Ali Khan Tareen: “Spin is on, send in young Azam Khan who destroys spin”
Image courtesy of: Pakistan Super League
Former Multan Sultans co-owner Ali Khan Tareen said wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan can destroy spin bowling.
Saeed Ajmal: “Nauman bowls with a little more pace and he will be successful in Asian conditions”
Image courtesy of: Zimbio
Pakistan great Saeed Ajmal said fellow spinner Nauman Ali will be successful in Asian conditions since he bowls with “a little more pace”.
Younis Khan: “His fitness is improving [and] his technique as well, especially where he used to struggle against spin in the past but what we saw was that he overcame that problem in South Africa”
Image courtesy of: ESPNcricinfo
Pakistan batting coach Younis Khan admitted that captain Babar Azam used to struggle against spin, but showed that he has overcome the problem during the recently-concluded series against South Africa.
Rashid Latif: “Ishan Kishan [the] pocket dynamo is strong against spin but he’s shown significant improvement against the short ball of late and his record against high pace is elite”
Image courtesy of: ESPNcricinfo
Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif has called India batsman Ishan Kishan a “pocket dynamo”.
Babar Azam: “Saud Shakeel has been performing well in domestic tournaments, he can play spin”
Image courtesy of: Pakistan Cricket Board
Pakistan captain Babar Azam has lavished praise on batsman Saud Shakeel, saying he is “performing well in domestic tournaments”.
Kamran Akmal: “What a delivery…DELIVERY of the season Zahid Mahmood”
Image courtesy of: ESPNcricinfo
Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal is amazed by Southern Punjab spinner Zahid Mahmood’s ability to spin the ball, saying he bowled the delivery of the season in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.
Ijaz Ahmed (left): “He is an exceptional talent but I’ve noticed that he has to work on his game against spinners”
Image courtesy of: Zimbio
Pakistan Under-19 head coach Ijaz Ahmed said that rising star Haider Ali is weak against spin.
Saqlain Mushtaq: “Ganguly also had an expertise against the off-spinners. He used to cut, inside-out, sweep against off-spinners. He would charge the bowler whenever he wanted. Dada was intelligent, brave and played good on the turning tracks”
Image courtesy of: Zimbio
Former Pakistan spinner Saqlain Mushtaq heaped praise on ex-India captain Sourav Ganguly, saying he was an “intelligent” and “brave” player.
Saqlain Mushtaq: “Anwar was very skillful and I think there was no other left-handed batsman who played off-spin better than him”
Image courtesy of: Zimbio
There have been many great left-handed batsmen over the years, but legendary Pakistan spinner Saqlain Mushtaq believes that opening batsman Saeed Anwar was the best of the best when it came to playing off-spin.
Mohammad Hafeez: “He [Lara] also admitted that he had difficulty batting against me”
Image courtesy of: Zimbio
Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has claimed that legendary West Indies batsman Brian Lara “admitted that he had difficulty batting against me”.
