Pakistan speedster Mir Hamza: “You’re asking the wrong guy”
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Pakistan left-arm fast bowler Mir Hamza doesn’t know why he isn’t being given a chance to play international cricket, telling a fan “you’re asking the wrong guy.”
Azhar Mahmood: “There [are] no two opinions regarding Mir Hamza being an excellent bowler”
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Interim Pakistan red-ball head coach Azhar Mahmood has insisted there are no doubts about left-arm seamer Mir Hamza “being an excellent bowler”.
Tanvir Ahmed: “Naseem Shah has no place in the team based on merit. In the PSL, Mir Hamza was performing really well, so why wasn’t he selected?”
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Former Pakistan seamer Tanvir Ahmed believes left-arm pace bowler Mir Hamza should be picked instead of Naseem Shah.
David Warner: “He has a great skill set”
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Australia opening batsman David Warner has lauded Pakistan left-arm seamer Mir Hamza, saying he “has a great skill set”.
Pakistan seamer Mir Hamza: “Earlier, I used to worry about not being selected for the national team. But not anymore. Now the focus is on staying fit and being ready whenever the opportunity comes”
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Pakistan left-arm pace bowler Mir Hamza has made it clear that he is no longer scared about not being picked in the national team.
Mohammad Hafeez: “Give opportunities to other bowlers like Mohammad Ali, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Akif Javed, and Mir Hamza. These players are waiting for their chances – they are also Pakistani, and they deserve an opportunity”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez thinks it is time to give opportunities to fast bowlers Mohammad Ali, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Akif Javed, and Mir Hamza.
Azhar Mahmood: “Both Mir Hamza and Mohammad (Ali) [have] experience of bowling long spells in first-class cricket”
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Pakistan assistant coach Azhar Mahmood said pace bowlers Mir Hamza and Mohammad Ali both know how to bowl long spells.
Vernon Philander on the Pakistan team: “I feel that they (Pakistan) needed that one bowler who can up it a little bit at 140+”
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Former South Africa seamer Vernon Philander has admitted that Pakistan need a bowler who can bowl at speeds of 140 kph or more.
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”.
Pakistan pace bowler Mir Hamza: “A bowler with red-ball experience knows how to adapt to different situations and execute the right delivery at the right time”
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Pakistan left-arm fast bowler Mir Hamza said his vast experience playing first-class cricket has given him the ability to know which deliveries to bowl at the right time.