Kamran Akmal: “For the past 5 to 6 years, the players’ mindset has been to save their position in the team, look after themselves and not put the team first”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal has called out players in the national side for prioritising themselves over the team.
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.”
Mohammad Wasim: “From 40 to 50 and 90 to 100, our players prefer personal milestones over team. They take singles and doubles to reach personal milestones which cost [the] team”
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Former chief selector Mohammad Wasim has accused the Pakistan players of prioritising personal milestones over team wins.
Pakistan batsman Azhar Ali: “We are benefitting from the coaching of Younis Khan and Mohammad Yousuf. It is a good opportunity to learn from their experience”
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Pakistan batsman Azhar Ali said he and the rest of the national players are benefiting from the coaching of Younis Khan and Mohammad Yousuf.
Former Pakistan spinner Saqlain Mushtaq: “It will take some time to build trust in players. You can’t do this with just one or two meetings but you need to meet players on [a] regular basis in order to make friendships with them”
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Former Pakistan spinner Saqlain Mushtaq has revealed that he builds friendships with the players in the national team.
Shahid Afridi: “I know that IPL is a very big brand in the world of cricket and it is an excellent opportunity for, whether it’s Babar Azam, or many other Pakistani players to go there [to India] and play under pressure and share dressing rooms”
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Shahid Afridi has said that it’s important for limited overs captain Babar Azam and other Pakistan player to feature in the Indian Premier League (IPL) as they can “play under pressure and share dressing rooms” with other world-class players.
Ehsan Mani: “At this moment I don’t have any intention of playing any T20 league with India. First, they have to sort out the bilateral (political) relations with us, and then we will talk”
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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ehsan Mani has made it clear that he won’t ask the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to let Pakistan players play in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Mohammad Rizwan: “There was a misunderstanding with Rory Burns in the 1st Test match. Our players were talking amongst ourselves and Burns thought we were talking to him so our guys asked him about it”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan has revealed that “a misunderstanding” was to blame for England opener Rory Burns’ altercation with the national team.
Shahid Afridi: “These guys aren’t happy so Misbah should sit down [with] these senior players and get the trainer who likes to do these fitness tests to attend this session and talk about a plan for fitness”
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Legendary Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has hinted at a potential rift forming between the national player and Misbah-ul-Haq, who is the team’s head coach and chief selector.
Grant Flower said the thing he will miss most about being Pakistan’s batting coach is the “passion of the players and the natural flair and their love of the game”
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Grant Flower has admitted that the “passion” and “love” the Pakistan players have for cricket is the biggest thing he will miss.
