Pakistan seamer Mohammad Abbas: “I am always available for the national team”
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Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Abbas has made it clear that he is still available for selection despite not playing international cricket since August 2021.
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.
Mohammad Abbas: “McGrath and Asif were not bowlers with 150 kph pace”
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Mohammad Abbas said fellow Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Abbas didn’t bowl at 150 kph, but was able to take a lot of wickets.
Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Abbas: “Age is not a hindrance to my performance. I am 34 years old, but James Anderson [was] still playing at [41]. As long as you are fit, you should continue playing cricket. If you can bowl 20 overs a day, it means you are fit to play”
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Pakistan seamer Mohammad Abbas doesn’t think age should stop him from returning to the national team and pointed out that England pace bowler James Anderson kept hold of his spot until retiring at the age of 41.
Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Abbas: “Selection matters are beyond my control and only the PCB’s selection committee can answer why I am not part of the national squad again”
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Pakistan speedster Mohammad Abbas cannot understand why he has not played international cricket since August 2021 and believes the selectors must hold the answer to that question.
Azhar Ali: “Why can’t we play Mohammad Abbas on these kind of tracks? Just asking”
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Former Pakistan batsman Azhar Ali has questioned why the selectors are continuing to overlook senior fast bowler Mohammad Abbas.
Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Abbas: “I look at my stats and I feel proud and grateful. Selection is not in my hands and I can’t do anything about it”
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Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Abbas is keen to play for his country again, but pointed out that “selection is not in my hands and I can’t do anything about it”.
Wahab Riaz: “Mohammad Abbas is a good bowler and has done well in county cricket but we have kept in mind Australian conditions. There is more bounce and reverse there and hence, Hasan would do better there”
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Pakistan chief selector Wahab Riaz believes he made the right choice in picking pace bowler Hasan Ali over Mohammad Abbas for the ongoing three-match Test series against Australia.
Mohammad Abbas: “I was a little bit sad when England went to Pakistan. I took 50 wickets in here; I took 20 wickets in four-five games in Pakistan, I took two fifers in Pakistan, and even after that, they (PCB) didn’t pick me”
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Mohammad Abbas, the veteran fast bowler, said he was disappointed when the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) didn’t pick him for the recent home season.
Mohammad Abbas: “If given the chance to make a comeback in the Pakistan team, I aspire to form a formidable pair with Shaheen Afridi”
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Mohammad Abbas believes he and fellow fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi can “form a formidable pair” if he is “given the chance to make a comeback”.
