Pakistan speedster Naseem Shah: “I have not been given a workload plan right now”
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Pakistan fast bowler Naseem Shah said he hasn’t been given a “workload plan” just yet, even though he has been sidelined with injuries in the past.
Jason Gillespie: “Over the past year, Shaheen has bowled three times more than Mitchell Starc. How can he manage such a workload? We need to take care of him”
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Pakistan red-ball head coach Jason Gillespie said pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi has to be taken care of, especially considering he has “bowled three times more than” Australia left-arm seamer Mitchell Starc.
Jason Gillespie: “Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah are multi-format cricketers and also participate in franchise cricket. They cannot play every match. We will try to give them rest in relatively less important matches”
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Pakistan red-ball head coach Jason Gillespie has made it clear that the pace duo of Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah “cannot play every match” as they are “multi-format cricketers” and need their workload managed properly.
Shan Masood: “We’ll make sure we look after Shaheen Afridi really well”
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Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood has vowed not to overwork left-arm speedster Shaheen Shah Afridi as he is a crucial member of the team in all three formats.
Wahab Riaz: “We needed someone who could cover for Shaheen Shah Afridi because he plays a lot of cricket as well and we wanted to cover all our bases”
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Pakistan chief selector Wahab Riaz believes Mir Hamza is the perfect back up option for left-arm pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi.
Wahab Riaz: “He is fatigued, but we could have managed him well. However, he pulled out and is unavailable for this tour. I think this could hurt Pakistan cricket”
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Pakistan chief selector Wahab Riaz believes fast bowler Haris Rauf’s decision to withdraw from the ongoing three-match Test series against Australia “could hurt Pakistan cricket.”
Wahab Riaz: “As a player you need to sacrifice and you have to look [to] play for Pakistan instead of stepping back”
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Pakistan chief selector Wahab Riaz has blasted fast bowler Haris Rauf for pulling out of the upcoming tour of Australia due to concerns about his workload.
Grant Bradburn: “The performance and workload of all the players, including the pacer (Shaheen Afridi), is being monitored, focusing on both the skill and fitness of the players”
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Grant Bradburn, the Pakistan head coach, has urged people not to worry themselves about the workload of left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi.
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.”
Mickey Arthur: “If anything he needs to get his loads up to play Test cricket… It is being monitored all the time”
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Mickey Arthur, the Pakistan team director, has brushed off concerns about left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi’s workload, saying he should be playing more cricket.
