Pakistan batting all-rounder Salman Ali Agha: “Trust me, I can turn the ball”
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Pakistan batting all-rounder Salman Ali Agha has made it clear that he can turn the ball when bowling off-spin.
Jason Gillespie: “Salman Ali Agha is good enough to be classified as a specialist spinner. From what I’ve seen, he has a lot of potential with his off-spin”
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Pakistan red-ball head coach Jason Gillespie believes middle order batsman Salman Ali Agha is “good enough to be classified as a specialist spinner”.
Ramiz Raja: “Babar Azam’s batting against spin is problematic. He was batting well against pace but whenever spinners come on, he becomes static, whether it is leg-spin or off-spin”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja has urged limited overs captain Babar Azam to work on his weakness against spin.
Mickey Arthur: “Within our squad, we have the ability to bowl off-spin potentially with Salman Agha and Iftikhar Ahmed”
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Mickey Arthur, the Pakistan team director, is considering utilising Salman Ali Agha and Iftikhar Ahmed’s off-spin more often.
Mohammad Wasim: “Agha Salman has been preferred since he bowls off-spin and has the edge in batting as well”
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Pakistan chief selector Mohammad Wasim said Agha Salman has been preferred over spinner Sajid Khan since he can contribute with both the bat and ball.
Pakistan all-rounder Qasim Akram: “I am presently working to improve my off-spin skills”
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Pakistan all-rounder Qasim Akram revealed he is working hard to improve his off-spin so that he can add more value as a player.
Sajid Khan: “An absolute honour and blessed to be given the opportunity to work with someone who I have idolised – Saqlain Mushtaq. You inspired a whole generation to bowl off-spin. Hoping to learn much more from you”
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Pakistan rising star Sajid Khan has said he hopes to learn much more from legendary spinner Saqlain Mushtaq.
Pakistan all-rounder Qasim Akram: “I wasn’t very good as a fast bowler so one of the coaches in my club advised me to take up off-spin as that would increase my chances of selection in teams in an all-rounder role. From then on, I became an off-spinner”
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Pakistan youngster Qasim Akram revealed that he switched from bowling quick to off-spin since he “wasn’t very good as a fast bowler”.
Mohammad Hafeez: “I was also available to bowl on this tour, but it was the captain’s choice to not use me”
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Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has said that he was available to bowl during the recent T20 series against England, but captain Babar Azam didn’t require his off-spin services.
Saqlain Mushtaq: “Ganguly also had an expertise against the off-spinners. He used to cut, inside-out, sweep against off-spinners. He would charge the bowler whenever he wanted. Dada was intelligent, brave and played good on the turning tracks”
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Former Pakistan spinner Saqlain Mushtaq heaped praise on ex-India captain Sourav Ganguly, saying he was an “intelligent” and “brave” player.