Saeed Ajmal: “He should play if he is fit. He is your top performer in Test cricket and you can’t drop him like that”
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Saeed Ajmal said Pakistan cannot drop spinner Yasir Shah if he is fit to play as he is the team’s “top performer in Test cricket”.
Mohammad Wasim on Yasir Shah: “Hopefully he will be pain-free and injury-free in future and he can serve Pakistan for the next three years at least”
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Pakistan chief selector Mohammad Wasim said he sees spinner Yasir Shah playing for the national team for another three years at least if he remains fit.
Mohammad Wasim on Yasir Shah: “We wish to help him prolong his career, otherwise who knows how long he can continue to play with these types of injuries as they can be very damaging for him”
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Pakistan chief selector Mohammad Wasim noted that spinner Yasir Shah needs to take the necessary steps to ensure he doesn’t keep succumbing to injuries.
Mohammad Wasim: “Saqlain will look at his bowling and look at how the injury can be prevented in future. We want to make sure he completes his recovery and his rehabilitation and also to make sure that the injury doesn’t happen again”
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Pakistan chief selector Mohammad Wasim has revealed that legendary spinner Saqlain Mushtaq will look at Yasir Shah’s bowling action.
Mohammad Wasim: “I had a chat with Yasir and I explained everything to him about the fact that he was injured and he was well aware of that as he was struggling in the second Test match against South Africa”
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Pakistan chief selector Mohammad Wasim has made it clear that he told spinner Yasir Shah he wouldn’t be picked for the tour of South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Mohammad Wasim: “It was a simple case as far as Yasir Shah’s situation was concerned. I was in touch with the team physio, and I saw Yasir’s medical reports”
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Pakistan chief selector Mohammad Wasim has insisted that spinner Yasir Shah wasn’t fit to be picked for the tour of South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Faisal Iqbal: “So good and happy to see Akif Javed on his feet again after the surgery! He’s our future and an asset for Balochistan”
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Faisal Iqbal believes left-arm pace bowler Akif Javed is a future asset for Pakistan and Balochistan.
Shahid Afridi: “These guys aren’t happy so Misbah should sit down [with] these senior players and get the trainer who likes to do these fitness tests to attend this session and talk about a plan for fitness”
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Legendary Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has hinted at a potential rift forming between the national player and Misbah-ul-Haq, who is the team’s head coach and chief selector.
Azhar Ali: “You cannot say that I am unable to score because of my injuries. If there is an issue with my fitness, it will be picked up by the Pakistan Cricket Board”
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Pakistan captain Azhar Ali has refused to blame a knee injury for his dismal performance in the recent two-Test series against Australia.
Andre Russell has been ruled out for the remainder of the World Cup
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West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell will miss the rest of the World Cup due to a left knee injury.
