Mohammad Amir: “I want to invest properly in domestic cricket – better match fees, better prize money. A player earning PKR 5,000 a day can’t even cover a meal in the hotel they stay in. How can he play freely?”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir has revealed that one of his priorities, should he become chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), would be to reform domestic cricket.
Mohammad Hafeez: “Saim is being given chances despite failures”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Hafeez has questioned how many chances batting all-rounder Saim Ayub will continue to receive despite repeated failures.
Mohammad Amir: “From what I’ve seen, if I’m being completely honest, he looks like a slogger to me”
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Pakistan left-arm pace bowler Mohammad Amir sees India opening batsman Abhishek Sharma as nothing more than a slogger.
Ahmed Shehzad: “He has already been given 50 chances – that’s the length of some players’ entire careers. He has been handed 50 chances despite failures”
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Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad wants opener Saim Ayub to start delivering as he has “already been given 50 chances.”
Hussain Talat: “Pakistan players in the middle order, who can play all forms of cricket, there are very few left. Maybe 4-5 players left, and if you ask them, they also don’t want to play (in that position)”
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Hussain Talat has observed a worrying trend within Pakistan cricket, noting that players are reluctant to bat in the middle order because they risk being dropped if they don’t score runs immediately.
Ramiz Raja: “Haris would certainly face some failures in the future because of the way he plays ramp shots and tries to improvise a lot”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja knows big-hitting batsman Mohammad Haris will “certain face some failures in the future” due to the style of cricket he plays.
Pakistan batsman Hussain Talat: “No one now wants to play in the middle order because of pressure of failures”
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Pakistan batsman Hussain Talat said many cricketers don’t want to play in the middle order nowadays since they are worried about failing.
Shoaib Mohammad: “30 or 40 runs is considered a failure for Babar Azam but a success story for others”
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Former Pakistan opener Shoaib Mohammad believes batsman Babar Azam is the victim as unfair treatment as even when he scores 30 to 40 runs, it is “considered a failure”.
Shoaib Malik: “Saim Ayub, regardless of his failures in the past, does not get dropped from the T20 team, never”
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Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik has made it clear that opening batsman Saim Ayub should never be dropped from the T20I team.
Shoaib Malik: “I am pleased that Mohammad Rizwan has become the captain of the cricket team; he is a smart cricketer. I pray for his success; failure teaches you more, while success can lead to complacency”
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Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik believes wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan deserves to be limited overs captain as he is “a smart cricketer”.
