Brad Hogg: “Either [he] opens so he can power away at the back end or works on a formula to finish off the innings in style for the team”
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Former Australia spinner Brad Hogg believes wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan has two possibilities when it comes to T20 Internationals – either he opens the batting or takes on the role of a finisher.
Pakistan batsman Usman Salahuddin: “I believe that salaries and match fees need to be looked at and increased, as that is an issue especially for those players who believe that money can only be made by playing twenty over cricket”
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Pakistan batsman Usman Salahuddin has called for an increase in salaries and match fees in four-day cricket.
Usman Salahuddin: “four-day cricket is the highest level of domestic cricket which tests your fitness, technique and I would urge our younger players to pay more attention to this format than the shorter formats”
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Pakistan batsman Usman Salahuddin has admitted that he has spotted a worrying trend among the young players in the country, whereby they are more interested in playing T20 cricket rather than four-day cricket.
Pakistan spinner Usman Qadir: “My target is to try and take [the] wicket of any of their batsmen, but they have few big players like David Miller in their squad. My aim is to take his wicket”
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Pakistan spinner Usman Qadir has said that he is determined to dismiss South Africa batsman David Miller in the upcoming three-match T20 series.
Waqar Younis: “Since PSL is coming up next and franchises want their main players to play all matches, we will have to make a call regarding how many matches he will play against South Africa”
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Pakistan bowling coach Waqar Younis has said left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi might not play all three T20 Internationals against South Africa.
Pakistan batsman Haider Ali: “The way we have won the Test series, we will be trying to win the T20 series 3-0”
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Pakistan batsman Haider Ali has made it clear that his side want to whitewash South Africa 3-0 in the upcoming T20 series.
Haider Ali on the advice he received from Mohammad Yousuf: “I can hit the big shots and I was told to not take too much pressure and occupy the crease and later recover by hitting the big shots”
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Pakistan batsman Haider Ali has revealed that legendary cricketer Mohammad Yousuf, who is the batting coach at the High Performance Centre, advised him to occupy the crease for as long as possible and unleash the big shots later.
Usman Qadir: “Haider and Danish have come to this level after performing really well. They took me to the cleaners in the practice session”
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Pakistan spinner Usman Qadir has revealed that the big-hitting duo of Haider Ali and Danish Aziz “took me to the cleaners” in practice.
Pakistan spinner Usman Qadir: “Every leg-spinner has variety. But I try to deliver in every match”
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Pakistan up-and-coming star Usman Qadir said like all leg-spinners, he has a lot of variety in his arsenal.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “The form Mohammad Hafeez is in, it [his absence] is definitely going to make a difference. We will miss him but it is an opportunity for someone else to rise up”
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Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq has admitted that big-hitter Mohammad Hafeez’s absence during the upcoming T20 series against South Africa “is definitely going to make a difference”.
