Aaqib Javed: “The good thing is that our options are improving. Players like Yasir [Khan] [Mohammad] Naeem, and [Khawaja] Nafay give us better choices, and it is a good sign”
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Pakistan Director of High-Performance Aaqib Javed said the team’s options are improving given the emergence of talented players like the batting trio of Yasir Khan, Mohammad Naeem and Khawaja Nafay.
Pakistan all-rounder Khushdil Shah: “It’s not that I’m weak against short balls. In fact, in the death overs, bowlers rarely go short – that’s often the easiest delivery to put away. Sometimes you mistime it, sometimes you score, sometimes you don’t”
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Pakistan all-rounder Khushdil Shah denied he is weak against short balls, stating he has spent the last two years working on his batting.
Pakistan pace bowler Ihsanullah: “My rehab in Swat is going well, and I am confident of making a comeback soon. The bend in my elbow and the angle of my straight arm are improving significantly”
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Pakistan fast bowler Ihsanullah has expressed his confidence about making a comeback to competitive cricket in the near future.
Babar Azam: “Day by day, he is improving”
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Babar Azam, the Pakistan captain, said Shaheen Shah Afridi is getting better every day even though he is already among the best fast bowlers in the world.
Kamran Akmal: “He is improving day by day as far as his speaking and media handling is concerned”
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Kamran Akmal, the veteran Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman, has praised his cousin Babar Azam for improving his speaking skills.
Shaun Tait: “We worked and we talked about his death bowling a lot and worked on his death bowling as well but they’re just the usual things”
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Pakistan bowling coach Shaun Tait is excited by the progress Haris Rauf is making on his death bowling, but admitted there is still work to be done.
Javed Miandad: “His individual performance is improving”
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Iconic batsman Javed Miandad said Pakistan captain Babar Azam is getting better all the time.
Babar Azam: “Haris Rauf is a key bowler for us. Day by day he’s improving. The way he’s performing as a leading bowler for Pakistan is great for me as his captain”
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam said Haris Rauf has become a key bowler for the national team.
Pakistan seamer Hasan Ali: “I am working on the technical, tactical and mental aspects and looking forward to regaining the rhythm and stage a comeback in the national side”
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Fast bowler Hasan Ali has vowed that he will be back playing for Pakistan in the future as he is working on improving multiple aspects of his game.
Pakistan opener Imam-ul-Haq: “I’m working hard on my power-hitting skills in order to make [a] spot in [the] T20 squad and franchise competitions as well”
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Pakistan opener Imam-ul-Haq said he wants a spot for himself in the T20 team as soon as possible.
