Usman Khawaja: “Then you have (medium-fast) Hasan Ali who has been a stalwart for them for a long time and is very skilful”
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Australia opening batsman Usman Khawaja knows veteran Pakistan seamer Hasan Ali “is very skilful” and is thus refusing to take him lightly.
Pakistan opener Shan Masood: “It is challenging when people underestimate you or term you as a red-ball cricketer but I know I can deliver in all three formats equally”
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Pakistan opener Shan Masood said it is frustrating when people call him a red-ball specialist as he has proven that can thrive in white-ball cricket too.
Babar Azam: “There is a lot of discussion on Sharjeel’s fitness. I don’t know why you guys underrate his fitness [so] much”
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam said people need to stop underestimate opening batsman Sharjeel Khan’s fitness.
Babar Azam: “We cannot take Zimbabwe easy as they have some very good and experienced players, and we need to play with our strength”
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam has a huge amount of respect for the Zimbabwe team and said his side can’t underestimate them in the upcoming T20 series.
Pakistan vice-captain Shadab Khan: “We won’t be taking Zimbabwe lightly at all. We are fully focused on the job at hand”
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Pakistan spin-bowling all-rounder Shadab Khan has admitted that it would be foolish to underestimate Zimbabwe in the upcoming limited overs series.
Shan Masood: “England have a lot of experience and strength in their squad who have yet to play. And their top batting is also not [as] brittle as some people believe”
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Opening batsman Shan Masood believes Pakistan would be foolish to underestimate England after they lost to the West Indies in the first Test.
Dale Steyn: “I love the fact that Babar came out and played with that aggressive mindset. I know I bowled like five half-volleys in a row to give him that opportunity to get onto that roll. I think I probably underestimated his ability”
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Legendary South Africa pace bowler Dale Steyn admitted that he regrets underestimating Pakistan batsman and T20 captain Babar Azam.
Waqar Younis: “Maybe we took Sri Lanka lightly in [the] T20Is because we won [the] ODIs easily. Plus we brought some players back and they couldn’t perform”
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Pakistan bowling coach Waqar Younis has admitted that the national team underestimated Sri Lanka in their T20 series last October.
Azhar Ali: “You can never take Sri Lanka easy, they have always been a tough opponent regardless of whether they are playing at home or away”
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Pakistan Test captain Azhar Ali has warned his side not to underestimate Sri Lanka in their upcoming two-Test series, which begins on Wednesday in Rawalpindi.
Pakistan seamer Usman Khan Shinwari: “Sri Lanka did well here in T20Is and ODIs so we can’t take them lightly at all”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Usman Khan Shinwari has admitted that the national team cannot afford to underestimate Sri Lanka in the upcoming two-Test series.
