Glen Chapple: “Ali Raza generates power and pace with ease. He releases from a high position. He’s a really exciting prospect, he’s already at a very high level”
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Peshawar Zalmi bowling coach Glen Chapple has been really impressed with the way Pakistan fast bowler Ali Raza is able to generate “power and pace with ease”.
Basit Ali: “Fakhar Zaman is a game-changer who can hit three sixes in an over – something this team is missing. We need a player with that kind of power, but unfortunately, there is no one in the current line-up who can deliver that impact”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali has urged the selectors to retain batsman Fakhar Zaman in the team going forward as he is a “game-changer who can hit three sixes in an over”.
Salman Butt: “I look at these players and I’m amazed—there’s [athletic] tape on their knees, tape on their legs. They look less like athletes and more like mummies from the movies, wrapped in so [much tape]”
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Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has criticised the national players for their overuse of athletic tape, saying they look like “mummies from the movies”.
Shahid Afridi: “Regarding Fakhar Zaman, let’s ensure we maximise the potential of this talented match-winner”
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Iconic Pakistan six-hitter Shahid Afridi has urged the selectors to “maximise the potential” of big-hitting batsman Fakhar Zaman as he is a “talented match-winner”.
Salman Butt: “You were the team director. It was your job to pick the right people”
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Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has lashed out at ex-team director Mohammad Hafeez, saying it was “your job to pick the right people”.
Shane Watson: “His skill and power make him a promising prospect for Pakistan cricket”
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Quetta Gladiators head coach Shane Watson sees young batsman Khawaja Nafay as a “promising prospect for Pakistan cricket” due to the power and skill he possesses.
Shane Watson: “Khawaja Nafay has exceptional power and bat speed”
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Quetta Gladiators head coach Shane Watson admitted he was amazed by up-and-coming Pakistan batsman Khawaja Nafay’s “exceptional power and bat speed” during the 2024 Pakistan Super League (PSL).
Shane Watson: “We’ve been talking to him about turning himself into the Pakistani Andre Russell with the skill and power he’s got with the bat. We already know what he’s got with the ball, and he’s got amazing athleticism which we’ve seen in the field”
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Former Australia all-rounder Shane Watson believes pace bowler Mohammad Wasim Jnr has the hitting power and athleticism needed to become Pakistan’s version of West Indies big-hitting all-rounder Andre Russell.
Shan Masood: “We were ready to give our lives when Sarfaraz Ahmed was our captain, and now we are ready to give our lives for Babar Azam”
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Shan Masood, the top order batsman, said he is willing to give his life for Pakistan captain Babar Azam.
Wahab Riaz: “Sometimes I felt as if Babar was told to make certain statements”
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Left-arm pace bowler Wahab Riaz has questioned how much power and authority Pakistan captain Babar Azam had during Ramiz Raja’s tenure as Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman.