Ahmed Shehzad: “Deserving players like Hasan Nawaz are also not picked, while Wasim Jnr has been consistently ignored”
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Veteran batsman Ahmed Shehzad wants to know why the Pakistan selectors are continuously ignoring big-hitting batsman Hasan Nawaz and fast bowler Mohammad Wasim Jnr.
Pakistan batsman Hasan Nawaz: “I’m ready to bat at any position but my heart says I should bat at number four because my average there is 60”
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Pakistan batsman Hasan Nawaz said he is ready to bat at any number should he earn a recall to the national team, but conceded that he would prefer to play at number four since he averages 60 at the position.
Mohammad Yousuf: “New sensation Maaz Sadaqat is [a] raw talent, just like Saim Ayub annd Hasan Nawaz once were”
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Legendary Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Yousuf has described batting all-rounder Maaz Sadaqat as a “raw talent”, comparing him with Saim Ayub and Hasan Nawaz when they made their international debuts.
Shahid Afridi: “Then there were Hasan Nawaz, Tayyab Tahir, Sufyan Moqim, Mohammad Hasnain, Khushdil Shah, Aamer Jamal and Shahnawaz Dahani. Where have all these players gone? Have they expired? Have they retired?”
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Shahid Afridi has questioned where Pakistan players Hasan Nawaz, Tayyab Tahir, Sufyan Moqim, Mohammad Hasnain, Khushdil Shah, Aamer Jamal and Shahnawaz Dahani have gone.
Mohammad Wasim: “Only Hasan Nawaz”
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Former Pakistan chief selector Mohammad Wasim believes Hasan Nawaz is the only modern batsman in the country right now.
Fakhar Zaman: “His six-hitting ability is one of the best I’ve ever seen”
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Pakistan top-order batsman Fakhar Zaman has praised big-hitting talent Hasan Nawaz, saying his “six-hitting ability is one of the best I’ve ever seen”.
Salman Ali Agha: “Hasan Nawaz is not here [with the team], but I have faith that he will soon come back”
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Pakistan T20I captain Salman Ali Agha is confident big-hitting batsman Hasan Nawaz will return to the national team soon.
Mike Hesson: “He’s a talented player who needs time in the middle”
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Pakistan’s white-ball head coach Mike Hesson explained that batsman Hasan Nawaz was sent back to domestic cricket to give him more time in the middle and help him regain form.
Shaheen Shah Afridi: “Hasan Nawaz’s exclusion does not mean that he has completely vanished from the team. He is the future of Pakistan”
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Pakistan ODI captain Shaheen Shah Afridi has made it clear that big-hitting batsman Hasan Nawaz won’t vanish completely after he was dropped from the ODI and T20I squads.
Salman Ali Agha: “He is loving batting in the middle order now and doesn’t want to open anymore. He has embraced his middle order role brilliantly – this generational talent is transforming our line-up”
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Pakistan T20I captain Salman Ali Agha has claimed that batsman Hasan Nawaz doesn’t want to open anymore.
