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.
Haris Rauf: “When we’re playing 4-day cricket in Pakistan, then my body gets used to 4-day and Test cricket, so why not in the future I [may] play Test cricket for Pakistan as well”
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Pakistan speedster Haris Rauf has not ruled out the possibility of playing Test cricket again in the future.
Ahmed Shehzad: “People campaign for him but he didn’t do anything worthy”
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Pakistan top order batsman Ahmed Shehzad has admitted that big-hitter Mohammad Haris doesn’t deserve to be in the T20I team as he hasn’t done “anything worthy”.
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.”
Shadab Khan: “The purpose behind leaving the Big Bash contract is to first improve my bowling by playing four-day cricket, and secondly, to perform well and make a comeback into the Test team”
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Pakistan spinner Shadab Khan revealed that he rejected his Big Bash League (BBL) contract for two key reasons.
Shadab Khan: “I haven’t played four-day cricket for quite some time. I plan to take out time to play four-day cricket after the World Cup because currently, there is no such opportunity for me to play four-day cricket”
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Shadab Khan, the limited overs vice-captain, has vowed to start playing first-class cricket again after representing Pakistan in the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup.
Mushtaq Ahmed: “The only way he will get his rhythm back is by bowling long spells in four-day cricket”
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Iconic Pakistan spinner Mushtaq Ahmed said Shadab Khan needs to bowl long spells in four-day cricket if he wants to regain his rhythm.
Mohammad Wasim on Usman Salahuddin: “Usman needs to improve a few things, firstly his strike-rate and that is relevant even in 4-day cricket”
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Pakistan chief selector Mohammad Wasim has told batsman Usman Salahuddin to improve his strike-rate if he wants to get into the national team.
Pakistan batsman Usman Salahuddin: “I also think that four-day matches should only be played at Test venues as that will better prepare the players for Test cricket”
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Pakistan batsman Usman Salahuddin believes that four-day matches should only be held at Test venues as it will help prepare players for Test cricket.
Pakistan batsman Usman Salahuddin: “I believe that salaries and match fees need to be looked at and increased, as that is an issue especially for those players who believe that money can only be made by playing twenty over cricket”
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Pakistan batsman Usman Salahuddin has called for an increase in salaries and match fees in four-day cricket.