Aaqib Javed: “Saim initially struggled but later created an impact”
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Pakistan Director of High-Performance Aaqib Javed has applauded opening batsman Saim Ayub for managing to have an impact after initially struggling in his international career.
Shadab Khan: “I struggled in the last three months, but that’s the beauty of cricket. Suddenly you start performing, and hopefully, that continues with Pakistan as well”
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Pakistan spinner Shadab Khan said he is back in form again after a rough few months, which he described as “the beauty of cricket”.
Babar Azam: “Mohammad Ali performed well in PSL 9 but struggled later. He is currently less experienced and [we] need some more time to work on him”
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Pakistan limited overs captain Babar Azam said pace bowler Mohammad Ali “is currently less experienced”, even though he has been dominating in domestic cricket 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.
Ramiz Raja: “On a slower track, Babar has struggled, barring one or two innings”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja has called out captain Babar Azam for his failure to do well on slower tracks.
Rumman Raees: “He is the bowler whom the likes of Amla, Pietersen, De Villiers, Graeme Smith, everyone has faced difficulties against him”
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Rumman Raees pointed out Pakistan swing maestro Mohammad Asif was such an unplayable fast bowler that elite cricketers such as South Africa’s AB de Villiers and England’s Kevin Pietersen struggled against him.
Simon Doull: “He has struggled with upping his strike-rate”
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Simon Doull, the well-known cricket commentator, said Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed has a big problem when it comes to his strike-rate.
Mohammad Azharuddin: “We have recently seen that he has struggled against swing”
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Former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin said it is obvious to see that Pakistan captain Babar Azam has struggled against swing bowling lately.
Mohammad Amir: “I bowled well every time I faced Rohit and he struggled while facing me, still, I will call him a world-class player”
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Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Amir said India captain Rohit Sharma struggled when facing him as he “bowled well every time”.
Mohammad Yousuf: “I think we have seen a lot of spells in the past where Wasim bhai, Waqar bhai and Shoaib used to bowl like this and big teams struggled against them”
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Iconic Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf said big teams used to struggle against the legendary pace trio of Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis and Shoaib Akhtar.