Former Pakistan pacer Mohammad Asif: “If the national team begins winning matches at home using spinners, fast bowlers will eventually disappear”
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Former Pakistan seamer Mohammad Asif believes “fast bowlers will eventually disappear” if the men in green keep using spinners to win matches on home soil.
Zahid Mahmood: “The wicket of Babar Azam was huge and I am very happy about it”
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Pakistan spinner Zahid Mahmood admitted he felt “very happy” when he got star batsman Babar Azam out in the Champions One-Day Cup.
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: “Currently, we have four spinners, they are leg-spinners, Usman Qadir on which you are banking for the past two or three years. There’s Usama Mir, Shadab Khan as well. Zahid Mahmood, who has taken plenty of wickets in first-class cricket”
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Legendary cricketer Mushtaq Ahmed said Pakistan have four main leg-spinners to choose from right now – Shadab Khan, Usama Mir, Usman Qadir and Zahid Mahmood.
Shahid Afridi: “There was a leg-spinner named Zahid Mahmood; where is he”
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Shahid Afridi, the former big-hitting batsman, admitted he is confused about why Pakistan have completely forgotten all about leg-spinner Zahid Mahmood.
Mohammad Wasim: “He has shown improvement over the years and has been part of the successive squads”
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Pakistan chief selector Mohammad Wasim said spinner Zahid Mahmood has improved a lot over the years.
Mohammad Wasim: “Zahid is another bowler who has been in the plans”
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Pakistan chief selector Mohammad Wasim said spinner Zahid Mahmood was selected for the England Test series since he has always “been in the plans”.
Rashid Latif: “Sarfaraz, Shahnawaz & Zahid [creating] pressure on [the] selection committee”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif said wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed, pace bowler Shahnawaz Dahani and spinner Zahid Mahmood are creating pressure on the selectors with their excellent performances in the National T20 Cup.
Saeed Ajmal: “I think Yasir Shah still has two or three years of cricket left in him”
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Saeed Ajmal believes fellow Pakistan spinner Yasir Shah can still play international cricket for another two or three years.
Saeed Ajmal: “No one has been able to replace Yasir Shah in Test cricket till now”
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Iconic Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal said Yasir Shah cannot be replaced by anyone in the Test team.
