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.
Mohammad Asif: “I have faced similar problems in the past as well. Hopefully this issue will be over soon as it would be better for both Pakistan cricket and Babar Azam”
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Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Asif believes that captain Babar Azam will overcome the scandal where a woman claimed that he got her pregnant, forced her to have an abortion and made false promises to marry her.
Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Amir: “If I had played all formats, I would have retired from international cricket by now”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir said if he had continued playing Tests, he would have retired from international cricket by now.
Pakistan seamer Hasan Ali: “I have no issues related to my celebrations. The injury and fitness issues I’ve had were due to other reasons. I took 3 wickets today and celebrated in the same way. I like my celebration as that lifts me and motivates me”
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Pakistan fast bowler Hasan Ali has made it clear that his unique celebration when taking wickets was never responsible for any of the injuries he suffered.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “As far as Pakistan is concerned I think our players due to their social environment are mentally very strong so they can get through this period”
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Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq has dismissed the idea that some of the national players may be facing mental health issues.
Younis Khan: “I have to see how much work I can do and [also] if the team needs me”
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Legendary Pakistan batsman Younis Khan has identified two issues that could prevent him from becoming the national team’s permanent batting coach.
Umar Akmal: “Controversies are always there and I don’t want to think about it and want to move on”
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Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal has said that he doesn’t “want to think about” his past controversies and is determined to “move on”.
Sarfraz Ahmed: “I have played alongside Umar Akmal and Ahmed Shehzad and they have played [under] my captaincy and I have never had any issues with them”
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Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed has made it clear that he has never had any issues with batsman Umar Akmal and opener Ahmed Shehzad.
