Aamer Yamin: “He is very talented bowler but here in Pakistan, if you are unfit it means you are out from [the] set-up”
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Pakistan all-rounder Aamer Yamin believes speedster Ihsanullah is a “very talented bowler”, but is out of the national set-up since he is unfit.
Jason Gillespie: “We can’t afford to have players in international cricket who are not fit or strong enough to negotiate the rigours of the game”
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Pakistan red-ball head coach Jason Gillespie has made it clear that he won’t select players “who are not fit or strong enough to negotiate the rigours of the game”.
Sarfaraz Ahmed: “I don’t think people know this but Haseebullah got unfit, unfortunately”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed has revealed that promising prospect Haseebullah Khan was unfit during the recent Champions One-Day Cup.
Basit Ali: “Amir has a lot of experience but I haven’t kept him in my squad. If Haris Rauf is unfit, then the selection committee could opt for Amir”
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Former Pakistan batsman Basit Ali said he wouldn’t pick veteran left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir in the squad for the 2024 T20 World Cup.
Wahab Riaz: “He has also worked considerably on his fitness. We have given him a clear message and once he returns from the tour you’ll see a difference in his fitness”
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Pakistan chief selector Wahab Riaz has defended wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan, stating that the 25-year-old has been working hard on his fitness.
Waqar Younis: “I’m not really sure what’s wrong with him. If he’s not fit, if he’s got some issues, he needs to go away from the game and fix that because if you are going to carry on like that you are going to become a medium pacer”
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Iconic Pakistan speedster Waqar Younis is concerned about Shaheen Shah Afridi’s drop in pace, saying the spearhead of the bowling attack is in danger of becoming a “medium pacer.”
Wahab Riaz: “Our frontline Test bowling options who bowl 140+ and can create an impact are unfit, all three of them”
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Pakistan chief selector Wahab Riaz said Naseem Shah, Mohammad Hasnain and Ihsanullah are all capable of bowling over 140 kph and “can create an impact” in Test cricket.
Haroon Rasheed: “Shaheen has been unfit for the last one-and-a-half years, so when a player comes back from injury, he needs more cricket in terms of active cricket, not nets. In nets, you can come and simply bowl. However, match fitness is different”
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Haroon Rasheed, the former chief selector, believes pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi needs a bigger workload even though he has been “unfit for the last one-and-a-half years.”
Saeed Ajmal: “These guys play well in one match and then fail in 10. It’s better if you play unfit, fat players instead”
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Former Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal said the national team should play “unfit, fat players” rather than those who perform one time and then fail in the next 10 matches.
Pakistan pace icon Shoaib Akhtar: “Now you’ll say that I stayed unfit throughout my career. But even if I was unfit, I bowled in such a way that jaws would drop. Then that is not unfit, that is sheer will and madness for my country”
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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar said he even when he was unfit, he bowled “in such a way that jaws would drop” as he had “sheer will and madness” to perform for his country.
