Shahid Afridi: “In my opinion, Usman Salahuddin has played for Pakistan previously and had some great performances. Where is he?”
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Shahid Afridi, the former interim chief selector, has expressed his shock at the fact that middle order batsman Usman Salahuddin is nowhere to be seen despite having “had some great performances.”
Ali Khan Tareen to Usman Salahuddin: “If you ever try that on the field you’re out of the team”
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Former Multan Sultans co-owner Ali Khan Tareen jokingly told batsman Usman Salahuddin that he would be out of the Southern Punjab team if he tried to take a regulation out-field catch with one hand.
Ali Khan Tareen: “Usman Salahuddin – The most difficult batsman to get out in the country”
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Former Multan Sultans co-owner Ali Khan Tareen believes Usman Salahuddin is the most difficult batsman to get out in Pakistan.
Pakistan batsman Usman Salahuddin: “We need to play according to [the] situation. If the situation requires you to bat slowly, then you need to do that. Strike-rate doesn’t matter much”
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Usman Salahuddin believes it is unfair for the national selectors to judge a player solely based on their strike-rate.
Pakistan batsman Usman Salahuddin: “So I have worked on it and my strike-rate this season was 50-plus, which is an improvement. I have fulfilled the requirement and will keep performing”
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Middle order batsman Usman Salahuddin said he has fulfilled the requirement the national selectors wanted from him.
Pakistan batsman Usman Salahuddin: “There are no other technical issues”
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Usman Salahuddin has revealed that when he spoke to the national selectors, they saw no technical issues with his batting.
Pakistan batsman Usman Salahuddin: “I had a chat with selectors and they told me that my strike-rate is low and I need to work on that”
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Middle order batsman Usman Salahuddin said the national selectors told him that his strike-rate is too low.
Pakistan batsman Usman Salahuddin: “My performances in domestic are improving since I got dropped after playing one Test”
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Veteran batsman Usman Salahuddin pointed out that his performances in domestic cricket have been improving.
Mohammad Wasim on Usman Salahuddin: “We are keeping an eye on him but there are a couple of things that he needs to improve and once he does that, we will see him around in Pakistan colours”
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Pakistan chief selector Mohammad Wasim said he and the other selectors are keeping an eye on batsman Usman Salahuddin and is optimistic that he will be back in Pakistan colours in the future.
Mohammad Wasim on Usman Salahuddin: “Usman has played for Pakistan and I would like him to come into the squad when he will be considered to play in the starting XI rather than just as a squad player”
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Pakistan chief selector Mohammad Wasim said he wants batsman Usman Salahuddin to be picked in the national team when he can get into the playing XI.
