Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood: “I am not worried for my job security. I took this job to make the changes we believe will help this team”
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Pakistan top order batsman Shan Masood has made it clear that he is not worried about his future as Test captain.
Salman Butt: “Iftikhar, I don’t know maybe there is definitely something to do with the reflexes because at his age, you have to be super fit or otherwise your movements, they get slow”
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Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt believes it’s possible that big-hitting batsman Iftikhar Ahmed’s reflexes are slowing down.
Shoaib Malik: “[The] captain needs to utilise the options on [the] bench wisely. Moving forward, the captain should give time and enough overs to Azam and Iftikhar to settle first, expecting them to score 12-14 right away is unfair”
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Veteran all-rounder Shoaib Malik believes Pakistan captain Babar Azam has excessively high expectations of big-hitters Azam Khan and Iftikhar Ahmed, saying requiring them to score 12 to 14 runs per over “right away is unfair”.
Wasim Akram: “Our player from New Zealand Martin Guptill is coming from a place that has winter right now. Imagine him coming from the winter weather into this intense heat so it will take some time to adjust”
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Iconic Pakistan fast bowler and Karachi Kings president Wasim Akram said it will take New Zealand power-hitter Martin Guptill some time to adjust to the heat in the UAE.
Younis Khan: “I will say that a player like Imran Butt should at least get two to three series to prove himself to see what he is capable of”
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Pakistan batting coach Younis Khan believes opening batsman Imran Butt should be picked for two to three series in order to be given an adequate chance to prove himself.
Hunain Shah on his brother Pakistan fast bowler Naseem Shah: “Even if Naseem is on a tour he maintains contact with me”
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Hunain Shah has said that his brother, Pakistan fast bowler Naseem Shah, always has time for him.
Mohammad Zahid: “It takes time and sheer hard work to become a bowler like Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis or Shoaib Akhtar. There is no shortcut as you have to train yourself and maintain fitness”
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Mohammad Zahid, the fast bowling coach at Pakistan’s National High Performance Centre (NHPC), has said “there is no shortcut” to becoming the next Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis or Shoaib Akhtar.
Dean Jones: “Inzi was just a gun. Always had time and options…can’t buy that”
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Former Australia batsman Dean Jones has lavished praise on ex-Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq, calling him a “gun” player.
Ravichandran Ashwin on Babar Azam: “Comparisons with Virat Kohli will put pressure on him, which is unfair. Kohli is one of the finest cricketers the world has produced. I am sure Babar’s time will come too”
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India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin believes that Pakistan limited overs captain Babar Azam could be under immense pressure going forward if he continues to be compared to India skipper Virat Kohli.
Steve Smith: “Very good player. Has a lot of time when he’s batting”
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Australia batsman Steve Smith has revealed that Pakistan limited overs captain Babar Azam is such a special player because he “has a lot of time when he’s batting”.
