Aaqib Javed: “Considering the pace-friendly conditions at Centurion and in Cape Town, we opted for Mohammad Abbas instead, who is an outstanding exponent of seam bowling”
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Interim Pakistan red-ball head coach Aaqib Javed expects big things from fast bowler Mohammad Abbas in the two-Test series against South Africa.
Usman Qadir: “When I inquired, they said Hafeez bhai is not agreeing. Since Hafeez bhai is the director, and he’s not agreeing, they can’t select me”
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Pakistan spinner Usman Qadir has named former team director Mohammad Hafeez as the man responsible for blocking his return to the national team.
Usman Qadir on Shaheen Shah Afridi: “I was happy that I might make a comeback. But I didn’t receive any call, and the team was announced without my name”
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Pakistan spinner Usman Qadir admitted to being disappointed that left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi broke the promise he made him.
Pakistan all-rounder Qasim Akram: “It is always a dream to be a part of the Pakistan Team. I will try my best to deliver good performances and get in the national squad as soon as possible”
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Up-and-coming Pakistan spin-bowling all-rounder Qasim Akram said he wants to occupy the spot that Imad Wasim might have taken in the national team had he not retired from international cricket.
Rashid Latif: “Qasim Akram was groomed to become captain of Karachi Kings but he didn’t play a single game till mid of that season. If you want to make any player, send him to bat on top and let him bowl at the right time in franchise cricket”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif has questioned the logic behind the Karachi Kings using all-rounder Qasim Akram sporadically.
