Sikandar Bakht: “I am shocked that Haris Rauf has been given a central contract by the PCB when the player has rejected playing Test cricket for the country”
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Former Pakistan speedster Sikandar Bakht admitted to being shocked that fast bowler Haris Rauf was awarded a central contract.
Matthew Hayden: “I think they have potentially shot the gun a little bit early in terms of leadership capabilities. He’s still a young player, a dominant player in world cricket. So I am a little disappointed and a little shocked about the reaction”
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Iconic big-hitting Australia opener Matthew Hayden believes Pakistan “shot the gun a little bit early” when it came to removing Babar Azam as captain.
Shahid Afridi: “In my opinion, Usman Salahuddin has played for Pakistan previously and had some great performances. Where is he?”
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Shahid Afridi, the former interim chief selector, has expressed his shock at the fact that middle order batsman Usman Salahuddin is nowhere to be seen despite having “had some great performances.”
Misbah-ul-Haq: “I am surprised to see that he has failed to cash his form in this PSL season. Although he has started playing according to modern-day cricket and can accelerate with a strike rate of 140-150, he hasn’t performed much in this edition”
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Misbah-ul-Haq, the former Pakistan head coach and chief selector, admitted that he was shocked senior cricketer Shoaib Malik failed to live up to expectations during the 2023 Pakistan Super League (PSL).
Shahid Afridi: “The way Ramiz was speaking, I mean I was shocked to listen to him saying that we cannot make tracks like these”
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Legendary all-rounder Shahid Afridi has slammed former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja for criticising the pitches in the country.
Curtly Ambrose: “He made Wasim and Waqar look like they were bowling medium pace. We were really shocked, he was that quick”
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Legendary West Indies pace bowler Curtly Ambrose admitted that he was shocked when he first saw iconic Pakistan seamer Shoaib Akhtar bowling as he made Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis look like they were bowling medium pace.
Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman and Multan Sultans captain Mohammad Rizwan: “I don’t feel any pressure because I have done captaincy in the past and also played with most of these players but this decision was a bit surprising for me”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan has admitted that he was shocked to be named captain of the Multan Sultans.
Mickey Arthur: “What was disappointing to see for me in this player draft was that guys like Abdullah Shafique were not picked up by any franchise”
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Former Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur admitted that he was shocked to see batsman Abdullah Shafique go undrafted during the recent Pakistan Super League (PSL) draft.
Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal: “Shocked and disappointed as a senior and seasoned player I have not been treated well. I request the PCB [and] Nadeem Khan to look into the matter. Cricket is my passion and I want to play it but… I rest my case to Allah”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal has expressed his infuriation, saying he has been the victim of unfair treatment.
Aaqib Javed: “We were surprised to see him play cricket with such weak eyesight”
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Former Pakistan pace bowler Aaqib Javed has revealed that left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi’s eyesight was terrible and he was shocked how he was playing cricket.