Promoting him to No. 3 won’t help, Ahmed Shehzad doesn’t see Pakistan big-hitter ending the team’s woes

Ahmed Shehzad said promoting Iftikhar Ahmed to number three won't help if Pakistan don't play a more attacking brand of cricket

Ahmed Shehzad: “If this continues, even putting Iftikhar in the one down position won’t help you”

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Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad believes that if the national team don’t follow through with their promise to play a more aggressive brand of cricket, then even promoting power-hitter Iftikhar Ahmed to number three in T20Is won’t help.

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We aim to get rid of it, Waqar Younis on big problem plaguing Pakistan cricket

Waqar Younis said he wants to get rid of favouritism and liking and disliking culture when it comes to selection in the Pakistan team

Waqar Younis: “Our selection criteria is simple. We will manage [the] workload of the players too. And we will try to get rid of this favouritism and liking and disliking culture”

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Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Waqar Younis has expressed his determination to “get rid of this favouritism and liking and disliking culture” when it comes to national team selection.

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He has an opportunity to solve Pakistan’s issues, Younis Khan backs legendary bowler to do a good job

Younis Khan said Waqar Younis has an opportunity to solve Pakistan's issues

Younis Khan: “I’ve played under Waqar Younis and I think it’s a good sign that he’s coming back to the cricket board. Waqar Younis has the opportunity to solve the [cricketing] issues”

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Legendary Pakistan batsman Younis Khan has thrown his support behind iconic fast bowler Waqar Younis, saying he “has the opportunity to solve the [cricketing] issues” in the country.

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Everyone should be sacked, former Pakistan pace bowler Sarfraz Nawaz wants no one spared

Sarfraz Nawaz said everyone on the Pakistan Cricket Board's selection committee should be sacked

Sarfraz Nawaz: “Every member of the committee was responsible for the selection, so all should be sacked. The entire selection committee was incapable of delivering”

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Former Pakistan pace bowler Sarfraz Nawaz believes the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) should have sacked the entire selection committee as they were “incapable of delivering” the desired results.

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Why was he granted an NOC, Ahmed Shehzad on worst performing Pakistan player

Ahmed Shehzad said why was Pakistan spinner Shadab Khan granted an NOC

Ahmed Shehzad: “Can you tell me why you granted Shadab [an] NOC? He delivered the worst performance as soon as he arrived, yet you immediately gave him [an] NOC. Are some of his people or friends among the decision-makers in the PCB?”

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Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad wants answers as to why spinner Shadab Khan was given a no-objection certificate (NOC) to play in the Lanka Premier League (LPL) when he has performed so poorly in international cricket.

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No one complained about his behaviour, Salman Butt on Pakistan player in the news for the wrong reasons

Salman Butt said no one complained about Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi's behaviour

Salman Butt: “No one complained about the behaviour of Shaheen Afridi, I was there in the meeting with PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi”

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Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has insisted that no one complained about the behaviour of left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi during a meeting held with Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi.

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Will they change all 11 players, Hasan Ali talks about Mohsin Naqvi’s plans to conduct major surgery on the Pakistan team

Hasan Ali has questioned whether the PCB will change all 11 players in the Pakistan team

Hasan Ali: “I don’t know in what context the chairman has mentioned surgery. Will they change all 11 players? Which is not possible. I am really sorry to say because we don’t have such back-ups that we can change all 11 players”

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Fast bowler Hasan Ali addressed Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi’s comments about conducting “major surgery”, saying it is impossible to replace all 11 players in the national team right now.

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I warned the PCB about him, Sarfraz Nawaz knew Pakistan player couldn’t deliver results

Sarfraz Nawaz said he warned the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) about Wahab Riaz and his inability to deliver results in any capacity

Sarfraz Nawaz: “Nobody paid heed to my suggestion. I knew well that Wahab was not capable of delivering in any capacity yet he was made selector, advisor and manager. On all fronts, he failed”

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Former Pakistan fast bowler Sarfraz Nawaz said he warned Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairmen Zaka Ashraf and Mohsin Naqvi about Wahab Riaz.

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