Got more money but wasting it on social media, Ahmed Shehzad urges Pakistan player to improve his game

Ahmed Shehzad: “Your salaries were increased by PCB to evolve your game, but you put their money on social media for image building and nothing else”

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Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad said white-ball captain Babar Azam is getting more income from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), but is wasting it on “social media for image branding”.

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If anything, his workload should increase, Mickey Arthur brushes off concerns about undroppable Pakistan player

Mickey Arthur: “If anything he needs to get his loads up to play Test cricket… It is being monitored all the time”

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Mickey Arthur, the Pakistan team director, has brushed off concerns about left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi’s workload, saying he should be playing more cricket.

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People often talk about my pace, Pakistan bowler who has been talking to Umar Gul about increasing his speed says

Pakistan seamer Mohammad Abbas: “I know people often talk about my pace, and I had few words with Umar Gul, and he suggested me to bowl with the older ball as much as I can to generate more pace”

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Pakistan speedster Mohammad Abbas said people often talk about his pace and revealed that he has been looking into ways to increase his bowling speed.

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Bowl between 140-145 kph right now, 18-year-old Pakistan fast bowler says he wants to increase his speed even more

Pakistan seamer Zeeshan Zameer: “In terms of speed, I feel that I average between 140-145 kph and I am hoping to increase that even further”

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Pakistan seamer Zeeshan Zameer said he bowls between 140 to 145 kph right now, but wants to increase his speed even further in the future.

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Increase salaries and match fees, 30-year-old Pakistan batsman also wants four-day cricket to be given same importance as PSL

Pakistan batsman Usman Salahuddin: “I believe that salaries and match fees need to be looked at and increased, as that is an issue especially for those players who believe that money can only be made by playing twenty over cricket”

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Pakistan batsman Usman Salahuddin has called for an increase in salaries and match fees in four-day cricket.

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Misbah told me to increase my strike-rate as it was my weak point, Pakistan batsman says

Pakistan batsman Usman Salahuddin: “He said that my technique was fine, my defensive game was very good, but It was just my strike-rate that they felt was my weak point”

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Pakistan batsman Usman Salahuddin has revealed that head coach Misbah-ul-Haq told him to increase his strike-rate while batting as it was his weak point.

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