He has been poor for the last 2.5 years, Ahmed Shehzad slams 150 kph Pakistan fast bowler for his lack of match-winning performances

Ahmed Shehzad said Pakistan fast bowler Haris Rauf has been poor for the last 2.5 years

Ahmed Shehzad: “Haris Rauf performed in patches in Australia. He performed well in Australia, but his performance has been very poor for the last two-and-a-half years. He has not given any match-winning performance”

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Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad has taken aim at express bowler Haris Rauf, saying his performance “has been very poor for the last two-and-a-half years”.

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I haven’t seen any noteworthy performances, Shahid Afridi frustrated with Pakistan batsman who has plenty of powerful shots

Shahid Afridi said he hasn't seen any noteworthy performances from Pakistan batsman Mohammad Haris

Shahid Afridi: “It frustrates me. I’ve personally called him 2-3 times and told him that only performances will take him forward, but I haven’t seen any noteworthy performances from him”

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Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi admitted it is frustrating that a batsman as talented as Mohammad Haris hasn’t produced “any noteworthy performances”.

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Shaheen Shah Afridi should have been made vice-captain first, Pakistan speedster not a fan of making him ODI captain right away

Mohammad Amir said Pakistan ODI captain Shaheen Shah Afridi should have been made vice-captain first

Mohammad Amir on Shaheen Shah Afridi: “If Shaheen had to be made captain, he could have first been appointed as vice-captain, and his performance judged accordingly – especially considering his fitness”

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Pakistan left-arm pace bowler Mohammad Amir doesn’t like the fact that Shaheen Shah Afridi was appointed ODI captain right away.

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I don’t understand the objection, Azhar Mahmood defends selection of Pakistan spinner

Azhar Mahmood said he doesn't understand the objection behind selecting Pakistan spinner Asif Afridi in the Test team

Azhar Mahmood: “I don’t know who is objecting. If you look back at his performances over the past two years – he took 53 wickets last year and 27 this year, making it 80 in total. I don’t understand what the objection is about”

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Pakistan red-ball head coach Azhar Mahmood cannot understand what all the fuss is about after left-arm spinner Asif Afridi was picked for the recent two-Test series against South Africa.

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Give him the license to hit like Abhishek Sharma, Shoaib Akhtar wouldn’t drop Pakistan opener for a year

Shoaib Akhtar said give Pakistan opening batsman Saim Ayub license to hit like India star Abhishek Sharma

Shoaib Akhtar: “Saim (Ayub), son, go play. Abhishek (Sharma) has a license, you also play. No problem, you won’t get dropped if you get out”

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Masterful Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar would give opening batsman Saim Ayub the license to hit big just like his India counterpart Abhishek Sharma.

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This is pure injustice, Moin Khan cannot understand why Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan were not selected in T20Is

Moin Khan said it is pure injustice that Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan have been left out of the Pakistan T20I team for so long

Moin Khan: “Look at the strike-rates of Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan compared to those replacing them. See their performances and number of games too. This is pure injustice”

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Former Pakistan captain Moin Khan cannot understand why batsmen Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan were not selected in T20Is for such a long period of time when those who replaced them have similar strike-rates.

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