Pakistan spin bowler Shadab Khan: “My form has not been good recently”
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Pakistan spinner Shadab Khan has admitted that he hasn’t been good enough lately and needs to do a whole lot better.
Babar Azam said he thinks of himself when he hears the words cover drive
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam said he thinks of himself when asked what comes to mind when he hears the words cover drive.
Mickey Arthur: “He’s one performance away from getting that confidence back and making sure that he has a real big influence on this World Cup”
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Pakistan team director Mickey Arthur believes spinner Shadab Khan is “one performance away” from having a “real big influence” in the ongoing 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup.
Anil Kumble: “If he comes good for Pakistan, then you better watch out”
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Former India spinner Anil Kumble has warned teams to “watch out” if Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi is firing on all cylinders as he is capable of ripping them apart.
Aaqib Javed: “Hasan Ali, if you look at his record, has never been outstanding with the new ball. So, on days, if Shaheen Shah Afridi gets stuck, there could be problems”
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Lahore Qalandars head coach Aaqib Javed said Pakistan fast bowler Hasan Ali has “never been outstanding with the new ball.”
Shahid Afridi: “The team is balanced, only Zaman Khan’s selection is missing from the squad”
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Legendary big-hitting all-rounder Shahid Afridi believes Pakistan made a mistake by not including pace prospect Zaman Khan in their squad for the ongoing 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup.
Shoaib Malik: “It is concerning to see that he isn’t able to bowl at 140 kph bearing in mind the fact that even the first ball of his spell used to be around 145 kph. The pace he generated before injury has reduced considerably”
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Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik expressed his concern at the fact that pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi has become considerably slower as “he isn’t able to bowl at 140 kph.”
Sunil Gavaskar: “More than anything else, Pakistan would have realised that they do not have to depend on Babar. And if Babar fails, there are other batters who are there to score the runs”
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Iconic India batsman Sunil Gavaskar believes Pakistan captain Babar Azam is free from the pressure of having to constantly score runs for the team.
Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir: “When the batsman is hitting you mercilessly, I also resort to acting. After bowling a delivery, I slowly walk back towards my run-up for the next ball. This gives you time to think”
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Pakistan left-arm fast bowler Mohammad Amir has admitted that he sometimes resorts to acting, just like wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan did in the ongoing 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup.
Shane Watson: “Look, he’s a class player. Yes, he’s had a bit of a dry spell. You know that things aren’t going that well. So, Babar Azam, even the first couple of balls that he faced, you can see he’s getting in really good positions”
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Former Australia all-rounder Shane Watson admitted that Pakistan captain Babar Azam has gone through “a bit of a dry spell” with the bat, but backed him to get back to his best really soon.
