Shahid Afridi: “I don’t want runs from Shaheen, I want bowling from Shaheen… Shaheen should understand that his role is to swing the new ball and he should know how to take wickets by moving the ball. He should focus on his game plan”
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Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi said he expects his son-in-law, Shaheen Shah Afridi, to concentrate on taking wickets instead of scoring runs.
Wasim Akram: “But yes, bowl attacking lines in the first few overs just to check whether they are set on that particular track”
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Pakistan pace icon Wasim Akram said his game plan to get batting maestro Babar Azam out would be to “bowl attacking lines in the first few overs.”
Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez: “My performance in the past two or three years has been because of the change in my mindset and work ethic”
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Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez revealed that he implemented a number of changes over the last two or three years, which is how he has been so dominant and kept hold of his place in the national team.
Michael Atherton: ““If I was in Azhar Ali’s shoes, I would have been focusing on all the good things Pakistan did. Pakistan needs to make a strong game plan against England in order to overcome them in remaining Tests”
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Former England skipper Michael Atherton has offered Pakistan Test captain Azhar Ali some advice on how to beat England in the remaining two Tests.
Smith is confident that the dossier will not have any effect on him or his team-mates
Days after News Ltd newspapers published Australia’s game plan dossier, in which it revealed how the national team were going to target each individual South African player, Proteas captain Graeme Smith admitted that the exposure of his opponents plans has done nothing but “touch the motivation springs a little more”.
Australia’s plan to use verbal aggression against Amla is set to cause the biggest stir
According to Australia’s game plan dossier, which was published in News Ltd newspapers, they are looking to unsettle South Africa batsman Hashim Amla with verbal and “psychological” warfare.
Ponting is focusing on scoring some runs in the second Test at Adelaide
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has admitted that his struggles in the past year have made him into a better player ahead of the second Test against South Africa at Adelaide.
Waugh believes winning is all that matters
Just before the start of the first Test between Australia and South Africa, legendary batsman Steve Waugh has announced that captain Michael Clarke should not be concerned about whether he bats or bowls first, but instead focus on his game plan on how to beat the Proteas.
