Shoaib Malik: “Misbah got two posts despite the fact that he wasn’t ready for coaching”
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Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik said Misbah-ul-Haq was appointed as the national team’s head coach even though he wasn’t ready for such a role.
Wasim Akram: “Look how many matches has he [Rizwan] played? I know he will be upset with me for saying this but he has to first establish himself in the team to be considered as a candidate”
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Iconic Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram feels that wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan doesn’t deserve to be Test captain as he must first cement his spot in the national team.
Pakistan batsman Danish Aziz: “Whilst many felt that I had a chance of representing Pakistan in the home series against Zimbabwe, my view was that this series came a little too soon as far as my career is concerned”
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Pakistan batsman Danish Aziz isn’t upset about not being picked for the limited overs series against Zimbabwe as he feels he is not ready to play international cricket yet.
Ramiz Raja: “In future he can be considered for [Test] captaincy but for now he must focus on his batting”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Ramiz Raja believes that opener Shan Masood could potentially captain the national team in Test cricket in the future.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “Wahab faced some problems due to COVID but eventually he made good progress there. But he couldn’t get ready for [the] Test matches”
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Pakistan head coach and chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq has revealed that left-arm seamer Wahab Riaz didn’t feature in the Test series against England simply because he wasn’t ready.
Aaqib Javed: “I don’t consider Faheem Ashraf ready for Test cricket, as he doesn’t have the ability to be in your top seven batsmen or top four bowlers”
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Ex-Pakistan fast bowler Aaqib Javed believes that all-rounder Faheem Ashraf isn’t “ready for Test cricket”.
Waqar Younis: “I feel he’s a young bowler who is probably not ready for playing in the 50-over format just yet”
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Pakistan bowling coach Waqar Younis believes that pace bowler Mohammad Hasnain shouldn’t be playing ODI cricket as he is not ready “just yet”.
Johnson believes he still has a chance of making his international comeback
Australia pace bowler Mitchell Johnson has dismissed claims that his international career is over after posting up rather disappointing figures in Sheffield Shield and Ryobi Cup matches in the past couple of weeks.
Singh is thankful for getting a second chance to represent his country
India batsman Yuvraj Singh has expressed his excitement over being selected to represent his country at the upcoming International Cricket Council (ICC) World Twenty20 next month in Sri Lanka.
