New Zealand head coach Gary Stead: “He has a stress reaction in his right foot. We still haven’t been able to get him back to running and then obviously bowling as well. Looking like hopefully a mid-January return”
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New Zealand will be without all-rounder Colin de Grandhomme for the entire series against Pakistan.
Shoaib Akhtar: “Pakistan should give NZ a good hiding – starting with T20Is although in Tests, we don’t know what will happen”
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Iconic Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has told the men in green to give New Zealand a “good hiding” in the upcoming series.
Fawad Alam: “There is always some sort of pressure whenever you step out on the field, even if it’s a club game, but it does not mean that I was completely overwhelmed by it”
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Pakistan batsman Fawad Alam has denied being overwhelmed by the pressure during the recent Test series against England.
Umar Gul: “Sohail Khan should have been given a chance as he would have been very keen on making a strong comeback”
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Pakistan fast bowler Umar Gul believes that it was mistake not to pick veteran seamer Sohail Khan for the recent three-Test series against England.
Umar Gul: “Naseem and Shaheen are talented but they need more time to develop as match-winners”
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Veteran Pakistan seamer Umar Gul has said that the pace duo of Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah are talented, but haven’t risen to the level of being match-winners just yet.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “Wahab faced some problems due to COVID but eventually he made good progress there. But he couldn’t get ready for [the] Test matches”
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Pakistan head coach and chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq has revealed that left-arm seamer Wahab Riaz didn’t feature in the Test series against England simply because he wasn’t ready.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “If I summarize this tour, as a team and as a coach, we regret the results. We should have won the Test series 1-0 and T20I series 2-0 and that’s the biggest regret”
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Pakistan head coach and chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq has admitted that not winning the Test and T20 series against England was the biggest regret of the tour.
Wasim Akram on Azhar Ali: “Obviously, if we don’t win and he doesn’t perform then [the] Pakistan Cricket Board have to look for someone else”
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Iconic Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram has said that Test captain Azhar Ali should be sacked if the national team lose the ongoing Test series against England.
Wasim Akram: “If Pakistan can get those runs on the board in the first innings, then that brings Yasir Shah into the equation and he could be the main weapon, especially on the Old Trafford pitch”
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Legendary Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram believes that spinner Yasir Shah “could be the main weapon” in the upcoming Test series against England.
Wasim Akram: “It’s an exciting time for Pakistani cricket lovers when you see two gems, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah”
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Legendary Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram has called the pace duo of Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah absolute “gems”.
