Aaqib Javed: “Haris Rauf is best suited for one change. With his pace, he can control the middle overs and death overs bowling”
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Lahore Qalandars head coach Aaqib Javed believes rapid Pakistan speedster Haris Rauf is “best suited” as a first change bowler.
Mohammad Amir: “You need wickets in the middle overs and he is the kind of bowler who is in form and taking wickets. He can bat a bit too”
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Left-arm pace bowler Mohammad Amir believes Pakistan should include spinner Usama Mir in their playing XI more often as he is the man who gets wickets in the middle overs.
Inzamam-ul-Haq: “The three spinners [Shadab Khan, Usama Mir and Mohammad Nawaz] have been with the team and are good players. They need to work harder to be effective in the middle overs”
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Inzamam-ul-Haq, who recently stepped down as Pakistan chief selector due to conflict of interest reasons, has called out spinners Shadab Khan, Usama Mir and Mohammad Nawaz for their ineffectiveness in the middle overs.
Gautam Gambhir: “Haris has bowled the tough overs in the middle and [at] the death”
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Ex-India opener Gautam Gambhir lauded Pakistan speedster Haris Rauf for bowling the “tough overs in the middle and [at] the death” in the T20 World Cup.
Imad Wasim: “I like the challenges that are thrown at me and when I am asked to do something outside of my comfort zone. It gives me more game awareness and teaches me things that I would not learn if I was just bowling in the middle overs”
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Pakistan spinner Imad Wasim has admitted that he loves bowling in the powerplay or death overs.
Shadab Khan: “You have to take wickets with the new ball and strike in the middle overs as well. If you don’t do that, you can concede 150 runs in the last ten overs”
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Pakistan spinner Shadab Khan has admitted that the national team have to take wickets early on and in the middle overs in order to stop conceding so many runs.
Root is well on his way to becoming England’s next superstar
England limited overs coach Ashley Giles has announced that he is astounded by the sheer amount of success 22-year-old batsman Joe Root has had this early on in his international career.
Dhoni is still contemplating whether Jadeja is good enough to be India’s long-term all-rounder
While Ravindra Jadeja has made a case for himself being India’s newest all-rounder, captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is still not convinced that he has truly got a genuine all-rounder who can help the national team in all aspects over a long period of time.
