Mohammad Abbas: “As long as pacers don’t play the longer formats, they will continue to face such issues”
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Mohammad Abbas is concerned that Pakistan’s pace bowlers will continue to have fitness issues if they don’t play longer format matches regularly.
Shoaib Malik: “I want to take this opportunity to request that Iftikhar Ahmed should be part of Pakistan’s ODI team”
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Shoaib Malik, the 41-year-old Pakistan all-rounder, has called for big-hitter Iftikhar Ahmed to be included in the ODI team on a regular basis.
Wasim Akram: “I keep talking to Babar regularly”
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Pakistan great Wasim Akram has revealed that he is in regular contact with captain Babar Azam.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “We were on a flight ahead of a T20 and I told Rizwan to open and I shared that we want him to open the bat on regular basis”
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Former Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq said he told wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan that he should open the batting “on [a] regular basis”.
Mohammad Wasim on Naseem Shah: “What we all need to look at is why he is getting injured regularly as only then can we involve him in our plans”
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Pakistan chief selector Mohammad Wasim said pace bowler Naseem Shah will only be involved in the national team’s plans when it is revealed why he is getting injured so regularly.
Pakistan star Shadab Khan: “I am always a bowling all-rounder, but I need to be consistent with my batting as well – along with my bowling. I am working on both”
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Shadab Khan has admitted that he needs to be more consistent when batting, even though he views himself as a bowling all-rounder.
Yasir Hameed: “Bring out all the Fawad Alams now or never”
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Former Pakistan batsman Yasir Hameed has urged the national selectors to give big-hitting all-rounder Iftikhar Ahmed a proper chance.
Vince was England’s top-scorer with 38 runs
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Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi blasted 24 runs off just eight balls, but his side still lost to England by three runs in the second Twenty20 International in Dubai.
Australia celebrate after whitewashing the West Indies 2-0
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Australia’s bowling attack worked as a cohesive unit to slice through the West Indies’ batting line-up to ensure the Baggy Greens won the second Test in Jamaica by 277 runs and clinched the series 2-0.
“There are areas to be improved and in the next few weeks I hope we can sort them out”
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Sri Lanka chief selector Sanath Jayasuriya has admitted that he is not satisfied with the national team’s preparation for the World Cup.
