Atiq-uz-Zaman: “Coaches who tried to ruin Mohammad Abbas’ career should be ashamed of themselves”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Atiq-uz-Zaman has lambasted the coaches who tried to ruin fast bowler Mohammad Abbas’ international career, saying they “should be ashamed of themselves”.
Hasan Ali: “Abbas Bhai what a true boss Mashallah…an inspiring story for all cricketers”
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Pakistan fast bowler Hasan Ali has lavished praise on fellow seamer Mohammad Abbas, calling him “a true boss” for his performance in the 1st Test against South Africa in Centurion.
Shaun Pollock: “Take pictures of Mohammad Abbas’ heat map and send it to all the young bowlers in South Africa. If they can land even 70% of those deliveries, they will take a lot of wickets”
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Legendary South Africa fast bowler Shaun Pollock has advised youngsters to pay close attention to where Pakistan seamer Mohammad Abbas bowls as “they will take a lot of wickets”.
Mohammad Amir: “Bring those coaches forward who dropped Abbas because of his pace. It took Abbas three years to make a comeback – a slap in their faces”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir believes the coaches who dropped fast bowler Mohammad Abbas “because of his pace” deserve a slap on the face.
Shan Masood: “Abbas was sensational”
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Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood praised pace bowler Mohammad Abbas for his “sensational” performance in the 1st Test against South Africa in Centurion.
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.
Shan Masood: “We felt that going into South Africa, we needed a bowler who gave our bowling lineup a number of overs and control. His skill is second to none”
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Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood has lauded pace bowler Mohammad Abbas, saying his “skill is second to none”.
Usman Khan Shinwari: “Both Junaid and Abbas conceded 80 plus runs in their 10 overs each. I took 4/47 but at the end I was not selected. That is one of the saddest moments of my career”
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Pakistan left-arm pace bowler Usman Khan Shinwari admitted being overlooked for the 2019 World Cup was one of the “saddest moments of my career”, especially since he did better than fellow fast bowlers Junaid Khan and Mohammad Abbas.
Aaqib Javed: “Considering the pace-friendly conditions at Centurion and in Cape Town, we opted for Mohammad Abbas instead, who is an outstanding exponent of seam bowling”
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Interim Pakistan red-ball head coach Aaqib Javed expects big things from fast bowler Mohammad Abbas in the two-Test series against South Africa.
Pakistan seamer Mohammad Abbas: “I am always available for the national team”
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Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Abbas has made it clear that he is still available for selection despite not playing international cricket since August 2021.
