Iftikhar Ahmed: “I call myself a tailender because I bat very low down the [order] for Pakistan. I’m a top order batter in domestic cricket”
Image taken by: Bimal Mirwani
Big-hitting batsman Iftikhar Ahmed said he called himself a tailender since he bats “very low down the [order] for Pakistan”.
Junaid Khan: “This could be Mohammad Zeeshan’s first and last PSL due to the potential injury threat”
Image taken by: Bimal Mirwani
Former Pakistan left-arm seamer Junaid Khan believes the 2024 Pakistan Super League (PSL) may have been the first and last one for pace prospect Mohammad Zeeshan.
Zain Abbas: “He used to make great players dance to his tune”
Image taken by: Bimal Mirwani
Pakistan batsman Zain Abbas admitted to being amazed by fast bowler Mohammad Asif since he “used to make great players dance to his tune”.
Atiq-uz-Zaman: “Since he is out from the team, we don’t have any dangerous players like he was”
Image taken by: Bimal Mirwani
Former Pakistan cricketer Atiq-uz-Zaman believes there has been no player as dangerous as middle order batsman Umar Akmal since he was dropped from the team.
Atiq-uz-Zaman: “I have never seen a middle order match-winner like him”
Image taken by: Bimal Mirwani
Former Pakistan cricketer Atiq-uz-Zaman said he has “never seen a middle order match-winner” like Umar Akmal.
Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad: “If the selectors consider me as a great fit for the team, then I’m available. These cricketers are not capable of playing international cricket”
Image taken by: Bimal Mirwani
Senior Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad has sent a clear message to the national selectors, saying he is available for selection.
Mohammad Asif: “It’s time for the PCB to reconsider their stance and give Umar Akmal the chance he deserves to represent Pakistan again”
Image taken by: Bimal Mirwani
Former fast bowler Mohammad Asif believes veteran batsman Umar Akmal’s career was “mishandled” and said he “deserves to represent Pakistan again”.
Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal: “I don’t know why I was removed from Pakistan’s team. I performed well in domestic cricket, but I was not picked in [the] PSL or training camp”
Image taken by: Bimal Mirwani
Senior Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal has no idea why he was dropped from the national team back in 2019.
Imam-ul-Haq: “Myself and Fakhar played him right towards the end of his career in 2016. There was a final against WAPDA in Karachi, and he knocked us over in no time”
Image taken by: Bimal Mirwani
Imam-ul-Haq, the Pakistan opener, recalled the time fast bowler Mohammad Asif got him and Fakhar Zaman out in no time in the final of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy (QeA Trophy).
Mohammad Asif: “I was toying with batsmen at the domestic level and Inzamam-ul-Haq called me up and said to me that I would be called up for a training camp for the national side”
Image courtesy of: ESPNcricinfo
Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Asif said former captain Inzamam-ul-Haq, who used to be the chief selector, told him that he would be called up to the national team for a training camp.
