Abdul Razzaq: “Not all eleven players in a team perform at once, but we must give confidence to Haris”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Abdul Razzaq has called on people to throw their support behind wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Haris.
Abdul Samad: “I used to think about how I would make my place in the XI for Markhors; they had a lot of international players. I was even sick during the camp, but credit goes to Misbah bhai, he stuck with me and gave me chances”
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Pakistan batsman Abdul Samad has thanked former captain Misbah-ul-Haq for giving him plenty of chances to showcase his skills in domestic cricket.
Azam Khan: “My dad saw me bowling leg-spin and told me to opt [for] wicketkeeping instead”
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Pakistan big-hitter Azam Khan has revealed that he used to be a leg-spinner before his father, former captain Moin Khan, turned him into a wicketkeeper-batsman.
Kamran Akmal: “Haris’ advantage is only in the top three positions”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal wants big-hitter Mohammad Haris promoted up the batting order as he feels the 24-year-old is only useful as an opener or at number three.
Abrar Ahmed: “Everyone knows Fakhar bhai is a match-winner. Whenever he plays, Pakistan wins. He’s a T20 specialist”
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Pakistan mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed said big-hitting batsman Fakhar Zaman is a T20I specialist who can win games on his own.
Pakistan all-rounder Faheem Ashraf: “Not everyone will like you. My job is to play and perform. Criticism doesn’t matter”
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Pakistan all-rounder Faheem Ashraf said he is solely focused on performing well, even though he knows not everyone will like him.
Ramiz Raja: “What I admire most is that he can come straight from the bench, be thrown into crunch situations, and still deliver for Pakistan”
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Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja said he admires spinner Abrar Ahmed for his ability to have an immediate impact even after coming off the bench.
Shaheen Shah Afridi: “Virat Kohli is a different player, but Hashim bhai, he’s the toughest. Absolute toughest”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi said the “absolute toughest” batsman he ever bowled to was legendary South Africa cricketer Hashim Amla.
Salman Ali Agha: “Fakhar is a match-winner – he doesn’t always get the respect he deserves”
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Pakistan T20I captain Salman Ali Agha said batsman Fakhar Zaman is a “match-winner” who “doesn’t always get the respect he deserves”.
Tanvir Ahmed: “If Haris was going to play like this, then why was Mohammad Rizwan deliberately left out of the team?”
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Former Pakistan fast bowler Tanvir Ahmed has questioned why wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan was “deliberately left out” of the T20I team.
