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.
Pakistan spinner Usama Mir: “Some fans think players are robots who should take 5 wickets in every match and never get hit for a six”
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Pakistan spinner Usama Mir said some fans believe he should be taking five wickets every match and never get hit for a six.
Shoaib Malik: “Ups and downs are a part of life, especially when you are a cricketer from the subcontinent. He needs to stay strong during this time. I know he has a personality that embraces challenges; right now, it’s a downtime, but good times will come too”
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Veteran Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik said white-ball captain Babar Azam “needs to stay strong” as he battles through a tough time.
Tanvir Ahmed: “Imam-ul-Haq has been dropped from the Test squad due to his mistakes. I feel that Imam-ul-Haq might also be dropped from the ODI squad”
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Former Pakistan pace bowler Tanvir Ahmed believes opening batsman Imam-ul-Haq could be dropped from the ODI team in the near future.
Tim Southee on visiting Pakistan: “During the Test series, I thoroughly enjoyed the food and hospitality in Karachi”
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New Zealand Test captain Tim Southee said he “thoroughly enjoyed the food and hospitality in Karachi” when he visited Pakistan from December 2022 to January 2023.
Basit Ali: “If you asked Babar who is the current number one, he would also pick Travis Head or Virat Kohli. Even he wouldn’t say that he is the number one”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali said limited overs captain Babar Azam will pick India’s Virat Kohli or Australia’s Travis Head over himself when asked who is the best ODI batsman in the world.
Salman Butt: “You can look at Shan Masood, Fakhar Zaman, and Mohammad Rizwan, you look at their fitness, they have achieved good scores in the Yo-Yo tests. They are good in the gym, they run well on the field”
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Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has praised Pakistan batsmen Shan Masood, Fakhar Zaman and Mohammad Rizwan for their excellent fitness levels.
Pakistan pace bowler Ihsanullah: “My rehab in Swat is going well, and I am confident of making a comeback soon. The bend in my elbow and the angle of my straight arm are improving significantly”
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Pakistan fast bowler Ihsanullah has expressed his confidence about making a comeback to competitive cricket in the near future.
Pakistan batsman Umar Amin: “So far, there’s no such plan. If I had such a plan, I would have made that decision two or three years ago. Then I wouldn’t have played so much domestic and other formats of cricket”
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Pakistan batsman Umar Amin has insisted he has no plans to move to the United States of America and continue playing cricket there.
Shan Masood: “Khurram Shahzad, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Ali, and even Aamer Jamal to an extent — when they step in, whether Shaheen or Naseem Shah or another isn’t available, they all offer something that can win Pakistan games and pick those 20 crucial wickets”
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Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood believes the pace quartet of Khurram Shahzad, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Ali and Aamer Jamal are all capable of winning games for the national team.
