My priority after the 2023 World Cup, Pakistan limited overs vice-captain Shadab Khan desperate to do something he hasn’t for 3 years

Shadab Khan said playing first-class cricket in Pakistan is his priority after the 2023 World Cup

Shadab Khan: “I haven’t played four-day cricket for quite some time. I plan to take out time to play four-day cricket after the World Cup because currently, there is no such opportunity for me to play four-day cricket”

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Shadab Khan, the limited overs vice-captain, has vowed to start playing first-class cricket again after representing Pakistan in the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup.

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Not in Test cricket’s Fab Four, Aakash Chopra feels Pakistan batsman isn’t at that level yet

Aakash Chopra said Pakistan captain Babar Azam is not in Test cricket's Fab Four

Aakash Chopra: “There is no Fab Four now in Test Cricket. Virat Kohli is out of it. Babar Azam has scored runs and he can be part of it but not yet. For now, it is Fab Three with Kane [Williamson], [Joe] Root and [Steve] Smith”

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Aakash Chopra, the former India batsman, believes Pakistan captain Babar Azam isn’t quite at the level required to be in Test cricket’s Fab Four.

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Not trying to decide anyone’s career, Babar Azam addresses non-selection of first-choice Pakistan player

Babar Azam said he is not trying to decide anyone's career when talking about the non-selection of Mohammad Rizwan in Tests

Babar Azam: “We try to play with the best possible playing XI. He (Rizwan) is also our main player but we try to play with the best possible playing XI according to the conditions. We are not to decide anyone’s career”

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Babar Azam, the Pakistan captain, said he is not trying to “decide anyone’s career” when addressing the non-selection of wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan in the Test team.

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No Test cricket for me until I do this, Pakistan spinner Shadab Khan knows what he must do to earn a recall

Shadab Khan said there will be no Test cricket for him until he plays first-class cricket in Pakistan

Shadab Khan: “After the World Cup, I will play four-day cricket, and I will try my best to perform well there, then I will aim for Test matches. Until I play four-day cricket, I cannot play Test matches”

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Shadab Khan, the Pakistan spinner, knows that he has no chance of playing Test cricket until he makes a return to first-class cricket at the domestic level.

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Can’t rule him out of Test cricket, Haroon Rasheed insists Pakistan white-ball specialist could play down the line

Haroon Rasheed said you can't rule Pakistan spinner Shadab Khan out of Test cricket

Haroon Rasheed: “You cannot rule him (Shadab Khan) out because we are also considering the idea that some of our white-ball cricketers can also play Test cricket”

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Haroon Rasheed, the former Pakistan chief selector, insisted spinner Shadab Khan’s Test career is not over as there is still a possibility he will return to the format in the future.

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I see him taking Azhar Ali’s spot in the Pakistan Test team, Haroon Rasheed picks 21-year-old as perfect successor

Haroon Rasheed said he sees Muhammad Hurraira taking Azhar Ali's spot in the Pakistan Test team

Haroon Rasheed: “Players like Muhammad Hurraira can fill the spot of big players like Azhar Ali”

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Haroon Rasheed, the former chief selector, has picked up-and-coming batsman Muhammad Hurraira as the man to replace Azhar Ali in the Pakistan Test team.

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If anything, his workload should increase, Mickey Arthur brushes off concerns about undroppable Pakistan player

Mickey Arthur said if anything, Pakistan seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi's workload should increase

Mickey Arthur: “If anything he needs to get his loads up to play Test cricket… It is being monitored all the time”

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Mickey Arthur, the Pakistan team director, has brushed off concerns about left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi’s workload, saying he should be playing more cricket.

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Could get a Test spot, Kamran Akmal backs Pakistan player to return even though he’s not playing first-class cricket

Kamran Akmal said Mohammad Amir could get a spot in the Pakistan Test team

Kamran Akmal: “He plays domestic cricket. Selection shouldn’t be solely based on [the] PSL. There is T20 cricket and ODI. He has left four-day cricket but there is Test cricket, he can still make a comeback in Test cricket”

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Kamran Akmal believes Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir “can still make a comeback in Test cricket” even though he no longer plays first-class cricket.

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