Misbah-ul-Haq: “Spin bowling was the major issue, it was out of form and you had to figure out ways to sort it. Shadab and Nawaz’s performances weren’t convincing even in [the] Asia Cup”
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Former Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq pointed out that spinners Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz haven’t been convincing at all as they have been out of form for months.
Mohammad Amir: “Was it the system who told him not to play Abrar Ahmad or bench Fakhar after [the] first match”
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Left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir has questioned whether former captain Babar Azam or the entire Pakistan cricket system was at fault for underutilising spinner Abrar Ahmed and opening batsman Fakhar Zaman.
Harbhajan Singh: “Shadab looks really good, but recently he is not bowling at his best”
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Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh said Pakistan spin-bowling all-rounder Shadab Khan has not been “bowling at his best” as of late.
Dinesh Karthik: “Then it was Shadab Khan, he was the biggest miss for them in this tournament, just couldn’t pick up wickets, was a pale shadow of his past and that really showed why Pakistan struggled”
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India wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik has named and shamed Shadab Khan as “the biggest miss” for Pakistan during the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup.
Shadab Khan: “Babar, Rizwan, Imam are our consistent players”
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Pakistan spinner Shadab Khan believes former captain Babar Azam, wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan and opener Imam-ul-Haq are the three players who have been the most consistent as of late.
Babar Azam: “Our spinners aren’t taking wickets, which doesn’t help. That has a big effect because you need to take wickets in the middle overs”
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Former Pakistan captain Babar Azam has lashed out at the team’s spinners for their lack of impact in the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup.
Imad Wasim: “I think Pakistan should play a regular spinner be it Shadab [Khan], Abrar [Ahmed] or Usama [Mir]”
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Imad Wasim believes Pakistan need to pick a regular spinner and gave them three choices – Shadab Khan, Abrar Ahmed and Usama Mir.
Mohammad Amir: “There was a chance of including Abrar Ahmed [in the squad] but Shadab said that he is fit and available for [the] next match”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir said mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed could have been called up to the main squad and played in the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup, but he was denied that opportunity.
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.
Ramiz Raja: “Spinners can’t help you when they have been below par”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja has lashed out at the spinners in the national team, saying they can’t offer any help since they have “been below par.”
