Haris Rauf: “I want to play Tests also for Pakistan. I am ready whenever the selectors or the board want me for Tests but my only point is to inform us in advance so that we can go and prepare for red-ball cricket where you have to bowl a lot of overs in a day”
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Pakistan fast bowler Haris Rauf has reaffirmed his desire to play Test cricket, maintaining that the longest format remains part of his ambitions.
Sahibzada Farhan: “It’s a matter of great pride to play Test matches for Pakistan… I have a good first-class average of 44. If the need arises, I am ready”
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Pakistan opening batsman Sahibzada Farhan has declared that he is ready to take the next step in his career and play Test cricket.
Saeed Ajmal: “Too many of our players are just focused on and interested in white-ball cricket. Real cricket is Test cricket yet I don’t see hardly any players in Pakistan who are interested mostly in Test cricket”
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Legendary Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal has admitted that it is sad to see so few cricketers in the country interested in playing Test cricket.
Rashid Latif: “Saim Ayub is currently capable of playing in all three formats”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif has expressed full confidence in young opener Saim Ayub, insisting that the talented left-hander is “capable of playing in all three formats” for the national team.
Basit Ali: “What is Salman Agha’s role at number 7? A batter who is performing well is being sent so late”
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Ex-Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali has called for middle order batsman Salman Ali Agha to be promoted up the order in Test cricket.
Shaheen Shah Afridi: “Test cricket is real cricket and my favourite format. After 26, I’ll decide which formats I should continue playing or not, but I will play for Pakistan for as long as possible”
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Pakistan ODI captain Shaheen Shah Afridi has revealed that he may retire from a certain format of the game when he turns 26.
Mohammad Yousuf: “Abdullah Shafique has technical problems. Over the years, he has shown no performance in Tests and ODIs. [He] scored a hundred against England on a flat wicket”
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Legendary Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Yousuf has voiced his frustration over top-order batsman Abdullah Shafique’s prolonged struggle to perform consistently in both Tests and ODIs.
Wasim Akram: “It’s my wish that India and Pakistan also resume playing a Test series. It’s been too long, and it would be a historic spectacle for fans on both sides”
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Iconic swing king Wasim Akram wants to see India and Pakistan play a Test series in the near future as he believes it has been too long.
Imad Wasim: “In ODI cricket Babar has the best record in the world. He will never be dropped, to be honest, and even in Test cricket, there’s no question about Babar’s performance”
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Pakistan left-arm spinner Imad Wasim doesn’t think batsman Babar Azam can be dropped in ODIs and Tests as he is too good.
Khurram Shahzad: “I don’t just hope – I firmly believe – that I will play white-ball cricket for Pakistan, in addition to red-ball cricket”
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Pakistan seamer Khurram Shahzad firmly believes that he will play white-ball cricket for his country in the near future.
