Usama Mir: “If you want a different brand of cricket, then the whole team should play that way. Apart from Hasan Nawaz, no batter even strikes above 130, not even Fakhar”
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Pakistan spinner Usama Mir pointed out big-hitter Hasan Nawaz is the only batsman with a strike-rate above 130 in the T20I team right now.
Usama Mir: “How can you justify dropping Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan and replacing them with players who have an even lower strike-rate”
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Pakistan spinner Usama Mir has asked how the national selectors can justify dropping batsmen Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan from the T20I team when their replacements have an even lower strike-rate than them.
Pakistan spinner Usama Mir: “When I’m available, I don’t get selected – so what’s left to say about anything else? I just don’t understand it”
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Pakistan leg-spinner Usama Mir has vented his frustration at the fact that he doesn’t get picked when he’s available to play for his country.
Pakistan leg-spinner Usama Mir: “If I get an offer to play international cricket elsewhere, I will definitely try to avail it – because a cricketer’s job is to play cricket. And if you’re getting the chance to play at the highest level, then why not?”
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Pakistan spinner Usama Mir has hinted there is a possibility he might play for England in the future.
Tanvir Ahmed: “Usama Mir should replace Shadab Khan in the national cricket team”
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Former Pakistan fast bowler Tanvir Ahmed wants to see leg-spinner Usama Mir replace T20I vice-captain Shadab Khan in the national team.
Pakistan spinner Usama Mir: “When my 2023 World Cup performance didn’t go well, I worked intensely on my bowling. Since then, I’ve delivered strong performances everywhere. My determination is to work every day on enhancing my performance and capabilities”
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Pakistan spinner Usama Mir said he has “worked intensely” on his bowling after he failed to perform well at the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup.
Usama Mir: “Hasan Nawaz reminds me of Imran Nazir”
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Pakistan spinner Usama Mir said batsman Hasan Nawaz reminds him of renowned opener Imran Nazir.
Aaqib Javed: “We had discussions with Usama about his fitness. When making a comeback, you need to leave no room for doubt”
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Former Pakistan head coach Aaqib Javed has conceded that there are doubts about spinner Usama Mir’s fitness.
Ahmed Shehzad: “As for Usama Mir, I agree that he should have been included”
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Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad feels spinner Usama Mir should have been selected for the 2025 Champions Trophy.
Mohammad Amir: “Considering the dry conditions there, spinners might be needed. I feel Usama Mir could have been an option. And if you were bringing in Khushdil Shah, then I think if Usama wasn’t in your plan, you could have kept Shadab Khan instead”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir believes Shadab Khan and Usama Mir would have been better options than Khushdil Shah for the 2025 Champions Trophy.
