Wahab Riaz: “Abbas’ strengths and the reason for his selection are his performance in domestic cricket. And his variations are quite effective”
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Former Pakistan left-arm seamer Wahab Riaz confirmed strong domestic performances were the key reason fast bowler Abbas Afridi was selected in the national team.
Imam-ul-Haq: “The way he has performed in ODI cricket for the last seven years… his performances for Pakistan are very good”
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Pakistan opening batsman Imam-ul-Haq has praised limited overs captain Babar Azam for being a consistent performer in ODIs for the past seven years.
Babar Azam: “We have one of the best pace-bowling attacks in Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah, and their performances underscore how good they are”
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Babar Azam, the Pakistan limited overs captain, said the pace trio of Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah let their performances do the talking for them.
Danish Kaneria: “Players like Aamer Jamal and Shahnawaz Dahani who performed well are not getting opportunities”
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Former Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria admitted he is surprised the pace duo of Aamer Jamal and Shahnawaz Dahani “are not getting opportunities” despite having performed in the past.
Inzamam-ul-Haq: “Shan has performed very well on the whole across formats. Unfortunately, his performances in ODIs have gone down”
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Inzamam-ul-Haq, the Pakistan chief selector, has called out top order batsman Shan Masood for his subpar performances in ODI cricket.
Usman Qadir: “I want to make a comeback in the Pakistan team but I need to improve my performance. There is no point in giving statements without performance”
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Usman Qadir, the Pakistan spinner, admitted there is no point talking about making an international comeback without having the performances to back it up.
Ahmed Shehzad: “I made a comeback in KPL and my performances are in front of everyone”
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Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad said everyone can see how good he has been doing as of late.
Aaqib Javed: “He has less threatening performances than Shaheen, whether it’s in T20s, ODIs, or Tests”
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Lahore Qalandars head coach Aaqib Javed said India pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah’s performances have been less threatening in comparison to Pakistan speedster Shaheen Shah Afridi.
Pakistan spinner Nauman Ali: “I never gave up hope and kept performing in domestic tournaments for Northern and was able to impress the selectors”
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Pakistan spinner Nauman Ali said he is glad the national selectors took notice of his consistent performances in domestic cricket.
Mohammad Yousuf: “The way Azhar Ali showed his experience, the management expects such performances from a player like him”
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Mohammad Yousuf said the team management expects top performances from senior Pakistan batsman Azhar Ali.
