Pakistan batsman Usman Salahuddin: “We need to play according to [the] situation. If the situation requires you to bat slowly, then you need to do that. Strike-rate doesn’t matter much”
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Usman Salahuddin believes it is unfair for the national selectors to judge a player solely based on their strike-rate.
Pakistan batsman Usman Salahuddin: “So I have worked on it and my strike-rate this season was 50-plus, which is an improvement. I have fulfilled the requirement and will keep performing”
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Middle order batsman Usman Salahuddin said he has fulfilled the requirement the national selectors wanted from him.
Pakistan batsman Usman Salahuddin: “I had a chat with selectors and they told me that my strike-rate is low and I need to work on that”
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Middle order batsman Usman Salahuddin said the national selectors told him that his strike-rate is too low.
Rashid Latif: “Imam will play for himself and score his runs, but his strike-rate will be low”
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Former Pakistan captain and wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif believes that opening batsman Imam-ul-Haq only plays for himself.
Steve Smith: “It’s important to try to keep their confidence down”
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South Africa are coming off a morale-diminishing ODI series loss to India, and Australia captain Steve Smith is aiming to take full advantage of it.
“We have faith that Neil will do the job at No. 4”
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New Zealand have opted against chopping and changing their squad after losing to South Africa by eight wickets in the second Test in Wellington.
“I am sure he will be right come Hamilton”
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New Zealand have been dealt a huge blow after it was confirmed that left-arm seamer Trent Boult would miss the second Test against South Africa with a leg injury.
“It does provide an opportunity for Neil to step up and show us that he is ready for Test cricket”
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New Zealand have brought in Neil Broom as a replacement for middle order batsman Ross Taylor ahead of the second Test against South Africa in Wellington on March 16.
The rain had the final say in Dunedin
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An intriguing finish could have been in store on the final day of the first Test in Dunedin, but bad weather kept New Zealand and South Africa off the pitch the entire day and ended the match as a draw.
“It’s just a small tear so it was nice to contribute in some sort of way”
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New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor may be ruled out for the rest of the ongoing Test series against South Africa after being diagnosed with a low grade tear in his right calf.
