Waqar Younis: “Given the pressure on Nauman, he (Babar) persisted with him; moreover, Noman did exceptionally well in the second Test match”
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Waqar Younis, the pace bowling icon, believes Pakistan captain Babar Azam was right to persist with spinner Noman Ali in the two-Test series against Sri Lanka in July 2023.
Rashid Latif: “Noman Ali will represent Pakistan but for how long? Age is a big factor in his case”
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Rashid Latif, the former Pakistan captain, has questioned how long spinner Noman Ali can continue playing Test cricket for.
Salman Butt: “Even if he isn’t able to take wickets he is someone who can build pressure on the opposition by containing runs”
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Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has slammed the team’s decision to drop spinner Nauman Ali for the recent two-Test series against New Zealand.
Salman Butt: “In Pakistan, we don’t value Test cricket. Nauman Ali has played first-class cricket for more than 10-15 years and he has the skill to bowl with consistent line and length”
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Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has asked what good is it to have veteran spinner Nauman Ali sitting on the bench.
Mohammad Wasim: “We are not getting that talent. All these conditioning camps we are organizing them so that our spinners can be groomed and our future is secured”
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Pakistan chief selector Mohammad Wasim said the national team is not finding the talent it needs when it comes to young, quality spinners.
Mohammad Wasim: “Spin is the department which I have admitted before and I will say it again, we are lacking”
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Pakistan chief selector Mohammad Wasim said the national team is lacking when it comes to quality spinners.
Kamran Akmal: “Sajid Khan has been replaced by a part-time off-spinner but this is not the approach to win Test matches”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal was frustrated by the fact that Sajid Khan was “replaced by a part-time off-spinner” for the recent two-Test series against Sri Lanka.
Mike Haysman: “You look at Nathan Lyon and he was always in the game, unlike [the] Pakistan spinners. They aren’t asking enough questions which is needed at the Test level”
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Renowned cricket commentator Mike Haysman said Pakistan are falling short of the mark when it comes to the impact their spinners have in Test matches.
Umar Gul: “Our spinners should have performed better but the pitches were extremely flat”
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Former Pakistan pace bowler Umar Gul believes spinners Nauman Ali and Sajid Khan should have performed better in the three-Test series against Australia.
Saeed Ajmal: “Nauman Ali bowled relatively well and the wicket of Cameron Green is a perfect example; the ball pitched on the leg side and spun to clip the middle and off-stump”
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Saeed Ajmal has praised fellow Pakistan spinner Nauman Ali, saying he has been bowling relatively well as of late.
