Mickey Arthur: “Mohammad is a world-renowned fast bowler”
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Mickey Arthur, the Pakistan team director, has called left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir a “world-renowned fast bowler” after it was announced that he would be joining Derbyshire for the 2024 county season.
Babar Azam: “I have indeed been dismissed by him quite a lot of times and I have worked on it as well”
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Babar Azam, the Pakistan captain, has admitted that he has been dismissed by Sri Lanka left-arm spinner Prabath Jayasuriya “quite a lot of times.”
AB de Villiers: “We see (Mohammad) Rizwan there in the number four slot, little bit inconsistent [and] up and down”
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AB de Villiers, the South Africa batting great, admitted that he feels Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan has been a “little bit inconsistent” at the number four spot.
Opening batsman Muhammad Hurraira: “I want to play for Pakistan for a long time”
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Muhammad Hurraira, the opening batsman gaining a lot of attention, has vowed to make it big and “play for Pakistan for a long time.”
Shadab Khan: “If playing Usama means I have to sit out, then I don’t mind”
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Shadab Khan, the Pakistan limited overs vice-captain, has revealed that he is more than happy to “sit out” if the team management want to pick fellow spinner Usama Mir instead of him.
AB de Villiers: “Unfortunately for the batters, he’s pretty quick as well so you can’t really come out of your crease because that’s another way to prevent that lbw and the bowled dismissals”
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AB de Villiers, the South Africa power-hitter, has admitted that Pakistan pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi is “pretty quick.”
Matthew Hayden: “He is an individual of absolute quality”
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Matthew Hayden, the legendary Australia opening batsman, has hailed the talent Pakistan spinner Shadab Khan possesses, saying he is “absolute quality.”
Mickey Arthur: “Once you look at Shadab Khan, he’s a very, very good international bowler”
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Mickey Arthur, the Pakistan team director, has backed spinner Shadab Khan, calling him a “very, very good international bowler”, even though he wasn’t at his usual best during the Asia Cup.
Waqar Younis: “We have match-winners, we have individuals that can win you matches single-handedly, including Babar himself [and] Shaheen”
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Waqar Younis, the former bowling coach, has deemed Pakistan captain Babar Azam and left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi as “match-winners.”
Harsha Bhogle: “Looks like the news about Naseem Shah is worse than it seemed. It will be a huge loss for Pakistan if he misses out”
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Harsha Bhogle, the well-known cricket commentator, knows “it will be a huge loss for Pakistan” now that fast bowler Naseem Shah has been ruled out of the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup in India.
