Kamran Akmal: “In Tests, we don’t have a batsman at number five or six. Other teams play two wicketkeepers in their teams, sometimes wicketkeepers make so many runs in domestic cricket that they have to be considered”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal has called on the national selectors and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to consider including him back in the Test team.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “The biggest concern is that we have been losing Tests in the UAE which is our home”
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Former Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has admitted that he has been growing increasingly concerned about the Test team as of late.
Mohammad Abbas: “I feel that I am the main bowler of the Test team”
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Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Abbas firmly believes that he has established himself as “the main bowler of the Test team”.
Aamir Sohail: “We were categorically being told that he had no place in the Pakistan side but he has been brought back and is now part of the Test squad”
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Former Pakistan captain Aamir Sohail was less than impressed with the way in which Mohammad Hafeez was added to the Test squad after it was announced.
Mohammad Hafeez has not played Test cricket since August 2016
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Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has been added to the Test team for the upcoming series against Australia, which begins on October 7 in Dubai.
Morne Morkel: “Rory has been knocking on the door for a few seasons, scoring 1,000 runs per season”
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Former South Africa pace bowler Morne Morkel has called on England to pick Surrey captain Rory Burns for their upcoming Test series in Sri Lanka in November.
Kevin Pietersen: “Jennings can’t bat, I’m sorry. They are going to have to find somebody else”
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Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has provided a scathing review of opener Keaton Jenning’s performance in the recent five-Test series against India, saying the 26-year-old “can’t bat”.
Chris Lynn: “He scored plenty of runs and also turned down opportunities to play overseas to build up for this Test series so it’s a little bit odd”
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Explosive Australia batsman Chris Lynn has admitted that he felt “sorry” for all-rounder Glenn Maxwell after he was left out of the Test squad for the upcoming series against Pakistan.
Glenn Maxwell: “We were fully in our whites and had the Baggy Green on. I got the call while it was on top of my head”
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Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell was doing a promotional photoshoot with his kit on and the Baggy Green nestled on his head, but it was during that moment that he learned he had been left out of the Test team for the upcoming series against Pakistan.
Inzamam-ul-Haq: “What I see in him is the potential to become a better player”
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Pakistan chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq has insisted that he has no regrets over including his nephew, Imam-ul-Haq, in the Test side for the recent tours of Ireland and England.
