Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan: “My aim is to keep performing consistently”
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Azam Khan, the Pakistan big-hitting wicketkeeper, acknowledged that he has to remain consistent if he wants to have any hope of continuing to be picked in the national team.
Basit Ali: “Maybe Imad and Abrar will come in and Nawaz will get dropped for the series against New Zealand but the rest of the team will be the same”
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Former Pakistan batsman Basit Ali believes spinner Mohammad Nawaz could be dropped for the five-match T20I series against New Zealand.
Pakistan seamer Hasan Ali: “I want to represent Pakistan in the ICC T20 World Cup. This is an important tournament for me. I want to get the selectors’ attention with my performance in this tournament (PSL 9) and make a return to the T20I team”
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Pakistan speedster Hasan Ali is determined to secure a spot for himself in the national team for the 2024 T20 World Cup in June.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “Regarding Fakhar, you’re already thinking about him”
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Former Pakistan head coach and chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq expressed his doubts that the national selectors would overlook big-hitting top order batsman Fakhar Zaman for the 2024 T20 World Cup.
Shan Masood: “I think they handled themselves well and we have to give them credit because their first outing in Australia was quite decent”
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Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood admitted he was glad the pace duo of Aamer Jamal and Khurram Shahzad proved themselves after being picked for the three-Test series against Australia.
Wahab Riaz: “With Mohammad Huraira, we will add him if there is space in the middle order”
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Pakistan chief selector Wahab Riaz said he can’t pick batsman Muhammad Hurraira right now, but will add him into the national team “if there is space in the middle order.”
Mohammad Hafeez: “I called Mohammad Amir myself and said that if you want to play for Pakistan, you should take your retirement back and you should play domestic cricket. If you perform well, you will be selected in the Pakistan team”
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Pakistan team director Mohammad Hafeez has revealed that he personally told left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir to come out of retirement and start playing domestic cricket if he is genuinely interested in representing his country again.
Wahab Riaz: “Sahibzada Farhan was the leading run-scorer but our top order is set currently. So, he is [on] our radar only if the need arises”
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Pakistan chief selector Wahab Riaz said batsman Sahibzada Farhan is “[on] our radar”, but pointed out that the top order is currently set.
Ahmed Shehzad: “We had been saying [for] quite some time [to] bring in Abrar Ahmad, [a] mystery spinner is needed”
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Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad believes the national team really need the services of mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed in ODIs.
Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik: “I would love to lift [the] T20 World Cup in 2024 for Pakistan. I have no physical fitness issues. I’m as fit as I was in my younger days. I’m available for Pakistan whenever [the] PCB (Pakistan Cricket Board) contacts me”
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Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik has made it clear that he is available for selection for the 2024 T20 World Cup, which is scheduled to be held in the West Indies and the United States of America from June 4 to 30.
