Umar Gul: “In Test cricket, in Pakistan, you need a bowler who can consistently bowl 140-145 kph because of the slow pitches. When the ball gets old, you need pace to reverse the ball to deceive the batsman. It was shocking that he [wasn’t] there in the squad”
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Umar Gul has expressed his surprise at the fact that pace bowler Naseem Shah wasn’t included in the 15-man team for the Test series against Australia from the beginning.
Pakistan opener Imam-ul-Haq: “I was dropped from the squad as well, after suffering an injury during [the] New Zealand tour, despite being with the side for the past 12 months”
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Pakistan opening batsman Imam-ul-Haq said he was dropped from the Test squad after getting injured during the tour of New Zealand.
Mohammad Wasim: “Mohammad Abbas has regained his form”
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Pakistan chief selector Mohammad Wasim said pace bowler Mohammad Abbas is back in the Test squad since he has regained his form.
Sohail Tanvir: “I will, however, add that I feel that given his inexperience his inclusion in the Pakistan Test squad for Zimbabwe is a surprising one, but I do hope he will do well”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Sohail Tanvir has admitted that he was surprised by pace bowler Shahnawaz Dhani’s inclusion in the Test team for the tour of South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Inzamam-ul-Haq: “Haris Rauf is another example. He has played three first-class matches, only taking just seven wickets, and you have named him in the Test squad”
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Legendary Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has asked what pace bowler Haris Rauf has done to earn a spot in the Test team.
Shoaib Akhtar: “They have announced a 20-member squad. In those twenty, there are around 22 fast bowlers. Let us see whom they select. Depends on the captain and the management, with which mindset they go in”
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Legendary pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar has admitted that he is less than impressed with Pakistan’s 20-man Test squad for the England series.
Rashid Latif: “It was Fawad’s right to play, if not in the first Test, then he should have been [picked] in the second Test in Karachi as he could have resolved [the] middle order issues”
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Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif believes that veteran batsman Fawad Alam needs to be in the Test team.
Yasir Shah has been released from Pakistan’s Test squad to work with spin bowling consultant Mushtaq Ahmed at the National Cricket Academy
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Spinner Yasir Shah has been released from Pakistan’s Test squad to work with newly-appointed spin consultant Mushtaq Ahmed at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore.
Sri Lanka have named a full-strength Test squad for the upcoming two-Test series against Pakistan
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Sri Lanka have named a full-strength squad for the historic Test tour of Pakistan next month.
Muhammad Musa has been included in Pakistan’s Test and Twenty20 squads for the tour of Australia
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Pakistan dropped Sarfaraz Ahmed, recalled a few players and drafted in numerous uncapped talents as they unveiled their Test and Twenty20 squads for the upcoming tour of Australia.
