Pakistan batsman Iftikhar Ahmed: “My role is to finish games and I am consistently working on it”
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Renowned Pakistan six-hitter Iftikhar Ahmed acknowledged that his role in any team is to be the finisher.
Mike Hesson: “For a young man, he knows his game pretty well. We feel he’s really suited to that middle overs and the death phase. He’s got lots of skills”
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Islamabad United head coach Mike Hesson said up-and-coming Pakistan seamer Hunain Shah is best suited to bowling in the middle and death overs.
Babar Azam: “Usman needs to keep doing the things that got him here”
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Pakistan white-ball captain Babar Azam has advised batting sensation Usman Khan to keep performing the way he was during the 2024 Pakistan Super League (PSL).
Mohammad Amir: “The Haris Rauf contract issue would have been better resolved behind closed doors. The matters between players and boards should not be discussed publicly”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir said the incident regarding the termination of fast bowler Haris Rauf’s central contract should have been “resolved behind closed doors.”
Mohammad Hafeez: “Pakistan now has a batter who can chip in with some overs and play as [an] all-rounder too”
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Former Pakistan team director and interim head coach Mohammad Hafeez thinks opening batsman Saim Ayub can start playing for the national team as an all-rounder as he is in the midst of completing the transformation.
Pakistan batsman Babar Azam: “I don’t listen to external noise or criticism, and I cannot control it. People will say what they have to say, and I will do what I have to do”
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Pakistan limited overs captain Babar Azam has made it clear that “people will say what they have to say”, but he won’t listen to what his critics talk about him.
Shaheen Shah Afridi: “We have Haris Rauf and Zaman Khan who are two of the best T20 bowlers in the world”
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Pakistan pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi said Haris Rauf and Zaman Khan “are two of the best T20 bowlers in the world.”
Pakistan batsman Khushdil Shah: “I’m striving to reclaim my spot in the team”
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Powerful Pakistan batsman Khushdil Shah has expressed his determination to reclaim his spot in the ODI team.
Shadab Khan: “You always need to back your match-winners. Faheem Ashraf won us one match and now Imad Wasim did it. Never write them off, we knew their calibre”
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Shadab Khan said it would be a mistake to write off Pakistan all-rounders Imad Wasim and Faheem Ashraf as they are match-winners.
Wahab Riaz: “We wanted to manage Shaheen Afridi’s workload because he’s our main strike bowler and we need him completely fit for the World Cup”
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Pakistan selection committee member Wahab Riaz said left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi needs to be “completely fit” for the 2024 T20 World Cup in June as he is the team’s “main strike bowler.”
