Shoaib Akhtar: “No matter how well [Mohammad] Rizwan plays but Sharjeel walks into the T20 side”
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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar believes opening batsman Sharjeel Khan is talented enough to walk into the T20 team.
Shoaib Akhtar: “If he goes on to become a fitter player and a reliable opener, it will solve half of [the] Pakistan team’s problems”
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Pakistan great Shoaib Akhtar believes if Sharjeel Khan becomes fitter and can prove he is a “reliable opener”, he can “solve half of [the] Pakistan team’s problems”.
Jalaluddin: “Players who deliver for the team and not himself is what the team needs”
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Former Pakistan pace bowler Jalaluddin said the selectors need to pick players who deliver for the team rather than themselves.
Pakistan big-hitter Sharjeel Khan: “I have been welcomed well and also been given a lot of support by the management and team – it’s a good environment and I am feeling very well”
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Pakistan batsman Sharjeel Khan has said no one was against him returning to the national team.
Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt: “Never said that I am retiring and all know why [I] didn’t play this season”
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Former Pakistan captain and batsman Salman Butt has rubbished speculation that he will be retiring from playing cricket.
Danish Kaneria: “Pakistan team might play semis if [the] team [is] selected on merit”
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Former Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria believes the national team could potentially reach the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup, which is scheduled to be held in India this year.
Sharjeel Khan: “As you can see I have made a comeback in the Pakistan team, I want to thank my fans, Karachi Kings players and the coaching staff for supporting me”
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Pakistan opener Sharjeel Khan said it’s good to be back in the national team and is determined to maintain his red-hot form during the tour of South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam said it is not the time to experiment too much with the T20 team
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam reportedly said it is not the time to experiment too much when it comes to the T20 team.
Mohammad Wasim on Sharjeel Khan: “The way he batted in PSL 6 means it’s about time we include him in the national squad”
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Pakistan chief selector Mohammad Wasim said given how opening batsman Sharjeel Khan was playing in the Pakistan Super League (PSL), it was about time he was included in the national team.
Mohammad Wasim: “We have also told Shoaib Malik what he needs to do in order to come back into the side”
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Pakistan chief selector Mohammad Wasim said veteran all-rounder Shoaib Malik has been told what he needs to do to regain his spot in the national team.
