Pakistan opener Abid Ali: “I never imagined such an incident could ever occur and initially, it felt as if my cricketing career was over”
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Pakistan opening batsman Abid Ali has admitted that he thought his cricketing career was over after he suffered a major health scare.
Aaqib Javed: “Australia only has one main spinner while we have two mature spinners; we should take advantage of that. If we are even scared of playing on turning wickets then that is something shocking”
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Former seamer Aaqib Javed has questioned how the Pakistan team can be scared of playing on turning wickets.
Daren Sammy: “I literally questioned whether I wanted to play cricket again. Shoaib Akhtar did that to me”
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Former West Indies captain Daren Sammy has revealed that iconic Pakistan seamer Shoaib Akhtar made him question if he wanted to play cricket again.
Pakistan batsman Sami Aslam: “Everyone knows what’s going on, but people are reluctant to speak up because they know they will be dropped”
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Pakistan batsman Sami Aslam said players are scared to criticise coaches as they will be blacklisted and their lives will become hell.
Junaid Khan: “Shaheen probably doesn’t want to rest himself because he might have fear of losing his place to a youngster, who might perform in his place”
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Junaid Khan suggested that fellow Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi is scared of losing his place to a youngster.
Mohammad Asif: “A true player has his own ego; he won’t entirely listen to [the] team management”
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Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Asif has accused the national player of being nothing more than yes-men.
Shoaib Akhtar: “Abdullah Shafique was trying to play a pull shot with his head down. It was Tim Southee, not Saudi Arabia that you were so scared”
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Former Pakistan seamer Shoaib Akhtar has questioned why batsman Abdullah Shafique looked so scared during the second T20 International against New Zealand.
Waqar Younis: “Other teams are scared of Babar Azam and there is no doubt that he is one of the best players in the world”
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Pakistan bowling coach Waqar Younis believes that other teams are “scared” of captain Babar Azam.
Younis Khan: “My advice to Babar is that as a leader, try and take your own decisions. He should not be afraid of taking his decisions even if they are incorrect because you can always learn from those mistakes”
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Legendary Pakistan batsman Younis Khan believes that limited overs captain Babar Azam should be given free rein to make his own decisions.
Inzamam-ul-Haq: “Pakistan batsmen were scared of playing their shots. If you look at most of their dismissals, their bat was behind their leg”
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Former captain and chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq has lashed out at the Pakistan batsmen for being “scared of playing their shots” in the ongoing second Test against England.
