Inzamam-ul-Haq: “My advice to the Pakistan team would be to replace Shadab Khan with Abrar Ahmed. Shadab is a good cricketer but his main role is to take wickets but he isn’t able to do that at the moment”
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Legendary Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq believes mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed should replace Shadab Khan in the national team.
Babar Azam: “Our spinners aren’t taking wickets, which doesn’t help. That has a big effect because you need to take wickets in the middle overs”
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Former Pakistan captain Babar Azam has lashed out at the team’s spinners for their lack of impact in the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup.
Inzamam-ul-Haq: “Shadab and Nawaz have been doing very well for Pakistan for the past two years. They have not been taking wickets in the middle and performing up to their own caliber but they have done so in the past and we have confidence in them”
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Inzamam-ul-Haq, who recently resigned as Pakistan chief selector due to conflict of interest issues, is confident that spinners Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz will regain their form soon.
Wasim Akram: “Even if he is not taking wickets, he needs to just be normal and don’t try to do anything extraordinary”
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Pakistan pace icon Wasim Akram has advised newly-appointed T20I captain Shaheen Shah Afridi to “be normal” and not to try “anything extraordinary” if he is unable to take wickets.
Virender Sehwag: “The big problem that Pakistan is facing is their spinners Shadab and Nawaz not picking [up] wickets”
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Legendary India opening batsman Virender Sehwag said the “big problem” Pakistan face right now revolves around the spin duo of Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz not taking wickets.
Babar Azam: “These are our best bowlers – Shadab and Nawaz”
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam has defended the spin duo of Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz, who have come under immense criticism for their failure to take wickets.
Babar Azam: “Shadab is bowling very well, but he’s unfortunately not taking wickets, so that’s why you feel he isn’t bowling well”
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam said he understands why people are angry with spinner Shadab Khan as he has not been taking wickets regularly.
Umar Gul: “It happens to players sometimes that they are out of form. Once you don’t have the rhythm and you don’t get wickets, it frustrates you as a bowler”
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Umar Gul said Pakistan seamer Hasan Ali is going through a rough period that all bowlers go through at some point in their career, whereby they are out of form and can’t take wickets.
