Pakistan batsman Iftikhar Ahmed: “I am not a middle order batter, I am a lower order batter. I am not an all-rounder, I am a tailender. If you see, I bat at No. 7 or 8. And if you look at the all-rounders and middle order batters around the world, you’d see they bat at No. 4 or 5”
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Pakistan big-hitter Iftikhar Ahmed has surprisingly said that he considers himself to be a tailender rather than a middle order batsman.
Younis Khan: “What can Iftikhar Ahmed do at number seven or eight? He can do nothing in two or three balls!”
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Legendary Pakistan batsman Younis Khan believes power-hitter Iftikhar Ahmed can’t do much when batting at number seven or eight.
Wasim Akram: “He said in the post-match press conference that the wicket was a bit difficult which is why I wanted to send in a proper batter. I hope that was a language barrier because if that’s case it means that he will come out to bat early when the pitch is easy but send anyone else if that’s not the case”
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Legendary Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram has slammed spin-bowling all-rounder Shadab Khan, questioning whether he promotes himself up the batting order when the pitch is easy to bat on.
Pakistan batsman Fakhar Zaman: “I will be happy to play at number six or seven even”
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Pakistan batsman Fakhar Zaman has insisted that he is happy to bat as low as number six or seven in order to represent his country in T20Is.
Saeed Ajmal: “He can play at a strike rate of 140, even if he is coming at number seven”
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Saeed Ajmal believes spin-bowling all-rounder Imad Wasim can slot into the number seven spot in Pakistan’s ODI team and bat while maintaining a strike-rate of 140.
Azhar Ali: “We need to find an all-rounder at the number 7 position if we are to compete against teams outside of Asia”
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Pakistan Test captain Azhar Ali has admitted that the national team desperate lack “an all-rounder at the number 7 position”.
Mickey Arthur: “With Faheem batting at seven, we feared the tail would be just a bit too long”
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Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur has revealed that all-rounder Faheem Ashraf was snubbed for the first two Tests against South Africa as he isn’t a good enough batsman.
Aamir Sohail: Sarfraz Ahmed needs to bat “at number 7 because whenever he promotes himself in the batting order, he has struggled”
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Former Pakistan captain Aamir Sohail feels that current skipper Sarfraz Ahmed needs to bat lower down the order since he is failing to have much of an impact when he promotes himself.
