Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal: “If they keep preparing pitches like the one for the 2nd Test in Multan, I might think about making a comeback to international cricket”
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Legendary Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal jokingly said he would consider coming out of retirement and playing international cricket again if pitches like the one used in the second Test against England keep being prepared.
Iftikhar Ahmed: “We should make batting wickets so that teams can make 350-400 and players can improve their strike-rate and prepare for international cricket”
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Pakistan power-hitter Iftikhar Ahmed wants pitches where teams can score 350 to 400 runs to be prepared in the country.
Mohammad Rizwan: “To prepare for Indian conditions, I had a conversation with Saeed Anwar before arriving here”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan has revealed that he spoke to legendary opener Saeed Anwar before the start of the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup.
Rohit Sharma: “It’s not about always making sure that we are playing on flat pitches and the results don’t come. In Pakistan, there were three Test matches played. People were saying it has become so boring. We are making it interesting for you guys”
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Rohit Sharma, the India cricket captain, has taken a dig at Pakistan, saying people were complaining that matches in the country were “so boring” since the pitches were too flat.
Shahid Afridi: “We just can’t live in fear that our batsmen will get out early. We have to get our batsmen to play on seaming pitches. On such pitches (like Rawalpindi), even Naseem Shah can score 70-80 runs”
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Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has called for the pitches in the country to become more pace-friendly as they have been too flat in the last few series.
Shahid Afridi: “The way Ramiz was speaking, I mean I was shocked to listen to him saying that we cannot make tracks like these”
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Legendary all-rounder Shahid Afridi has slammed former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja for criticising the pitches in the country.
Younis Ahmed: “Apart from them (Azam and Rizwan), there is no one else who can perform better on these pitches”
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Younis Ahmed is concerned about how well the Pakistan batsmen will fare in the tough Australian conditions throughout the 2022 T20 World Cup.
Pakistan spinner Usman Qadir: “If I get the opportunity to play, I will try to perform to the best of my ability. I have played in Australia in the past so I understand the pitches quite well”
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Pakistan spinner Usman Qadir said he hopes to play a prominent role in the 2022 T20 World Cup as he knows the conditions in Australia very well.
Jofra Archer: “He also extracts bounce out of pitches that others can”
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England speed demon Jofra Archer said Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi has the ability to extract more bounce from pitches in comparison to other bowlers.
Former Pakistan spinner Iqbal Qasim: “They are getting acclimatized to the conditions and will know the behaviour of [the] pitches. Now they should have no excuse to fail in England”
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Former left-arm spinner Iqbal Qasim believes that the Pakistan batsmen have no excuse not to do well in the upcoming series against England.