Pakistan seamer Mohammad Amir: “I love challenges like bowling to top-notch batsmen and it would have been great to bowl to them [Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma]”
Image courtesy of: ESPNcricinfo
Mohammad Amir has said that India captain Virat Kohli and opening batsman Rohit Sharma would be welcomed with open arms if they were to play in the Pakistan Super League (PSL).
Haider Ali: “I adore him as a great cricketer of his time”
Image courtesy of: ESPNcricinfo
Pakistan batsman Haider Ali admitted that he is a big fan of former captain Imran Khan, saying “I adore him as a great cricketer of his time”.
Shahid Afridi: “He won’t do politics … He knew the strengths of each player, he knew about the weaknesses so when a player wouldn’t perform, he won’t call him names but support him, he would back him”
Image courtesy of: Zimbio
Iconic Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has admitted that not focusing on politics and caring about all the players in the team is what made the late Bob Woolmer a successful and special head coach.
Imran Khan: “Right now, playing cricket in this atmosphere with this sort of a government in power, I would imagine it would be a terrible atmosphere on the cricket ground”
Image courtesy of: Zimbio
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that India and Pakistan can’t play a bilateral series right now since “I would imagine it would be a terrible atmosphere on the cricket ground”.
Mohammad Irfan: “Politics and cricket should be kept separate because [a] lack of Indo-Pak matches would reduce the hype around it in the future”
Image courtesy of: Zimbio
Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Irfan has admitted that he is worried the “hype around” India and Pakistan matches will decrease in the future since the two arch-rivals don’t play each other very often.
Shahid Afridi: “My belief is to serve people in any capacity”
Image courtesy of: Zimbio
Legendary Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has hinted that he may consider going into politics in the future.
Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad: “I think I was never involved in anything which could be termed as controversy. You can call them mischievous things and nothing more”
Image courtesy of: Zimbio
Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad has insisted that all the controversies he has been involved in have been vastly exaggerated and added that he has “always been a very good boy”.
Junaid Khan: “If I am not able to make a comeback in the Pakistan side, then I might look for a career in politics as my family is involved in this line of work”
Image courtesy of: Zimbio
Pakistan left-arm seamer Junaid Khan has revealed that he will consider becoming a politician if he is unable to resurrect his international career.
Azhar Ali: “There’s no excuse for Bangladesh. Sri Lanka just came and played an excellent series. Politics shouldn’t mix with cricket”
Image courtesy of: Pakistan Cricket Board
Pakistan captain Azhar Ali has slammed Bangladesh once again for their refusal to play a Test series in Pakistan.
Rashid Latif believes Pakistan are in need of top-class leg-spinners
Image courtesy of: ESPNcricinfo
Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif believes that the national team are in desperate need of quality leg-spinners.
