasim has accused Pakistan of sidelining power-hitter Iftikhar Ahmed “just because of one misfield”.
Imran Nazir: “I am sorry, but I am compelled to say that cricket is a game of the fearless. I haven’t witnessed anyone as cowardly as this team. I frequently discuss what new excuse they will be concocting now”
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Former Pakistan opening batsman Imran Nazir has called out all the players in the current squad, saying “I haven’t witnessed anyone as cowardly as this team”.
Shahid Afridi: “The A team should be as strong as the main team, so if Shaheen or Babar or Rizwan aren’t strong, we shouldn’t have the excuses of players being unavailable, like we do with Naseem now”
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Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi believes the national team need to stop making excuses when it comes to players being unavailable, such as fast bowler Naseem Shah, who is currently recovering from a shoulder injury.
Pakistan opener Imam-ul-Haq: “As representatives of the country, hot conditions should not be used as an excuse and we have to do our best to prepare ourselves for such testing times as well”
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Pakistan opener Imam-ul-Haq said hot conditions can’t be used as an excuse when players fail to live up to expectations.
Shadab Khan: “He [Babar Azam] is the main player in our batting unit but this is not an excuse for losing the series”
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Shadab Khan admitted that captain Babar Azam “is the main player in our batting unit”, but refused to use his absence as an excuse after Pakistan lost the T20 series against New Zealand.
“I’m really excited to see what he’s got. We’ve missed him”
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South Africa have confirmed that pace bowler Morne Morkel will play in his first Test match since January 2016.
“There’s still a lot more I want to achieve personally”
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