Rashid Khan: “Babar is a world-class player but I always assess my strengths first and bowl accordingly. I watch videos of players before the match to find out their weaknesses and utilise that during the match”
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Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan said there is no doubt that Pakistan captain Babar Azam is world-class.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “Against Zimbabwe, we gave Tabish Khan a chance without compromising on our strengths”
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Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq said pace bowler Tabish Khan was given the chance to make his international debut since he knew the veteran player wouldn’t compromise the team’s strengths.
Pakistan seamer Mohammad Abbas: “I want to improve my fitness and strengths and will try to work on my bowling weaknesses at the camp”
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Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Abbas said he is working on improving his fitness, while also aiming to vanquish his bowling weaknesses.
Pakistan batsman Kamran Ghulam: “This season has given me a lot of confidence and now I have more faith in my abilities than before. Having a legend like Abdul Razzaq as a coach has helped me in identifying my strengths and now my aim is to build on them”
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Pakistan batsman Kamran Ghulam said legendary all-rounder Abdul Razzaq helped him become a contender for the South Africa series later this month.
Mohammad Ilyas: “My strength is mostly delivering in-swingers and I stick to bowling stump to stump”
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Pace bowler Mohammad Ilyas has talked about his strengths and weaknesses after an excellent showing in this year’s Pakistan Super League (PSL), where he represented the Multan Sultans.
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“There will [be] no better or stiffer test of our skills than against India”
South Africa pace spearhead Dale Steyn has admitted that the Proteas will have to find out India’s weakness the hard way in their upcoming series since they are not “intimidated by the short ball”.
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“Pakistan cricket has hit rock bottom”
A number of former players who represented Pakistan have called for Misbah-ul-Haq to be stripped of the captaincy and head coach Dav Whatmore to be fired immediately after the national team suffered a humiliating loss to Zimbabwe in the second Test, which saw them drop from fourth to sixth on the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test team rankings.
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“Cutting down on pace never ever crossed my mind”
India pace bowler Umesh Yadav has been struggling with a stress reaction in his back as of late and revealed that he needs to “have a clear mind about what my priorities are”.
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Ingram feels he is ready to don the Test whites for South Africa
Colin Ingram’s rise to fame may not have produced as much fanfare as that of England’s Joe Root, but this 27-year-old is ready to take his career to the next level.
Miandad has urged the ICC to make pitches more competitive
Former Pakistan batsman Javed Miandad had called on the International Cricket Council (ICC) to keep a close eye on the pitches used during Test matches since some of them, in his opinion, do not allow a fair contest between bat and ball, which is the beauty of Test cricket.
