Mohammad Rizwan: “Abrar Ahmed is looking like the fittest of all of us, his sprinting and his fielding are looking great, and the rest of us need to keep up as well”
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Pakistan ODI captain Mohammad Rizwan said mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed “is looking like the fittest of all of us”.
Shaun Pollock: “Mohammad Abbas has bowled the entire session from one end. Oh man, this is unbelievable! This requires great fitness and skills. Amazing”
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Iconic South Africa speedster Shaun Pollock was very impressed with Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Abbas’ fitness in the 1st Test against the Proteas in Centurion.
Pakistan batsman Saud Shakeel: “I don’t like batting against spinners at all. Although my average against spin is great… I don’t really like it”
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Pakistan Test vice-captain Saud Shakeel has admitted that he hates batting against spinners even though he is good at it.
India spinner Kuldeep Yadav: “As cricketers, we will play wherever we are sent. I have never been to Pakistan before, so I am excited. The Pakistani people are great, and whenever we get the chance, we will definitely go and play there”
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India spinner Kuldeep Yadav has expressed his excitement to travel to Pakistan for the 2025 Champions Trophy, saying “the Pakistani people are great”.
Harsha Bhogle: “I saw a raw Waqar Younis become great, moulded by Imran Khan. This process has stopped. Shaheen and Haris are good, but they could be even better”
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Renowned cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle believes the Pakistan pace duo of Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf are good right now, but they “could be even better”.
Sourav Ganguly: “The country that has Shaheen Shah Afridi, the team that has Rizwan, Babar, and Imam could be great if some specific changes are made”
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Former India captain Sourav Ganguly said there is nothing stopping Pakistan from being great, especially considering they have star players like Babar Azam, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Rizwan and Imam-ul-Haq.
Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan: “My fitness has always been great”
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Azam Khan, the Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman, said his fitness has always been at a high level despite the fact he used to weigh 130 kilograms at one point.
Ricky Ponting: “He’s been able to adapt to different conditions across the world – which is what separates the great players from the good players”
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Australia batting legend Ricky Ponting said Pakistan captain Babar Azam went from good to great since he is able to adapt to different conditions all over the world and score runs consistently.
Sarfaraz Ahmed: “He is in rhythm which is great for us and Hasnain too”
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Former Pakistan skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed said speedster Mohammad Hasnain has found his rhythm while bowling, which is great for him.
Rashid Latif: “Happy Birthday [to] one of the classiest [batsmen] and my favourite Saeed Anwar”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif said legendary opener Saeed Anwar was one of the classiest batsmen to play the game.