Shadab Khan: “After the World Cup, I will play four-day cricket, and I will try my best to perform well there, then I will aim for Test matches. Until I play four-day cricket, I cannot play Test matches”
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Shadab Khan, the Pakistan spinner, knows that he has no chance of playing Test cricket until he makes a return to first-class cricket at the domestic level.
Haroon Rasheed: “Hurraira has been performing for two to three years”
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Haroon Rasheed, the former chief selector, expects Muhammad Hurraira to break into the Pakistan Test team really soon as he has been doing well for two to three years.
Rashid Latif: “Noman Ali will represent Pakistan but for how long? Age is a big factor in his case”
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Rashid Latif, the former Pakistan captain, has questioned how long spinner Noman Ali can continue playing Test cricket for.
Rashid Latif: “If you are using data, then that means you have selected Shan after turning your computer off”
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Rashid Latif, the former captain, has expressed his disappointment towards the fact that Pakistan continue to select top order batsman Shan Masood in the Test team.
Haroon Rasheed: “Players like Muhammad Hurraira can fill the spot of big players like Azhar Ali”
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Haroon Rasheed, the former chief selector, has picked up-and-coming batsman Muhammad Hurraira as the man to replace Azhar Ali in the Pakistan Test team.
Babar Azam: “No, I don’t have any regrets”
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam said he has no regrets over not picking in the Test team for four years.
Ramiz Raja: “Because Pakistan have backup wicketkeeping options, Rizwan had to perform and bounce back which is not an easy thing to do”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja believes wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan could face a difficult road back into the Test team.
Shoaib Malik: “Sarfaraz will bring much experience”
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Veteran Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik said wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed brings a wealth of experience to the national team and should be picked consistently in Test cricket.
Shahid Afridi: “Fawad Alam’s performance has been very good before. Dropping him is a surprising decision”
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Former interim Pakistan chief selector Shahid Afridi has admitted that he is surprised middle order batsman Fawad Alam was dropped from the Test team.
Mohammad Hafeez: “I still think that if the Pakistan Cricket Board’s think tank and even Babar should think that if Rizwan could not deliver well in this format, then he should give him a break, and Sarfaraz or even any other option they have, should be utilised”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez believes that wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan may need a break from Test cricket and has urged captain Babar Azam to think about it.
