Shoaib Akhtar: “I saw a video of Viru Paaji. Man, I am fed up of hearing him talk. It is the same tape he has been playing for the last 20 years – ‘300, 300, 300’. Come on, brother, I was there too when you scored that 300”
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Iconic Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has admitted that he is fed up of hearing legendary India opening batsman Virender Sehwag talk about the 300 he scored against the men in green.
Asad Shafiq: “He will be given another opportunity”
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Pakistan selector Asad Shafiq has confirmed that wicketkeeper-batsman Haseebullah Khan will be “given another opportunity” to play international cricket.
Pakistan T20I captain Salman Ali Agha: “The fans are not happy from us, and they have every right to be disappointed, as we didn’t deliver the level of cricket they expected from us”
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Pakistan T20I captain Salman Ali Agha admitted that the fans are not happy with the national team and have every right to feel that way as the men in green have failed to meet expectations.
Tanvir Ahmed: “Our selectors are wasting talent like Mehran Mumtaz, just see how great is his batting along with bowling… he is a good T20 cricketer”
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Former Pakistan pace bowler Tanvir Ahmed believes the selectors are wasting left-arm spinner Mehran Mumtaz’s talent.
Umar Akmal on Waqar Younis: “He would ask me, ‘Why are you wearing these glasses? Why these shoes?’ Instead of focusing on my cricket, he was more interested in such things”
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Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal has called out legendary fast bowler Waqar Younis for picking on him during his tenure as head coach.
Haris Rauf: “Everyone has their own opinion, and they are free to express it, but criticism has become a routine in Pakistan cricket”
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Pakistan speedster Haris Rauf said “criticism has become a routine” as the national team have been lambasted constantly over the last few months.
Saeed Ajmal: “Babar, who is undoubtedly one of the biggest stars of Pakistan cricket, is going through a lull. Everyone is busy pulling him down”
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Iconic spinner Saeed Ajmal is upset that everyone is pulling batsman Babar Azam down, saying he is “undoubtedly one of the biggest stars of Pakistan cricket”.
Danish Kaneria: “Shahid Afridi and many other Pakistan players troubled me a lot and didn’t eat with me. Shahid Afridi was the main person telling me to convert, and he did a lot of times”
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Ex-Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria has revealed that former all-rounder Shahid Afridi “troubled me a lot” and repeatedly told him to convert to Islam.
Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal: “I have all the proof I needed to show [that I have tried to contact the PCB chairman]. I have tried calling the chairman’s manager and people around him requesting to meet him”
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Veteran batsman Umar Akmal has claimed that he has “all the proof” needed to show that he has been trying to contact Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi, but can’t meet with him.
Kamran Akmal: “Babar’s performance hasn’t declined as much as people think. He is still Pakistan’s No. 1 ODI batter. Ups and downs are part of the game, and form comes and goes”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal believes Babar Azam “is still Pakistan’s No. 1 ODI batter”.
