Shan Masood: “My question to Hasnain would be: You’re bowling really well – how well can you also do in red-ball cricket?”
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Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood is fully aware of how well fast bowler Mohammad Hasnain has been doing, but challenged him to replicate his success in red-ball cricket.
Basit Ali: “Shaheen Afridi should be rested 100 percent. He should go and play first-class cricket. He should be rested”
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Former Pakistan batsman Basit Ali has advised left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi to “go and play first-class cricket” in a bid to rediscover his form.
Pakistan leg-spinner Usman Qadir: “I want to play Test as well as white-ball cricket, playing in first-class [cricket] would be helpful and my job is to perform wherever I get the chance”
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Pakistan spinner Usman Qadir is eager to represent his country in all three formats and is ready to show what he can do with the ball.
Mohammad Asghar: “They say we are not producing spinners in Pakistan. I am at my peak but I have not been given a chance in first-class cricket for 2 years”
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Pakistan left-arm spinner Mohammad Asghar is fully aware of all the talk about the country “not producing spinners”, but pointed out that he can help solve the dilemma as he is at his peak.
Rashid Latif: “First-class and Test cricket [are] most important for developing young cricketers like Abdullah Shafique, Saim Ayub and Haider Ali”
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Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif believes batsmen Abdullah Shafique, Saim Ayub and Haider Ali should be playing Test and first-class cricket regularly as it will help with their development.
Pakistan all-rounder Jahandad Khan: “I regularly undergo special sessions of power-hitting because practice makes your power-hitting perfect. Power-hitting practice will enhance the skills of hitting sixes”
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Pakistan all-rounder Jahandad Khan has revealed that he regularly undergoes special power-hitting training to perfect that aspect of his game and hit more sixes.
Sarfaraz Ahmed: “Look, the wicketkeepers we have like Azam, Haris and Haseebullah, apart from them Rohail Nazir was in the pipeline. There are more kids like Saad Baig from Under-19”
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Sarfaraz Ahmed believes up-and-coming wicketkeeper-batsmen Azam Khan, Mohammad Haris, Haseebullah Khan, Rohail Nazir and Saad Baig are brimming with potential and can “perform well for Pakistan.”
Shahid Afridi: “He has given some fantastic performances for Pakistan. That boy will improve even more when he plays longer format cricket. When he plays four-day cricket, his bowling will automatically improve, but right now, he needs our support”
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Former Pakistan power-hitter Shahid Afridi has advised pace bowler Haris Rauf to play more longer format cricket as it will help him “improve even more.”
Pakistan seamer Mohammad Ali: “Because of red ball, I am also swinging the ball in the shorter formats. Playing longer formats helps in bringing continuity in the game”
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Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Ali has attributed his ability to swing the ball in shorter formats to his vast first-class cricket experience.
Pakistan batsman Omair Bin Yousuf: “Yes, I am all set to go in Tests based upon my experience and technical skills”
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Omair Bin Yousuf, the 25-year-old Pakistan batsman, said he is “all set to go in Tests” as he has been doing well in first-class cricket.
