Ravichandran Ashwin: “He has quality, he can handle pressure situations, and he has a presence at the crease that I haven’t seen in a Pakistani player for a long time”
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India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin said Pakistan T20I captain Salman Ali Agha is the first player from the country he has seen with such a big presence in a long time.
Abdur Rauf: “he has lost pace – now bowling around 134-135 kph – and isn’t swinging the ball as effectively. His bowling action has also changed post-injury, affecting his ability to take early wickets with the new ball”
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Former Pakistan pace bowler Abdur Rauf said left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi has seen his pace drop from 145 kph to around 135 kph.
Cheteshwar Pujara: “It looks like there was mental pressure on him. In ODI cricket, you need to bat with freedom. He is a natural stroke player. He needs to bat with more freedom”
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India cricketer Cheteshwar Pujara has advised Pakistan batsman Babar Azam “to bat with more freedom”.
Saim Ayub: “When you play cricket, every bowler is a challenge and same is the case for Jasprit Bumrah, nothing special”
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Pakistan opening batsman Saim Ayub said every bowler he faces presents a challenge and insisted that India speedster Jasprit Bumrah is no different.
Ihsanullah: “If I get the chance to bowl [to] Abhishek Sharma, I will get him out in just three balls”
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Pakistan fast bowler Ihsanullah confidently stated that he needs just three balls to get India opening batsman Abhishek Sharma out.
Abrar Ahmed: “I want to box and want Shikhar Dhawan in front of me”
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Pakistan spinner Abrar Ahmed has revealed that he would like to fight former India opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan in a boxing match.
Munaf Patel: “Shoaib Akhtar lost both his knees and could not walk properly but he used to bowl at 155 kph in Asian conditions, only his madness helped him play for 14-15 years in cricket”
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Former India seamer Munaf Patel admitted it is truly remarkable that Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar was able to bowl at 155 kph despite losing “both his knees” and not being able to walk properly.
Irfan Pathan: “I am myself a big [critic] of Babar Azam, but the boys who have been playing here in [the] middle overs, Babar is better than them”
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Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan considers Babar Azam to be a better middle order batsman than those presently in the Pakistan T20I squad.
Ravichandran Ashwin: “Saim Ayub is a good cricketer, and I hope to see him score runs”
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Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin hopes to see Saim Ayub scoring a lot of runs in the future as he knows the Pakistan opener “is a good cricketer.”
Ishant Sharma: “Pakistanis are actually very good people. I traveled to Pakistan and they are very hospitable. They treat you so well and they are not bad at all”
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Former India seamer Ishant Sharma has praised Pakistanis, describing them as “very good people.”
