Ahmed Shehzad: “If Wasim Akram thinks he can make things better, then he should step up and do it”
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Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad has challenged iconic left-arm pace bowler Wasim Akram to “step up” and help make the national team better.
Jason Gillespie: “Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah are multi-format cricketers and also participate in franchise cricket. They cannot play every match. We will try to give them rest in relatively less important matches”
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Pakistan red-ball head coach Jason Gillespie has made it clear that the pace duo of Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah “cannot play every match” as they are “multi-format cricketers” and need their workload managed properly.
Mohammad Amir: “I always said he’s my favourite coach and he still is now. When he was with the Pakistan team that was the best time of my career because the belief he has in the players is unbelievable”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir said Mickey Arthur is his “favourite coach” and always will be due to the belief he had in players.
Harbhajan Singh: “Don’t waste your time there Gary… Come back to coach team India”
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Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh has told Pakistan limited overs head coach Gary Kirsten not to waste his time leading the men in green.
Mohammad Hafeez: “PCB Selection Committee has done a deal with three players and picked them for T20 World Cup”
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Former Pakistan team director and interim head coach Mohammad Hafeez claimed that the national selectors made a deal with three players to pick them for the 2024 T20 World Cup.
Mohammad Hafeez: “Who was the best bowler? For me, it would be Naseem Shah and then Shaheen Shah Afridi. Amir was away from Pakistan cricket for four years. Don’t try to compare international T20 leagues to international cricket”
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Former Pakistan team director and interim head coach Mohammad Hafeez doesn’t think left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir is the country’s best bowler.
Gary Kirsten: “He has done remarkably well as a cricketer and sort of carries a lot of the weight of that team on his shoulders. What we would try to do as a coaching staff is to lift that a little bit and to realise he’s just one of a whole group of players”
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Pakistan white-ball head coach Gary Kirsten said he wants to lift the weight off the shoulders of limited overs captain Babar Azam so that he can “free himself up to play with his natural talent”.
Basit Ali: “Saim Ayub and Fakhar Zaman should learn from Kirsten as much as they can because Kirsten was an amazing top order batter and he can teach a lot to these two batters”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali has advised batsmen Saim Ayub and Fakhar Zaman to learn as much as possible from limited overs head coach Gary Kirsten as he was “an amazing top order batter” when he played for South Africa.
Vernon Philander on coaching Pakistan: “If I’m allowed the opportunity again, I’ll definitely take it with both hands”
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Former South Africa pace bowler Vernon Philander has confirmed that he would be interested in working with the Pakistan team in a coaching capacity once again.
Rashid Latif: “On the road to the World Cup, we are playing 7 matches. The time is very short. If they lose, the board will blame Kirsten or Babar Azam. This is our tradition”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif believes limited overs captain Babar Azam and white-ball head coach Gary Kirsten will be the scapegoats if the men in green fail to perform in the 2024 T20 World Cup.