Mohammad Hafeez: “Abdullah Shafique and Saim Ayub have great technique and tactics. As they continue to develop, their fitness is outstanding. We have seen glimpses of their abilities, and in the last few matches, they have shown that they are very good players”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has praised opening batsmen Saim Ayub and Abdullah Shafique, saying “they are very good players”.
Younis Khan: “In the national team, we don’t work on technique”
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Pakistan batting coach Younis Khan has revealed that the coaching staff don’t work on players’ techniques in the national team.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “Anderson’s achievement of reaching 600 Test wickets is amazing. He has shown exceptional discipline, motivation and determination because fast bowling is the toughest job in cricket”
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Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq has lavished praise on England pace bowler James Anderson, saying it was “amazing” when he became the first seamer to take 600 Test wickets.
Ramiz Raja: “At times for the good of the team you will have to sacrifice your best friends, with whom you have played cricket at lower levels, because they won’t improve the team combination”
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Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja has shockingly said that limited overs skipper Babar Azam will have to sacrifice his “best friends” at times.
Babar Azam: “I have not met Imran Khan yet but I would like to meet him and talk about his tactics on the field, especially during the 1992 World Cup”
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Pakistan limited overs captain Babar Azam has admitted that he would love to meet legendary skipper Imran Khan and “talk about his tactics on the field”.
Ricky Ponting: “He just looks like he’s a long way off the mark”
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Legendary Australia captain Ricky Ponting has admitted that he feels sorry for Pakistan skipper Azhar Ali.
Ricky Ponting: “When Pakistan needed to keep taking wickets right through the course of the game we didn’t see the young man”
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Legendary Australia captain Ricky Ponting has slammed Pakistan for only letting teenage pace sensation Naseem Shah bowl four overs on the third day of the first Test against Australia.
“They just never learn and it upsets me to see them making the same mistakes time and time again”
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Legendary England all-rounder Sir Ian Botham and former off-spinner Graeme Swann have both announced that the national team’s performance in the ongoing ODI series against India has been a “total embarrassment”.
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“Is he the greatest captain ever in Test match cricket? In my view he must be”
Former South Africa head coach Gary Kirsten has become the latest person to pay tribute to Graeme Smith, branding him as the “greatest captain ever”.
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“His experience and positivity will be missed”
West Indies all-rounder Darren Sammy will miss the remainder of the national team’s ongoing tour of New Zealand after sustaining a hamstring injury.
