Pakistan spinner Yasir Shah: “My performances were good. Earlier I had a knee injury, and they assumed it had returned. I told them that if fitness was the issue, then they should conduct a fitness test. But no such reason was officially given”
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Pakistan spinner Yasir Shah was unable to explain why he was dropped from the national team, saying “no such reason was officially given.”
Pakistan spinner Yasir Shah: “I am not playing domestic cricket this year. God willing, I will finalise my decision after meeting with the PCB”
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Pakistan spinner Yasir Shah has hinted that he could retire from cricket, saying he will make a final decision after holding discussions with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
Kamran Akmal: “Look, the reason spinners have become less common is because they haven’t been given the chance. You haven’t played them; those who did manage to establish themselves have been sidelined, like Yasir Shah, and then there’s Noman Ali”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal cannot quite understand why the national selectors sidelined two successful spinners in Yasir Shah and Noman Ali.
Mushtaq Ahmed: “In the UAE, where he got so many of his wickets, on those dry pitches you had to bowl over 90 kph, because it gave you grip. That brought lbw and bat-pads into the game. Yasir was too quick, and South African pitches demand you bowl slower”
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Pakistan legend Mushtaq Ahmed said fellow spinner Yasir Shah never really did well in South Africa since he bowled too quick.
Basit Ali: “People criticise me when I speak about Yasir Shah”
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Former Pakistan batsman Basit Ali has revealed that he gets criticised whenever he talks about veteran spinner Yasir Shah.
Mushtaq Ahmed: “Usama Mir, Zahid Mahmood, Yasir Shah, and Shadab Khan should play first-class matches, so that they can understand their bowling”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Mushtaq Ahmed believes Usama Mir, Zahid Mahmood, Yasir Shah, and Shadab Khan should play more first-class cricket as they will benefit from bowling longer spells.
Mushtaq Ahmed: “We even have a fifth spinner, Yasir Shah, whom you shouldn’t discard”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Mushtaq Ahmed believes it would be a mistake to completely overlook veteran leg-spinner Yasir Shah as he can still be a useful asset.
Yasir Shah: “Rising star of cricket, Zaman Khan”
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Yasir Shah, the veteran spinner, believes Pakistan pace sensation Zaman Khan is a star in the making as he has shown incredible potential.
Yasir Shah: “Your consistency and skill continue to amaze us all. Keep soaring higher”
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Yasir Shah, the Pakistan spinner, said captain Babar Azam keeps on amazing people with his consistency and incredible skills.
Grant Bradburn: “Yasir Shah is also part of our plan”
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Grant Bradburn, the Pakistan head coach, has insisted that spinner Yasir Shah still remains in the national selectors’ plans going forward.
