Mickey Arthur: “I can’t believe it. If he’s not bowling in South Africa, then where the hell are they bowling him? It’s the best place to bowl in the world, almost. Plus, he gives you a left-arm option”
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Former Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur has blasted the decision to exclude left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi for the two-Test series against South Africa, saying “where the hell are they bowling him”.
Wahab Riaz: “At times, when I played, I think it was because I was a favourite, but when I wasn’t playing, I wasn’t liked e.g. Mickey did not like me. I sat out for 2 years under him, even though I was great in PSL then. I was disliked because of being outspoken”
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Former Pakistan left-arm seamer Wahab Riaz has revealed that ex-head coach Mickey Arthur didn’t like him.
Shan Masood: “I think now there is no communication gap”
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Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood has disagreed with fast bowler Naseem Shah about there being a language barrier in the national team, saying “there is no communication gap”.
Mohammad Amir: “I always said he’s my favourite coach and he still is now. When he was with the Pakistan team that was the best time of my career because the belief he has in the players is unbelievable”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir said Mickey Arthur is his “favourite coach” and always will be due to the belief he had in players.
Mickey Arthur: “I’ve often described him as the ‘Porsche’ of white-ball bowlers, he’s a world-class player in this format (T20s) and I’m looking forward to working with him again”
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Former Pakistan head coach and team director Mickey Arthur has praised left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir, calling him “the ‘Porsche’ of white-ball bowlers”.
Mohammad Hafeez: “I accepted the new role as a Director PCB with great passion to make positive reforms but unfortunately my designated tenure which was offered by the Pakistan Cricket Board for 4 years was cut short for 2 months on the account of new chairmanship”
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Former all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has revealed that he had a four-year deal in place as Pakistan team director, but he ended up leaving the role after just two months.
Imam-ul-Haq: “I really like Sarfaraz bhai’s T20 captaincy. He is very street smart. He knows how to read the game and make quick decisions”
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Pakistan opening batsman Imam-ul-Haq said he really liked Sarfaraz Ahmed’s tenure as T20I captain as he was “street smart” and made “quick decisions.”
Aaqib Javed: “If you look at the past 10-12 years, apart from Mickey Arthur, [the] PCB has not hired any professional coach”
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Former fast bowler Aaqib Javed believes Mickey Arthur was the only professional head coach Pakistan have had in the last 10 to 12 years.
Mickey Arthur: “He is a wonderful talent”
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Mickey Arthur, the former Pakistan team director, said there is no denying that captain Babar Azam is a “wonderful talent”.
Michael Vaughan: “You were doing a really good job… Madness why they wouldn’t want you to carry on”
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Former England captain Michael Vaughan expressed his disbelief after Mohammad Hafeez announced his departure as Pakistan team director and interim head coach.
