Pakistan pace bowler Zia-ul-Haq: “Having the departments in place as it used to be meant that players were able to survive financially and now that those departments are gone, these players are struggling to make ends meet”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Zia-ul-Haq has called for the return of departmental cricket, saying that “players are struggling to make ends meet”.
Pakistan pace bowler Zia-ul-Haq: “I really didn’t see any use in having such a tournament for 2nd XIs. Each team just played 5 games and this tournament had no final and there was no prize money for the finalists as well which was very disappointing”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Zia-ul-Haq has questioned the necessity of the National T20 2nd XI Cup since there is no prize money for the finalists.
Pakistan pace bowler Zia-ul-Haq: “I feel that my performances weren’t that bad compared to some of the other players who were persisted with by the franchise in all the PSL tournaments so I suppose one can say that this is a clear case of the ‘like/dislike’ culture which seems to be part and parcel of our cricket culture”
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Pakistan pace bowler Zia-ul-Haq has claimed that there is a “like/dislike culture” within the Pakistan Super League (PSL) teams.
Zia-ul-Haq: “Unfortunately, the way things are going now, it appears that the only way into the Pakistan side is through the route of performing well in the PSL”
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Pakistan pace bowler Zia-ul-Haq has admitted that his hopes of playing international cricket are fading as “it appears that the only way into the Pakistan side is through the route of performing well in the PSL”.
Pakistan seamer Zia-ul-Haq admitted that Wahab Riaz, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Usman Shinwari are his main competition
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Zia-ul-Haq admitted that Wahab Riaz, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Usman Shinwari are his three main competitors.
Pakistan pace bowler Zia-ul-Haq: “There is absolutely no truth in this at all. With God’s grace, I have been fit for the last 7-8 seasons although some time ago I did suffer a fracture to my thumb after being hit by a ball during a game. Apart from that, I have had no fitness issues”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Zia-ul-Haq has said that impressions about him being unfit are absolute nonsense.
Pakistan pace bowler Zia-ul-Haq: “It was really disappointing as I had the highest number of wickets in my side during the 2nd XI tournament”
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Pakistan fast bowler Zia-ul-Haq questioned why he wasn’t part of Southern Punjab’s First XI or called up to the squad during the National T20 Cup.
Pakistan pace bowler Zia-ul-Haq: “I had 7 wickets to my name and the best economy rate of 5.84 in that tournament which is an achievement that would not have been possible had I been a bowler with average skills or pace”
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Pakistan seamer Zia-ul-Haq has said there is no question he has skills and pace after finishing with one of the best economy rates in the National T20 2nd XI Cup.
Pakistan pace bowler Zia-ul-Haq: “I do wonder myself about that as I do not feel that I was that bad a player that I could not get any chances at the international level”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Zia-ul-Haq has said that he hasn’t received “the sort of backing one needs in Pakistan to move ahead in any field of life”.
Riaz is still recovering from a hand injury he suffered during the second Test against Sri Lanka in June
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Wahab Riaz will miss the upcoming two-match Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka as he has failed to sufficiently recover from a hand injury.
