Wasim Akram: “The problem with the rest issue, I think he should be asked if he even needs rest”
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Pakistan great Wasim Akram said fellow left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi should be asked if he even needs rest.
Kamran Akmal: “Imad Wasim wanted rest and you dropped him, why did you do that?”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal questioned why spin-bowling all-rounder Imad Wasim was dropped from the national team.
Pakistan pace bowler Junaid Khan: “I was performing but was not being given a proper chance”
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Pakistan speedster Junaid Khan said he was performing well, but was not given a proper chance by the selectors.
Sohail Akhtar: “We have Shaheen’s workload management in mind, considering that he regularly plays for Pakistan, which is why we have backups in place so that he can be rested whenever needed”
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Lahore Qalandars captain Sohail Akhtar has revealed that left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi could be rested during the upcoming edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL).
Pakistan seamer Hasan Ali: “As a consequence of not working in a professional environment regarding our fitness and diet and conditioning, we suffer burnout after a year or two”
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Pakistan pace bowler Hasan Ali believes that seamers in the country suffer burnout after one or two years due to their poor fitness levels and diets.
Rashid Latif: “When you are under pressure, then I believe one should avoid one or two games. This is the same thing I said to Kamran Akmal to take a rest for four, five months but no one wants to take the rest”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif has advised captain Sarfaraz Ahmed to take a break from international cricket in a bid to regain his form.
Mohammad Shahzad will miss the rest of the World Cup
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Afghanistan have been dealt a major blow as wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Shahzad has been ruled out for the rest of the World Cup due to a knee injury.
Inzamam-ul-Haq: “These players needed rest before the World Cup and we have a hectic schedule in England going into the tournament”
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Pakistan chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq has revealed that numerous high-profile players were rested for the recent ODI series against Australia since they needed time to recuperate ahead of the World Cup.
Mohammad Irfan: “[The] selectors did a good job by trying a new combination of youngsters”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Irfan has defended the national selectors’ decision to rest a number of high-profile players for the recent ODI series against Australia in the United Arab Emirates.
Sarfraz Nawaz: “No one can justify the policy of resting the key players, especially when the World Cup is barely two months away”
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Former Pakistan pace bowler Sarfraz Nawaz has lashed out at the national selectors due to the team that was picked for the ongoing ODI series against Australia in the United Arab Emirates.
