Vernon Philander: “Noman has been a fantastic role model for Pakistan cricket”
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Former South Africa fast bowler Vernon Philander has praised Pakistan spinner Noman Ali, calling him a “fantastic role model for Pakistan cricket.”
Vernon Philander: “He’s one of those bowlers you know will attack your toes and not give you many loose balls. You need to be cautious against him”
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Former South Africa pace bowler Vernon Philander has admitted that batsmen have to “be cautious” when facing Pakistan spinner Noman Ali as he does not “give you many loose balls” when bowling.
Shan Masood: “Noman’s consistency and control were exceptional”
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Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood admitted he is very impressed with the exceptional “consistency and control” spinner Noman Ali displays when bowling.
Pakistan left-arm spinner Noman Ali: “I only play red-ball cricket, so I focus and work hard a lot during the off-season”
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Pakistan spinner Noman Ali attributed his success on the field to the fact that he works hard during the off-season.
Azhar Mahmood: “I never said Pakistan doesn’t have spinners”
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Interim red-ball head coach Azhar Mahmood has made it abundantly clear that he never said Pakistan doesn’t have any spinners.
Ahmed Shehzad: “Sajid Khan and Nauman Ali deserve credit for consistently delivering on spin-friendly pitches. Abrar Ahmed, too, has been brilliant. But let’s not forget, these conditions are tailor-made for them. We need to prepare players for all kinds of surfaces”
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Veteran batsman Ahmed Shehzad has urged Pakistan to work with spinners Noman Ali, Sajid Khan and Abrar Ahmed so that they are able to take wickets on all types of pitches.
Shan Masood: “Credit goes to Noman and Sajid for their comeback – it looked like two seasoned campaigners bowling for Pakistan”
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Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood said spinners Noman Ali and Sajid Khan deserve a lot of credit for their way they came back into the national team and performed.
Sarfraz Nawaz: “When the team was announced, I wrote to the chairman of the PCB suggesting spinners like Sajid (Khan) and Noman (Ali), who had wrecked England earlier. They performed well against the West Indies too, but they were not picked at all”
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Former Pakistan fast bowler Sarfraz Nawaz has revealed that he wrote to Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi and asked him to consider selecting spinners Sajid Khan and Noman Ali for the 2025 Champions Trophy.
Kamran Akmal: “Look, the reason spinners have become less common is because they haven’t been given the chance. You haven’t played them; those who did manage to establish themselves have been sidelined, like Yasir Shah, and then there’s Noman Ali”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal cannot quite understand why the national selectors sidelined two successful spinners in Yasir Shah and Noman Ali.
Noman Ali: “We will try to learn as much as we can from Abdur Rehman”
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Pakistan spinner Noman Ali said he plans to learn a lot from newly-appointed spin bowling coach Abdur Rehman.