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.
Mohammad Yousuf closely watched Azhar Ali and Ahmed Shehzad bat at the National High Performance Centre
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Legendary Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf closely watched Test captain Azhar Ali and opener Ahmed Shehzad bat in the nets at the National High Performance Centre (NHPC).
Pakistan great Shahid Afridi: “If I get a request [to train Saudi cricketers] I will definitely go as this is our own county and the people are our own”
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Legendary Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has said that he “will definitely go” and help train cricketers in Saudi Arabia if he gets a request to do so.
Wahab Riaz: “When we started training on the England tour, it felt like we had never played before. It seemed hard to come back into rhythm after not playing for four months”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Wahab Riaz has admitted that the England tour was tough for the entire team, especially as they had gone so many months without playing competitive cricket.
Former Pakistan spinner Iqbal Qasim: “They are getting acclimatized to the conditions and will know the behaviour of [the] pitches. Now they should have no excuse to fail in England”
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Former left-arm spinner Iqbal Qasim believes that the Pakistan batsmen have no excuse not to do well in the upcoming series against England.
Khushdil Shah will be sidelined for up to three weeks
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Pakistan batsman Khushdil Shah will be out of action for up to three weeks after suffering a fractured left thumb.
Wasim Khan: “Our cricketers have not played matches since March, they have only practiced, so I think this series will be challenging for Pakistan”
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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief executive Wasim Khan has admitted that the upcoming series against England “will be challenging for Pakistan”.
Kamran Akmal was in fine form during a net session in Lahore
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal may not be playing international cricket, but he showed off his form in the nets at the Abdul Qadir Cricket Academy in Lahore with a glorious array of shots.
Rohail Nazir: “He shared with me the tips on how to do longer stretches of keeping for around 4 to 5 days while explaining how a player recovers from it. He told me about the demands at international level. I have learned a lot from him”
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Pakistan rising star Rohail Nazir has opened up about how former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed “asked me himself to have a session alongside him”.
The Pakistan team will play two more intra-squad matches while in Derby before traveling to Manchester on August 1
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After isolating for 14 days in Worcester, during which they played two intra-squad matches, the Pakistan team arrived in Derby on Monday.
