Shaheen Shah Afridi: “We need to give him some time”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi has indicated that he doesn’t want batting sensation Saim Ayub discarded from the team following a string of subpar performances.
Shahid Afridi: “Saim needs to show more responsibility during matches and score game-changing runs in at least two out of every five innings. We have not seen this from Saim so far but he might get more chances”
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Former Pakistan power-hitter Shahid Afridi wants opener Saim Ayub to “show more responsibility” by making “game-changing runs in at least two out of every five innings”.
Mohammad Hafeez: “Personally, I wanted to give him more matches”
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Former Pakistan team director and interim head coach Mohammad Hafeez has confirmed that he had planned to give wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan more chances to prove himself.
Ian Bishop: “I’ve [long liked] Mohammad Wasim. I’ve long liked his ability to get those yorkers in. I’ve said it before, I hope Pakistan stick with him as a bowler through what will be rough periods ahead”
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Former West Indies fast bowler Ian Bishop wants Pakistan to “stick with” seamer Mohammad Wasim Jnr going forward as he sees plenty of talent in the 22-year-old.
Ahmed Shehzad: “Usama Mir, we had been saying [to] give him chances before the World Cup to give him confidence… see, Usama is a wrist-spinner. He’s more effective when the ball is old”
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Pakistan top order batsman Ahmed Shehzad believes spinner Usama Mir deserved more chances to play for the national team prior to the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup.
Wahab Riaz: “I would rather have Usama Mir in place of either of those two”
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Wahab Riaz, the newly-appointed Pakistan chief selector, said he would prefer to pick Usama Mir over the current spin duo of Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz.
Mohammad Amir: “I will not talk about who should be excluded from the team but I would try to bring Usama Mir in the team combination”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir wants spinner Usama Mir to be given more chances to prove his worth.
Wahab Riaz: “He is very young and I think the more he plays and matures, it will be better for Pakistan”
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Wahab Riaz believes the more chances Saim Ayub gets to play for Pakistan, the better he will become as a player.
Shahid Afridi: “Bad days come in players’ careers but benching him won’t work”
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What will Pakistan accomplish by continuing to bench exciting players like fast bowler Shahnawaz Dahani, former interim chief selector Shahid Afridi has asked.
Shahid Afridi: “The new guy Jamal that we have picked, why don’t you play him?”
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Former interim Pakistan chief selector Shahid Afridi cannot understand why the previous selection committee picked fast bowling all-rounder Aamer Jamal if they didn’t intend to give him proper chances.