Pakistan batsman Khushdil Shah: “For the last two years, I have been working on my power hitting”
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Pakistan batsman Khushdil Shah said he has been working on his power hitting for the past two years.
Mohammad Rizwan: “We’ve told him he can become Pakistan’s best all-rounder”
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Mohammad Rizwan believes Khushdil Shah has what it takes to become “Pakistan’s best all-rounder”.
Mohammad Rizwan: “We’ve told him not to only focus on his batting”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan said during the Pakistan Super League (PSL), he and the Multan Sultans team management told big-hitter Khushdil Shah not to only focus on his batting as he has the ability to be a useful bowler.
Naseem Shah: “I heard someone bowled a lot of bouncers at him [Khushdil] in the nets, he was furious at that time. I didn’t say anything to him but it is a part of the game”
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Pakistan fast bowler Naseem Shah said big-hitting batsman Khushdil Shah was “furious” with him when he bowled him a bouncer that hit him on the head.
Mushtaq Ahmed: “You look at Khushdil Shah and he won us three matches right towards the end. Every player has a role and once they start fulfilling it, the teams tend to perform better and better”
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Ex-Pakistan spinner Mushtaq Ahmed said hard-hitting batsman Khushdil Shah is a finisher and match-winner.
Waqar Younis: “Then what we did is that we dropped a player from the main squad, which was Khushdil Shah”
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Former Pakistan bowling coach Waqar Younis said big-hitter Khushdil Shah was dropped in order for top order batsman Fakhar Zaman to be added to the T20 World Cup squad.
Pakistan batsman Sohaib Maqsood: “Whether we play World Cup or not that [is] secondary but we aren’t selected from the streets”
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Pakistan hard-hitting batsman Sohaib Maqsood has lashed out at a journalist, saying the players selected for the T20 World Cup weren’t picked from the streets.
Mohammad Wasim: “They are in our future plans as a lot of cricket has to be played post the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 and in the lead up to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia”
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Pakistan chief selector Mohammad Wasim said seamer Mohammad Hasnain, wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan and power-hitter Khushdil Shah “are in our future plans”.
Mohammad Wasim: “It must be tough for Azam, Khushdil and Hasnain for missing out but they still have a lot to offer in their careers”
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Pakistan chief selector Mohammad Wasim said fast bowler Mohammad Hasnain, wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan and big-hitter Khushdil Shah still have a lot to offer in their careers.
Asim Kamal: “Also, if Fakhar Zaman is included in the World Cup squad, it will be the best decision”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Asim Kamal said it was the “best decision” to pick opening batsman Fakhar Zaman in the T20 World Cup.
