Mike Hesson: “He’s won a couple of games even in the BPL and in recent times, going out and playing that finisher role, which is such a difficult role to fill. And it’s also a role where your success rate is often lower”
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Islamabad United head coach Mike Hesson has noticed an improvement in Pakistan batsman Haider Ali even though he is playing the role of a finisher, “which is such a difficult role to fill”.
Mike Hesson: “To have Shadab Khan not playing for Pakistan at the moment is a disgrace”
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Islamabad United head coach Mike Hesson believes “it is a disgrace” that spin-bowling all-rounder Shadab Khan is not playing for the national team right now.
Mike Hesson: “I am certain that Haider Ali will play more for Pakistan in the coming years”
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Islamabad United head coach Mike Hesson is confident that power-hitter Haider Ali “will play more for Pakistan in the coming years”.
Basit Ali: “Shadab Khan is required at this time. Pakistan needs a spin all-rounder”
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Former Pakistan batsman Basit Ali wants Shadab Khan to be recalled to the national team as he believes the spin-bowling all-rounder “is required at this time”.
Shadab Khan: “I am learning from one of the best”
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Pakistan spinner Shadab Khan has begun training with legendary off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq in a bid to become a better bowler and expedite his return to the national team.
Pakistan all-rounder Mubasir Khan: “Good form is great, but finishing games is the next step”
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Pakistan all-rounder Mubasir Khan is keen to build on his good form, but confirmed that the “next step” for him is to start finishing games.
Sohaib Maqsood: “In [the] last few years, I wished to see Sharjeel Khan and Fakhar Zaman as T20 openers, that never happened”
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Pakistan batsman Sohaib Maqsood admitted he wanted to see Fakhar Zaman and Sharjeel Khan opening the batting in T20Is over the past few years.
Sohaib Maqsood: “You think Pakistan will go with one of [our] young spinners? As we don’t have [a] fast-bowling all-rounder, [it] may be time to go with Arafat Minhas”
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Pakistan batsman Sohaib Maqsood wants to see young all-rounder Arafat Minhas given a proper run in the national team since he can have an impact with both the bat and ball.
Pakistan spinner Shadab Khan: “Individually, I need more improvement. But things are getting better because I hadn’t bowled long spells recently”
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Pakistan spinner Shadab Khan has admitted that he still has a long way to go before he is bowling at his best.
Mohammad Hasnain: “My focus is on red-ball cricket and playing Tests for Pakistan. After this tournament, we’ve a whole four-day season ahead of us and I would like to play all the matches to be able to raise my hand for the Test squad”
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Pakistan seamer Mohammad Hasnain, who recently made his international comeback, has confirmed that he wants focus on Test cricket.