Pakistan spinner Ali Usman: “Top domestic performers should get a chance”
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Pakistan left-arm spinner Ali Usman feels he and other top performers in domestic cricket deserve a chance to play international cricket.
Pakistan spinner Ali Usman: “They have put a label on me that it is red-ball… I have not yet got an opportunity in white-ball. The bowler who can play red-ball can play all the formats”
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Pakistan left-arm spinner Ali Usman wants to get a proper chance to play white-ball cricket and dislikes the fact that he is considered to be a red-ball specialist.
Rashid Latif: “He has been performing well for quite some time, yet he has never been given a proper chance in the national team”
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Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif wants to know why wicketkeeper-batsman Bismillah Khan keeps being ignored by the national selectors despite putting up solid numbers in domestic cricket.
Mike Hesson: “A player like Babar has an opportunity to play in the BBL and show he’s improving in those areas in T20s. He’s too good a player not to consider”
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Pakistan white-ball head coach Mike Hesson wants batsman Babar Azam back in the T20I team as soon as possible as he is “too good a player not to consider”.
Hasan Ali: “If you ask me, I want to play for Pakistan in the World Cup and win it for my country. For me, every match is now an opportunity, and I will give my 100 percent”
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Pakistan seamer Hasan Ali has expressed his desire to play in the 2026 T20 World Cup, but knows he faces a tough task in cementing a spot in the team.
Ahmed Shehzad: “So happy to [see] Sahibzada Farhan getting the opportunity for Pakistan & he making it count. Fantastic start for him… What a player. Sky is the limit”
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Senior Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad believes the “sky is the limit” for big-hitter Sahibzada Farhan as he has been putting up strong performance for quite some time.
Pakistan seamer Mir Hamza: “Earlier, I used to worry about not being selected for the national team. But not anymore. Now the focus is on staying fit and being ready whenever the opportunity comes”
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Pakistan left-arm pace bowler Mir Hamza has made it clear that he is no longer scared about not being picked in the national team.
Kamran Akmal: “You could rest Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah to give Abbas Afridi, Khurram Shahzad and Sufiyan Muqeem a chance”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal wants to see the bowling trio of Abbas Afridi, Khurram Shahzad and Sufiyan Muqeem get more chances.
Pakistan pace bowler Haris Rauf: “I have never refused to play Test cricket. I will definitely play whenever I get the chance”
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Pakistan fast bowler Haris Rauf, who can bowl at speeds above 150 kph, has made it clear that he never refused to play Test cricket.
Inzamam-ul-Haq: “His temperament stood out – that’s a key quality in T20 cricket. Things can get delayed at times, but Maaz got his opportunity at the right moment – and he made the most of it”
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Legendary Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq said temperament is a key quality in T20 cricket and believes rising star Maaz Sadaqat has got it.
