Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf have failed, Pakistan all-rounder says it’s time to move on from them

Mohammad Hafeez said the Pakistan pace trio of Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf have failed

Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez: “The trio of Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, and Haris Rauf failed to deliver in the 2023 Asia Cup, 50-over World Cup, T20 World Cup, and now in the lead-up to the [2025] Champions Trophy”

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Former Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez believes it is time to move on from the pace trio of Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf as they have “failed to deliver”.

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He’s not getting any younger, Jason Gillespie admits Pakistan have to move on from long-serving batsman

Jason Gillespie said Sarfaraz Ahmed is not getting any younger and Pakistan will have to move on from him

Jason Gillespie: “Sarfaraz has been a wonderful servant and has captained the country very well, but we know Saifi isn’t getting any younger. At some point, we’re going to need to start exploring and offering opportunities to some other players”

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Pakistan red-ball head coach Jason Gillespie has admitted that he plans to move on from veteran wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed in the near future so that other players can be given an opportunity to play for the national team.

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I wanted him to play, Shan Masood disappointed Pakistan bowler with extra pace said no

Shan Masood said he wanted Pakistan fast bowler Haris Rauf to play Test cricket

Shan Masood: “We wished for Haris Rauf to be with us in Australia for the Test series, Mark Wood did well there and we needed extra pace which he possesses but since he is not available now, we cannot do much and have to move on”

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Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood admitted he wanted fast bowler Haris Rauf to play in the ongoing three-match Test series against Australia.

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Hasan Ali didn’t want to play for the Peshawar Zalmi anymore, head coach claims

Hasan Ali getting back into rhythm Peshawar Zalmi Pakistan Super League PSL cricket

Mohammad Akram on Hasan Ali: “He was absolutely our first choice and we had no doubt about retaining him. The kid [Hasan] started with us and we even picked him up at times when he was injured. Even this year he was the first name on top, but he was convinced that he needs move on”

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Peshawar Zalmi head coach Mohammad Akram has claimed that pace bowler Hasan Ali didn’t want to play for the Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchise anymore and “was convinced that he needs move on”.

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Mohammad Amir hurt us, but we have moved on, Pakistan legend says

Waqar Younis said Mohammad Amir hurt a lot of people when he retired from Test cricket, but added that everyone has to move on Pakistan cricket

Waqar Younis on Mohammad Amir: “It hurt at that time when he decided to retire from Test cricket but we have to move on and do what is best for the country”

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Legendary Pakistan seamer and current bowling coach Waqar Younis has admitted that left-arm pace bowler Mohammad Amir hurt a lot of people when he announced his Test retirement last year.

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