Mushtaq Ahmed: “Pakistan has good spinners and should have a spin consultant. Taking advantage of experts like Saqlain Mushtaq, Abdul Rehman, and Saeed Ajmal at the grassroots level can be beneficial”
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Legendary Pakistan spinner Mushtaq Ahmed has advised the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to utilise the services of Saqlain Mushtaq, Saeed Ajmal or Abdul Rehman.
Saqlain Mushtaq on Babar Azam: “Shaheen was appointed for the short term and he’s already out. Now Babar has come in for the short term, there’s been just one World Cup, and now he’ll be changed”
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Iconic Pakistan spinner Saqlain Mushtaq believes Babar Azam will lose the limited overs captaincy despite only being handed the role in March 2024.
Parthiv Patel: “Pakistan used to have great players like Inzamam-ul-Haq, Wasim Akram, Mohammad Yousuf, Shoaib Akhtar, Waqar Younis, Saqlain Mushtaq. Now they have Babar Azam & Mohammad Rizwan, the standards have dropped so much”
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Former India wicketkeeper-batsman Parthiv Patel has taken a dig at Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan, saying they are nowhere near as good as the batsmen Pakistan used to have.
Saqlain Mushtaq: “In bowlers, my first pick would be Wasim Akram. You can’t take him out of any team. Doesn’t matter the opposition, the pressure, the conditions, he would always step up”
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Legendary Pakistan spinner Saqlain Mushtaq said he would always pick iconic left-arm seamer Wasim Akram in any team as he stepped up all the time.
Saqlain Mushtaq: “On fifth I would bring our Zaheer Abbas. I think it was Sir Richards who said ‘If you could give me Abbas’ wrists, then I would score so many runs that you can’t even imagine’. He has ended many careers”
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Legendary Pakistan spinner Saqlain Mushtaq said West Indies batting icon Sir Viv Richards wished he had the wrists of Zaheer Abbas.
Saqlain Mushtaq: “On the matter of newcomer spinner Usman Tariq. The PCB should help and fully support him from now on instead of delaying. He can be the future of Pakistan cricket”
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Legendary cricketer Saqlain Mushtaq believes off-spinner Usman Tariq “can be the future of Pakistan cricket” despite being reported for a suspect action during the 2024 Pakistan Super League (PSL).
Saqlain Mushtaq: “Babar Azam is very good with the boys; there used to be a significant difference in our time”
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Saqlain Mushtaq, the legendary spinner, said he couldn’t see any cracks in the Pakistan team, which showed that captain Babar Azam was a “great leader.”
Saqlain Mushtaq: “He is the greatest… Pakistan fielder”
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Saqlain Mushtaq, the iconic spinner, has called Shadab Khan the greatest Pakistan fielder of all time.
Saqlain Mushtaq: “Aggressiveness runs through his veins”
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Saqlain Mushtaq, the legendary Pakistan spinner, said left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi is an effective bowler since he has an abundance of aggression.
Saqlain Mushtaq: “Wasim Jnr and Zaman Khan can perform on the same level as Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf”
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Saqlain Mushtaq, the legendary Pakistan spinner, believes Mohammad Wasim Jnr and Zaman Khan “can perform on the same level as Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf.”
