Former Pakistan batsman Mudassar Nazar: “Unfortunately, our pacers are not generating as much reverse swing as they should. I feel they lack confidence, and the fact that they don’t play enough first-class cricket is a major reason behind it”
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Former Pakistan batsman Mudassar Nazar has criticised the pace attack for not “not generating as much reverse swing as they should”.
Faisal Iqbal: “He looks technically very weak on spin and pace, and his run-scoring ability”
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Former Pakistan batsman Faisal Iqbal has sounded the alarm about opener Muhammad Hurraira, saying he “looks technically very weak” against both spin and pace.
Mohammad Hafeez: “His return to domestic first-class cricket will help him to polish his skills technically and tactically”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez is thrilled to see fast bowler Haris Rauf playing first-class cricket, saying it gives him an opportunity to “polish his skills technically and tactically”.
Aaqib Javed: “If you can play league cricket then you can also play four-day cricket to prepare for Tests”
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Pakistan head coach Aaqib Javed has attributed left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi’s non-selection in Tests to the fact that he has not been playing first-class cricket.
Pakistan batsman Ali Zaryab: “I want to play all formats”
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Pakistan batsman Ali Zaryab has expressed his determination to play all three formats of the game and insisted that he is not a red-ball specialist.
Azhar Mahmood: “Both Mir Hamza and Mohammad (Ali) [have] experience of bowling long spells in first-class cricket”
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Pakistan assistant coach Azhar Mahmood said pace bowlers Mir Hamza and Mohammad Ali both know how to bowl long spells.
Pakistan batsman Mohammad Haris: “I give credit to first-class cricket, that is why now I take some time as well and score big runs instead of getting out in the twenties or thirties”
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Pakistan batsman Mohammad Haris is glad to be converting his starts into big scores as it was something that he was criticised for in the past.
Pakistan batsman Salman Ali Agha: “When I played U-19 and initially started FC (first-class) cricket, I used to dominate spinners a lot [more]. I think I’m still not as dominant [against spin] right now as I used to be… 4-5 years ago”
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Pakistan middle order batsman Salman Ali Agha has admitted that he is not as dominant as he used to be against spin bowling.
Mohammad Abbas: “Red-ball cricket makes a fast bowler more fitter”
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Pakistan seamer Mohammad Abbas believes fast bowlers who regularly play red-ball cricket are “more fitter” than those who prioritise white-ball cricket.
Pakistan spinner Shadab Khan: “I will definitely play red-ball domestic cricket, this is my aim. We have 24 first-class matches this year, so I will try to play as much as possible”
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Pakistan leg-spinner Shadab Khan has made it abundantly clear that he wants to play as much red-ball cricket as possible.
