Usama Mir: “I was very surprised that the mystery spinner [Abrar Ahmed] wasn’t included, even though he had performed well and is a good bowler. He should have been given a chance; they should have tested him out”
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Pakistan leg-spinner Usama Mir has admitted he was shocked mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed did not play a single game during the 2024 T20 World Cup.
Shoaib Malik: “If his social media (presence and following) had been strong then he definitely would have played for Pakistan in the T20 World Cup. There would have been an uproar if he hadn’t played for Pakistan”
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Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik believes mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed would have played in the 2024 T20 World Cup if he had a lot of followers on social media.
Inzamam-ul-Haq: “My advice to the Pakistan team would be to replace Shadab Khan with Abrar Ahmed. Shadab is a good cricketer but his main role is to take wickets but he isn’t able to do that at the moment”
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Legendary Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq believes mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed should replace Shadab Khan in the national team.
Kamran Akmal: “Abrar Ahmed is not getting an opportunity, which is beyond me. Ridiculous”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal admitted it is “ridiculous” that mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed continues to sit on the bench instead of being included in the playing XI.
Kamran Akmal: “Play the deserving ones, tell me why Abrar [Ahmed] still isn’t playing?”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal admitted he is unsure why mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed hasn’t been given a chance to play for the national team lately.
Abdul Razzaq: “We already have Shadab and we don’t want to have similar type of bowlers. That is why we have selected Abrar Ahmed over Usama Mir. So now we have Shadab and a mystery spinner in Abrar”
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Pakistan selector Abdul Razzaq has admitted that Usama Mir was not considered for selection due to the fact that he is too similar to Shadab Khan, who remains the first-choice spinner.
Marcus Harris: “He’s good, he’s different”
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Australia batsman Marcus Harris admitted that Pakistan spinner Abrar Ahmed is “different” in a good way as he has shown plenty of potential.
Mohammad Amir: “There was a chance of including Abrar Ahmed [in the squad] but Shadab said that he is fit and available for [the] next match”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir said mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed could have been called up to the main squad and played in the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup, but he was denied that opportunity.
Ahmed Shehzad: “We had been saying [for] quite some time [to] bring in Abrar Ahmad, [a] mystery spinner is needed”
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Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad believes the national team really need the services of mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed in ODIs.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “We suggested keeping Abrar Ahmed in the squad keeping in mind our spin bowling is not in good form and didn’t do well in the Asia Cup”
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Former Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has revealed that he wanted mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed in the main squad for the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup.
