Babar Azam: “Our spinners Sajid and Nauman, they have performed”
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam said he fully believes that spinners Nauman Ali and Sajid Khan have performed well since being called up to the Test team.
Pakistan spinner Nauman Ali: “I never gave up hope and kept performing in domestic tournaments for Northern and was able to impress the selectors”
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Pakistan spinner Nauman Ali said he is glad the national selectors took notice of his consistent performances in domestic cricket.
Aaqib Javed: “Australia only has one main spinner while we have two mature spinners; we should take advantage of that. If we are even scared of playing on turning wickets then that is something shocking”
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Former seamer Aaqib Javed has questioned how the Pakistan team can be scared of playing on turning wickets.
Inzamam-ul-Haq: “Pakistan could have also considered picking Shadab Khan, in my opinion”
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Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq said the selectors should consider picking spinner Shadab Khan in the Test team.
Inzamam-ul-Haq: “I think the current spinners, Nauman and Sajid, lack experience”
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Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq said the current spin duo of Nauman Ali and Sajid Khan “lack experience”.
Waqar Younis: “Whilst Nauman is a good spinner, we felt that the pitch did not have so much support [if] we would have played a finger spinner”
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Pakistan bowling coach Waqar Younis said spinner Nauman Ali was not picked for the first Test against the West Indies for one specific reason.
Rashid Latif: “Nauman Ali also did well in [the] Test series against South Africa”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif said spinner Nauman Ali has been doing very well.
Saeed Ajmal: “Nauman bowls wicket to wicket and doesn’t generate a lot of spin. So, he needs to work on that”
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Saeed Ajmal said Nauman Ali “doesn’t generate a lot of spin” when bowling and needs to work on this going forward.
Saeed Ajmal: “Nauman bowls with a little more pace and he will be successful in Asian conditions”
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Pakistan great Saeed Ajmal said fellow spinner Nauman Ali will be successful in Asian conditions since he bowls with “a little more pace”.
Saeed Ajmal: “We will find out about Nauman Ali’s ability when he will bowl against a top team. It is different ball game to bowl in Australia, England and New Zealand as compared to Pakistan”
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Former Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal said it is too early to judge the potential of fellow spinner Nauman Ali.
