Sharjeel Khan: “I could have performed better than the current opening duo of [the] Pakistan team”
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Senior Pakistan top order batsman Sharjeel Khan has taken a dig at the current openers, saying he would perform better than them.
Sharjeel Khan: “Saim Ayub is very lucky, he has received many chances. We never got that many. Since he’s getting opportunities, he should avail them”
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Pakistan top order batsman Sharjeel Khan believes opener Saim Ayub should consider himself “very lucky” as he has received more chances than he perhaps deserves.
Sharjeel Khan: “100 on debut Kamran Ghulam, dream start to Test cricket. Many more to come Insha Allah”
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Pakistan opener Sharjeel Khan has backed middle order batsman Kamran Ghulam to score “many more” Test hundreds in the future.
Sohaib Maqsood: “In [the] last few years, I wished to see Sharjeel Khan and Fakhar Zaman as T20 openers, that never happened”
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Pakistan batsman Sohaib Maqsood admitted he wanted to see Fakhar Zaman and Sharjeel Khan opening the batting in T20Is over the past few years.
Sharjeel Khan: “Always Imran Nazir bhai”
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Pakistan top order batsman Sharjeel Khan has admitted that former big-hitting opener Imran Nazir was more destructive than him.
Wahab Riaz: “We already have established players like Babar, Rizwan, Fakhar and highly talented young players like Saim Ayub. So Sharjeel was not considered keeping in mind the quality players available for selection”
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Pakistan chief selector Wahab Riaz has admitted that he didn’t even consider selecting attacking opening batsman Sharjeel Khan for the ongoing five-match T20I series against New Zealand.
Sharjeel Khan: “Different class no doubt, love watching you Saud Shakeel”
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Sharjeel Khan, the attacking Pakistan opener, said there is “no doubt” in his mind that middle order batsman Saud Shakeel is in a “different class” altogether.
Rumman Raees: “All of us were bowling in the nets to Sharjeel and he was smashing us all over the place”
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Rumman Raees has recalled a time where he and a few other bowlers were smashed everywhere by aggressive Pakistan opener Sharjeel Khan.
Haroon Rasheed: “Sharjeel Khan will also have to follow the fitness standards set and perform in domestic and PSL to make a comeback”
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Sharjeel Khan must “follow the fitness standards set” and perform well in domestic cricket in order to make his international return, Pakistan chief selector Haroon Rasheed said.
Saeed Ajmal: “Sharjeel Khan, Azam Khan can be given chances”
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Former Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal said it’s time for the power-hitting duo of Sharjeel Khan and Azam Khan to be given an opportunity to play international cricket again.
