Mickey Arthur: “Jason Gillespie is a wonderful coach, a wonderful man. Pakistan cricket just continues to shoot itself in the foot. It is its own worst enemy”
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Mickey Arthur said “Pakistan cricket just continues to shoot itself in the foot” after Jason Gillespie and Gary Kirsten both resigned as red-ball head coach and white-ball head coach respectively.
Mickey Arthur: “I still think Babar Azam is in the top echelon of ODI batting in the world, all batting. He hasn’t put it together for a bit and that happens with players… whether they lose that little edge or they lost that little bit of hunger”
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Former Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur questioned if batsman Babar Azam has “lost that little bit of hunger”, but stressed that he is still “in the top echelon of ODI batting in the world”.
Mickey Arthur: “What he provides is a power game, but he also provides a left-handed option at the back end of the innings, which is quite crucial”
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Former Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur said big-hitting all-rounder Khushdil Shah brings a power game to the national team.
Mickey Arthur: “He certainly gives you that Saim Ayub type effect. He hits the ball in different areas and he’s a little bit manic at the crease, but he has the ability to get you off to a really good start. That could be an option”
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Former Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur believes Usman Khan could open the batting as he “gives you that Saim Ayub-type effect”.
Pakistan batsman Fakhar Zaman: “I managed to play but I remember that I didn’t sleep well that night and he forced me to play. I’m pleased he did”
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Pakistan big-hitting batsman Fakhar Zaman has revealed that he almost didn’t feature in the 2017 Champions Trophy final against India, but Mickey Arthur, who was head coach at the time, “forced me to play”.
Mickey Arthur: “Saim certainly created momentum and looked very special”
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Former Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur has admitted that opening batsman Saim Ayub looks “very special”.
Mickey Arthur: “Shaheen is a game-breaker and match-winner. I’m not in the inner echelon in terms of knowing the ins and outs of why they haven’t selected him, but on pure skill, I would have him in South Africa in any team I pick”
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Former Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur said he would always pick left-arm pace bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi as he is a “game-breaker and match-winner”.
Mickey Arthur: “How good was Saud Shakeel?”
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Former Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur is very impressed with middle order batsman Saud Shakeel as he has consistently scored runs in the middle order.
Mohammad Abbas: “I think it’s a very good selection. Mohammad Abbas still bowls incredibly well in England. I think there may have been a consensus he might have lost a bit of pace. I don’t know that for certain”
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Former Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur has admitted that he doesn’t know if fast bowler Mohammad Abbas has lost a bit of pace.
Mickey Arthur: “You were one of the best internationally! Going to miss watching you in green”
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Former Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur has lauded left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir, saying he was “one of the best” players the men in green had.
