Pakistan batsman Sami Aslam: “I thought about my future and realised that I would just be playing some domestic cricket for now and I was actually concerned that they wouldn’t pick me even in domestic cricket in the future”
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Pakistan batsman Sami Aslam said he was worried about being axed from domestic cricket and thus “knew that my time was up”.
Pakistan batsman Sami Aslam: “I felt that I had to do something as these guys were just ruining my career”
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Pakistan batsman Sami Aslam said the national selectors were ruining his career, which is what prompted him to move to America.
Pakistan batsman Sami Aslam: “I had that feeling that the selectors didn’t want to pick me and were just looking for excuses to not have to pick me”
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Pakistan batsman Sami Aslam said he performed well for five to six years, but felt that the national selectors kept looking for excuses not to pick him.
Junaid Khan: “I got a great offer from United States of America (USA). I am being offered more money than what I earned while playing for Pakistan during my peak. However, I refused the offer as I still want to represent Pakistan”
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Left-arm seamer Junaid Khan has revealed that he was offered a lot of money to go play cricket in America.
Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Asif: “I plan to open a Cricket Academy in the United States with my friend Gurtej Singh who is keen to develop cricket in America”
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Pakistan seamer Mohammad Asif has revealed that he plans to open a cricket academy in the United States.
Usman Salahuddin: “Many other players have received offers and I guess those who don’t see any prospects of further progress in Pakistan cricket will leave in the hope that their future is brighter overseas”
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Usman Salahuddin has revealed that many Pakistan players could go play in the United States of America if they feel they have brighter prospects overseas.
Pakistan batsman Usman Salahuddin: “I recently received a big offer to go and play cricket in USA, but I told them that my focus is on performing in domestic cricket and playing for my country once again”
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Pakistan batsman Usman Salahuddin has revealed that he got a big offer to play cricket in the United States of America, but turned it down.
Ehsan Mani: “I was sad to hear about Mohammad Amir and Sami Aslam’s decisions to quit international cricket. I wish the two had spoken to the PCB before announcing their decisions”
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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ehsan Mani has questioned why left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir and batsman Sami Aslam didn’t speak to the board before announcing their decisions to quit Pakistan cricket.
Kamran Akmal: “Experiments have made the state of cricket worse in the country. Sami Aslam has left Pakistan for the United States. Let the season end, many more names will emerge”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal believes many players will follow Sami Aslam out the door at the end of the season.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “We are already playing Haider Ali, we have picked Abdullah Shafique then could we pick Sohaib Maqsood? One needs to understand that it is not easy to make changes to accommodate all”
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Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq said batsman Sohaib Maqsood could have been picked for the tour of New Zealand.
