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”.
Sarfraz Nawaz: “When the team was announced, I wrote to the chairman of the PCB suggesting spinners like Sajid (Khan) and Noman (Ali), who had wrecked England earlier. They performed well against the West Indies too, but they were not picked at all”
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Former Pakistan fast bowler Sarfraz Nawaz has revealed that he wrote to Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi and asked him to consider selecting spinners Sajid Khan and Noman Ali for the 2025 Champions Trophy.
Pakistan batsman Sahibzada Farhan: “I always let my bat do the talking. Whenever I’ve been given the chance at the top [of the] order, I’ve performed well, and I hope to continue doing so”
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Pakistan batsman Sahibzada Farhan said he has always done well whenever he is given the chance to open the batting.
Usama Mir: “I was very surprised that the mystery spinner [Abrar Ahmed] wasn’t included, even though he had performed well and is a good bowler. He should have been given a chance; they should have tested him out”
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Pakistan leg-spinner Usama Mir has admitted he was shocked mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed did not play a single game during the 2024 T20 World Cup.
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.
Shahid Afridi: “Usama has performed well, but he has not been consistent with his bowling”
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Former Pakistan power-hitter Shahid Afridi admitted that while spinner Usama Mir has performed well as of late, he hasn’t been consistent enough to get into the national team.
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.
Ramiz Raja: “I guess overall Naseem Shah is the player who performed really well as a bowler as well as a batter”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja believes fast bowler Naseem Shah was the only bright spot in the team’s dismal 2024 T20 World Cup campaign.
Babar Azam: “Haris Rauf has given [his] best performances for [the] Pakistan cricket team in T20 since [the] last four years. He is a match-winner”
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Pakistan white-ball captain Babar Azam has called 150 kph fast bowler Haris Rauf a “match-winner”, saying he has performed well for the last four years.
Babar Azam: “Mohammad Ali performed well in PSL 9 but struggled later. He is currently less experienced and [we] need some more time to work on him”
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Pakistan limited overs captain Babar Azam said pace bowler Mohammad Ali “is currently less experienced”, even though he has been dominating in domestic cricket as of late.