Pakistan speedster Abdur Rauf: “The only reason there were problems in my career – why my career was cut short and I couldn’t play for a longer period – was because I didn’t know how to deal with that corrupt mafia”
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Former Pakistan fast bowler Abdur Rauf has revealed that his cricket career was cut short as he didn’t know how to deal with the “corrupt mafia”.
Ramiz Raja: “Why are the problems of Babar Azam not being sorted out?”
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Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja has questioned why Babar Azam’s problems with the bat aren’t being sorted out.
Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Moin Khan: “There was no visible planning in the cricket team. There is a system under which players come and go. When the system gets flawed, problems arise”
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Former Pakistan captain Moin Khan has attributed the national team’s poor performances to the fact that there is no proper planning.
Salman Butt: “Everything related to Azam Khan will be criticised whenever he doesn’t perform. This is because what he presents is open to criticism. He invites criticism with the kind of fitness he carries. He had problems against the short ball”
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Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt said wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan leaves himself “open to criticism” since he has problems with his fitness and facing short balls.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “If you have all these problems, then you have a bowler in your squad in Usama Mir and it’s time you go for him”
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Former Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq believes the selectors should retain spinner Usama Mir and give him more opportunities to show what he can do.
Aaqib Javed: “Hasan Ali, if you look at his record, has never been outstanding with the new ball. So, on days, if Shaheen Shah Afridi gets stuck, there could be problems”
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Lahore Qalandars head coach Aaqib Javed said Pakistan fast bowler Hasan Ali has “never been outstanding with the new ball.”
Pakistan opener Shan Masood has been working on technical issues with his batting with Gary Kirsten
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Pakistan opener Shan Masood has been getting help from World Cup winning coach Gary Kirsten in South Africa.
Shoaib Akhtar: “If he goes on to become a fitter player and a reliable opener, it will solve half of [the] Pakistan team’s problems”
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Pakistan great Shoaib Akhtar believes if Sharjeel Khan becomes fitter and can prove he is a “reliable opener”, he can “solve half of [the] Pakistan team’s problems”.
Yasir Shah: “Keshav Maharaj is a good spinner and could cause problems for our batsmen”
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Pakistan spinner Yasir Shah has admitted that South Africa counterpart Keshav Maharaj “could cause problems for our batsmen” in the upcoming Test series.
Abdur Rehman: “The spinners along with Yasir can really trouble South Africa; Yasir will be the linchpin of the bowling attack”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Abdul Rehman said fellow spinner Yasir Shah “will be the linchpin of the bowling attack” during the upcoming series against South Africa.
