Misbah-ul-Haq: “Babar does face issues in picking up googlies of wrist-spinners in the past”
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Former Pakistan head coach and chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq confirmed star batsman Babar Azam has struggled against googlies bowled by wrist-spinners in the past.
Inzamam-ul-Haq: “Weren’t both appointed at [the] same time and given [the] same responsibilities so why has only Hafeez been held accountable and not Wahab Riaz?”
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Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has questioned why the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) haven’t held chief selector Wahab Riaz responsible for the national team’s poor results as of late.
Wahab Riaz: “Mir Hamza is a very good left-arm bowler who does well with the new ball”
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Pakistan chief selector Wahab Riaz said Mir Hamza is a “very good left-arm bowler” who can make things happen with the new ball.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “I’m not suggesting he [Azam] needs to be slim, but his overall fitness should be sufficient for optimal performance in the game”
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Former Pakistan head coach and chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq admitted that he is still concerned about wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan’s fitness.
Wahab Riaz: “We have monitored Azam Khan closely and preferred skills over fitness. The player being [a] match-winner is more important”
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Pakistan chief selector Wahab Riaz has confirmed that it was “skills over fitness” when it came to the selection of wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan for the five-match T20I series against New Zealand.
Wahab Riaz: “Shan is a very talented and skilful player and maybe in the future we can include him in the (T20) squad but this time around we just weren’t able to carve a space out for him”
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Pakistan chief selector Wahab Riaz conceded Test captain Shan Masood is “a very talented and skilful player”, but pointed out that there is simply no space for him in the T20I team.
Wahab Riaz: “We expect Shaheen to perform every day but [a] bad patch does happen. He is determined to do well. We should give him some time”
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Pakistan chief selector Wahab Riaz is not overly concerned about T20I captain Shaheen Shah Afridi’s subpar bowling performances as of late, noting that every player goes through bad patches.
Inzamam-ul-Haq: “What does this mean? That the PCB had already decided in advance what they wanted to do?”
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Former Pakistan chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq has questioned if the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had already “decided in advance” to sack Babar Azam as captain and Mickey Arthur as team director.
Wahab Riaz: “We’ve spoken to him and given him a clear message, we want to invest in him, but he has to respond as well”
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Pakistan chief selector Wahab Riaz has expressed a willingness to invest in wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan going forward, but made it clear that he expects the big-hitter to pay dividends.
Wahab Riaz: “The previous management did not ask the players about their fitness levels. The logic behind this was that they pampered the players a lot. Some of the players couldn’t even run 2 km”
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Pakistan chief selector Wahab Riaz has slammed some of the national players for their poor fitness levels, saying they “couldn’t even run 2 km.”
