Waqar Younis: “I’m not really sure what’s wrong with him. If he’s not fit, if he’s got some issues, he needs to go away from the game and fix that because if you are going to carry on like that you are going to become a medium pacer”
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Iconic Pakistan speedster Waqar Younis is concerned about Shaheen Shah Afridi’s drop in pace, saying the spearhead of the bowling attack is in danger of becoming a “medium pacer.”
Ramiz Raja: “He was one of my favourite players when he started cricket”
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Ramiz Raja has admitted that Pakistan middle order batsman Umar Akmal used to be one of his favourite players.
Rashid Latif: “Mohammad Wasim [is] trying hard, some of [the] issues are not in his hands”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif has defended chief selector Mohammad Wasim, saying some of the issues regarding the team selection for the tour of South Africa and Zimbabwe are not in his hands.
Pakistan batsman Azhar Ali: “There were few things I identified during the South African series that I needed to work on. There is no domestic cricket going on right now, so this is a perfect chance for us to work on our weaknesses”
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Pakistan batsman Azhar Ali said he is working on eliminating his weaknesses since he identified a few issues he needed to work on after the South Africa Test series.
Pakistan seamer Mohammad Asif: “The Pakistani cricket culture at the moment seems to be one where if a player such as Amir isn’t performing, that’s it, kick him out, drop him, let him rot, instead of looking into what’s going wrong”
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Pace bowler Mohammad Asif has claimed that the current Pakistan cricket culture seems to revolve around kicking players out of the team and letting them rot.
Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Amir: “If I had played all formats, I would have retired from international cricket by now”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir said if he had continued playing Tests, he would have retired from international cricket by now.
Pakistan seamer Hasan Ali: “I have no issues related to my celebrations. The injury and fitness issues I’ve had were due to other reasons. I took 3 wickets today and celebrated in the same way. I like my celebration as that lifts me and motivates me”
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Pakistan fast bowler Hasan Ali has made it clear that his unique celebration when taking wickets was never responsible for any of the injuries he suffered.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “As far as Pakistan is concerned I think our players due to their social environment are mentally very strong so they can get through this period”
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Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq has dismissed the idea that some of the national players may be facing mental health issues.
Younis Khan: “I have to see how much work I can do and [also] if the team needs me”
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Legendary Pakistan batsman Younis Khan has identified two issues that could prevent him from becoming the national team’s permanent batting coach.
Younis Khan: “I [will] try to keep an eye on the issues being faced by Azhar Ali and Asad Shafiq”
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Pakistan batting coach Younis Khan has revealed that Test captain Azhar Ali and veteran batsman Asad Shafiq are facing “issues” ahead of the England series.
