Shahid Afridi: “Shaheen needs to be consistent on his line and length. This is not any excuse that if you couldn’t deliver for one or two overs and then you get all angry at yourself”
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Shahid Afridi, the iconic big-hitting all-rounder, said he doesn’t want to hear any excuses about Pakistan left-arm fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi’s inconsistent line and length.
AB de Villiers: “We see (Mohammad) Rizwan there in the number four slot, little bit inconsistent [and] up and down”
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AB de Villiers, the South Africa batting great, admitted that he feels Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan has been a “little bit inconsistent” at the number four spot.
Saeed Ajmal: “These guys play well in one match and then fail in 10. It’s better if you play unfit, fat players instead”
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Former Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal said the national team should play “unfit, fat players” rather than those who perform one time and then fail in the next 10 matches.
Shan Masood: “In the batting department, I would like to see Haider Ali make a name for himself”
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Pakistan batsman Shan Masood wants to see Haider Ali “make a name for himself” after the big-hitting rising star has crashed and burned.
Moin Khan: “I think Khushdil, Asif, and other middle-order batters are lucky as they got the backing from the management”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Moin Khan firmly believes that power-hitters Asif Ali and Khushdil Shah got too many chances from the selectors and team management.
Ramiz Raja: “Pakistan didn’t click collectively as a unit because Yasir Shah was off colour”
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Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja admitted he was less than impressed with spinner Yasir Shah’s performance in the recent Test series against the West Indies.
Shoaib Akhtar: “My suggestion to Azhar is to focus on his game and finally announce that whether he wants to lead the team or not. There is no point in continuing with a sword hanging over your head”
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Iconic Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar admitted that there is a sword hanging over Test captain Azhar Ali’s head.
Ramiz Raja: “If players who only represent Pakistan in Tests get only four to five matches per year, then they will get rusty and won’t be able to deliver consistent performances”
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Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja has urged the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to “give more value to Test cricket” or it could lead to the national team becoming “rusty”.
Grant Flower: “I think he’s good enough to make something of it, but he’s got a lot of work to do”
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Former Pakistan batting coach Grant Flower has not accused opener Fakhar Zaman of being lazy, but noted that he is “quite hard to work with” and his “results have been very inconsistent”.
Mohammad Wasim: “Either they are all inconsistent or simply don’t deserve to represent Pakistan”
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Former Pakistan batsman Mohammad Wasim believes that all the national players, with the exception of Babar Azam, “don’t deserve to represent Pakistan” or are too inconsistent to be in the side.
