Shahid Afridi: “Honestly, I think it would have been a tough decision for the selection committee to bench Usama. They must have seen that Shadab, Imad, and Iftikhar are their spinning options. Agha Salman also bowls, and Saim Ayub does too”
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Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi believes it “would have been a tough decision” for the national selectors to overlook spinner Usama Mir following his return to form.
Shadab Khan: “Hasan has gone to a new franchise with Shan Masood. With Islamabad, Karachi suits him too as a franchise given the nature he has. It was a tough decision, but we couldn’t do anything about it, so we let him go”
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Islamabad United captain Shadab Khan said he had no choice but to let Pakistan fast bowler Hasan Ali go ahead of the 2024 Pakistan Super League (PSL).
Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan: “It was a tough decision leaving Quetta because they had given me the first opportunity in the PSL. I’d been playing for them for the past three-four years”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan has opened up about being traded from the Quetta Gladiators to Islamabad United, saying it was a “tough decision” to leave.
Mohammad Wasim: “The decision about Fakhar Zaman was very tough”
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Pakistan chief selector Mohammad Wasim admitted it was a very tough decision to leave opening batsman Fakhar Zaman out of the main team for the T20 World Cup.
Watson failed to regain his coveted opening spot
Australia batsman Shane Watson, who for the past few months has been adamant about becoming an opener once again, has finally dropped his bid to do so and announced that he is open to settling for a middle order position.
Sehwag has failed to be of any use to India over the past number of series
Former India batsman Sunil Gavaskar believes opener Virender Sehwag’s lazy attitude and recent slump in form were the two key reasons as to why the national selectors had to make the tough decision of dropping him.
Siddle vows to stick to his vegetarian diet no matter what anyone says or thinks
Australia pace bowler Peter Siddle has lashed out against his critics for saying that his vegetarian diet played a key role in hindering his recuperating process for the pivotal third Test against South Africa after an exhausting bowling spell during the second Test at Adelaide.
Ponting’s never give up attitude will be sorely missed
Former Australia opening batsman Mark Taylor believes the national team are going to miss former captain Ricky Ponting’s constant determination and tenacity whenever he stepped on the field.
Gambhir believes it is impossible to compare the two legends
India batsman Gautam Gambhir has announced that Sachin Tendulkar and former Australia captain Ricky Ponting cannot be compared to each other since they play for different countries with almost non-identical conditions.
Haddin is unlikely to be picked ahead of Wade for the South Africa series
Australia captain Michael Clarke has urged the media and public to stop the ongoing speculation about wicketkeeper Brad Haddin’s Test career being over after Matthew Wade was supposedly chosen ahead of him for the upcoming Test series against South Africa.
